Comparison of the landslides triggered by the 2013 Lushan earthquake with those triggered by the strong 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in areas with high seismic intensities

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-89

  Wang, Genlong ^a  

^a CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

Co seismic fault; Landslides; Lushan earthquake; Rock fall; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; LANDSLIDES; LITHOLOGY; ROCK BURSTS; ROCKS;

2008 WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKES; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDES; GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HIGH SEISMIC INTENSITIES; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION; ROCKFALLS; SEISMIC FAULTS; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 84921999689     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: 14359537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-014-0574-z     Document Type: Article

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