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- Title
- The 1976 Tangshan, China Earthquake. Papers Presented at the U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (2nd) Held at Stanford University on August 22-24, 1979.
- File
- PB82123175.pdf
- Author(s)
- Blume, J. A.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., March 1980, 116 p.
- Abstract
- Papers presented in this proceedings contain descriptions of the damage done by the Tangshan earthquake, give some of the lessons learned from the quake, explain measures being taken to mitigate such disasters in the future, and discuss various technical aspects of earthquake engineering. Isoseismal maps for the earthquake are included. Strong-motion records obtained during the earthquake are described and seismological data are given. Titles of the papers presented include: Experience in Engineering from Earthquake in Tangshan and Urban Control of Earthquake Disaster; Some Engineering Features of the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake; Field Phenomena in Meizoseismal Area of the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake; Earthquake Damage to Pipelines; Damage in Tianjin During Tangshan Earthquake; and Empirical Criteria of Sand Liquefaction.
- Keywords
- Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; China; Dynamic response; Dynamic structural analysis; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Liquefaction (Soils); Pipelines; Earthquakes; Tangshan earthquake