Chinese Seismologist to Discuss 2008 Quake
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 15, 2009) − The Kentucky Geological Survey at the
University of Kentucky will hold a special lecture by a leading Chinese seismologist on
the effects of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that struck China’s Wenchuan County in
Sichuan Province last year. The lecture takes place at 4 p.m. Monday, April 27, in 102
Mining and Mineral Resources Building, 504 Rose Street.
Lanmin Wang, director and professor at the Lanzhou Institute of Seismology with China’s Earthquake Administration, will address the value of seismic design and codes for buildings; strengths and weaknesses of various building types and designs; causes of damages to bridges; and secondary disasters, including landslides, “quake lakes,” and liquefaction.
The earthquake caused an enormous level of damage to structures, infrastructure and lifelines and caused 87,000 deaths and more than 374,000 injuries. At least 12,000 landslides and mudflows were triggered, and rivers were dammed, causing more than 30 earthquake lakes. The total estimated direct losses amount to about $124 billion.
For more information contact Mike Lynch at KGS, (859) 257-5500 ext. 128, or by email.
Lanmin Wang, director and professor at the Lanzhou Institute of Seismology with China’s Earthquake Administration, will address the value of seismic design and codes for buildings; strengths and weaknesses of various building types and designs; causes of damages to bridges; and secondary disasters, including landslides, “quake lakes,” and liquefaction.
The earthquake caused an enormous level of damage to structures, infrastructure and lifelines and caused 87,000 deaths and more than 374,000 injuries. At least 12,000 landslides and mudflows were triggered, and rivers were dammed, causing more than 30 earthquake lakes. The total estimated direct losses amount to about $124 billion.
For more information contact Mike Lynch at KGS, (859) 257-5500 ext. 128, or by email.