A comprehensive overview of a catastrophic earthquake which occurred at Tangshan in northeastern China in l976. In addition to a presentation of various aspects of the earthquake, including the geological structures of the area, a history of the seismicity, and the various hazards from an engineering viewpoint, the sociological problems are also discussed. The book presents the results of 20 years research by Chinese scientists, in the field of earthquake prediction, and notes the difficulties they are still facing.
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...well organized and clearly written...very moving particularly with the incorporation of many excellent illustrations...the book is able to convey the enormous size and complexity of the prediction problem that still faces earthquake experts. The analysis of how the disaster was handled from a human perspective is a crucial section of this book, and I feel that many people working in earthquake emergency preparedness would benefit from the Tanshan story...I definitely recommend the book, not only for people tryin to plan for and mitigate the results of earthquake hazards, but for the general public. -- Katharine Kadinsky-Cade Pure and Applied Geophysics Vol 134 No 1, 1990
1990 ...well organized and clearly written....very moving particularly with the incorporation of many excellent illustrations....the book is able to convey the enormous size and complexity of the prediction problem that still faces earthquake experts. The analysis of how the disaster was handled from a human perspective is a crucial section of this book, and I feel that many people working in earthquake emergency preparedness would benefit from the Tanshan story....I definitely recommend the book, not only for people tryin to plan for and mitigate the results of earthquake hazards, but for the general public. -- Katharine Kadinsky-Cade Pure and Applied Geophysics Vol 134 No 1
January 1990 This book is a concise distillation from various (mostly Chinese) books and reports, and summarizes what is now known of the human, engineering and seismological aspects of the disaster. It is well illustrated throughout with abundant, well-chosen photographs, maps and diagrams: such a welcome change from the days of murky illegible figures and maps with no scale! An exciting and gripping account that is hard to put down, being both frank and blunt, without being sensational... The effects of the earthquake on the population of Tangshan are described with a clarity that seems detemined to set the record straight and document the lessons that were learned... I hope many people read this excellent book. (Geol. Mag. 127 (1)) -- Geol. Mag. 127
October 1988 The authors have done an excellent job, and produced a first-class book. -- Peter D Marshall Nature vol 355
September 1988 The details of the earthquake have been meticulously studied. -- New Scientist
The authors have done an excellent job, and produced a first-class book. -- Peter D Marshall Nature vol 355, October 1988
The details of the earthquake have been meticulously studied. -- New Scientist, September 1988
This book is a concise distillation from various (mostly Chinese) books and reports, and summarizes what is now known of the human, engineering and seismological aspects of the disaster. It is well illustrated throughout with abundant, well-chosen photographs, maps and diagrams: such a welcome change from the days of murky illegible figures and maps with no scale! An exciting and gripping account that is hard to put down, being both frank and blunt, without being sensational... The effects of the earthquake on the population of Tangshan are described with a clarity that seems detemined to set the record straight and document the lessons that were learned... I hope many people read this excellent book. (Geol. Mag. 127 (1), January 1990) -- From the Publisher
This book with its clear desription of a major disaster, its aftermath and the process of recovery will be of interest to many readers. -- Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, March 1989
1990 ...well organized and clearly written....very moving particularly with the incorporation of many excellent illustrations....the book is able to convey the enormous size and complexity of the prediction problem that still faces earthquake experts. The analysis of how the disaster was handled from a human perspective is a crucial section of this book, and I feel that many people working in earthquake emergency preparedness would benefit from the Tanshan story....I definitely recommend the book, not only for people tryin to plan for and mitigate the results of earthquake hazards, but for the general public. -- Katharine Kadinsky-Cade Pure and Applied Geophysics Vol 134 No 1
January 1990 This book is a concise distillation from various (mostly Chinese) books and reports, and summarizes what is now known of the human, engineering and seismological aspects of the disaster. It is well illustrated throughout with abundant, well-chosen photographs, maps and diagrams: such a welcome change from the days of murky illegible figures and maps with no scale! An exciting and gripping account that is hard to put down, being both frank and blunt, without being sensational... The effects of the earthquake on the population of Tangshan are described with a clarity that seems detemined to set the record straight and document the lessons that were learned... I hope many people read this excellent book. (Geol. Mag. 127 (1)) -- Geol. Mag. 127
October 1988 The authors have done an excellent job, and produced a first-class book. -- Peter D Marshall Nature vol 355
September 1988 The details of the earthquake have been meticulously studied. -- New Scientist
The authors have done an excellent job, and produced a first-class book. -- Peter D Marshall Nature vol 355, October 1988
The details of the earthquake have been meticulously studied. -- New Scientist, September 1988
This book is a concise distillation from various (mostly Chinese) books and reports, and summarizes what is now known of the human, engineering and seismological aspects of the disaster. It is well illustrated throughout with abundant, well-chosen photographs, maps and diagrams: such a welcome change from the days of murky illegible figures and maps with no scale! An exciting and gripping account that is hard to put down, being both frank and blunt, without being sensational... The effects of the earthquake on the population of Tangshan are described with a clarity that seems detemined to set the record straight and document the lessons that were learned... I hope many people read this excellent book. (Geol. Mag. 127 (1), January 1990) -- From the Publisher
This book with its clear desription of a major disaster, its aftermath and the process of recovery will be of interest to many readers. -- Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, March 1989
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Text: English, Chinese
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