SEISMIC ZONATION: A POLICY TOOL FOR RECONSTRUCTION IN SICHUAN PROVINCE AND OTHER COUNTRIES

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SEISMIC ZONATION A POLICY TOOL FOR
RECONSTRUCTION IN SICHUAN PROVINCE AND OTHER
COUNTRIES

• REFERENCE HAYS, MOHAMMADIOUN, AND MOHAMMADIOUN,
  1999, SEISMIC ZONATION, A MONOGRAPH, OUEST
  EDITIONS PRESSES ADACAMIQUES, FRANCE

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PREMIER WEN JIABAO URGES PEOPLE NOT TO LOSE HOPE

• LOSS OF HOPE COULD EASILY HAPPEN DURING THE HUGE
  RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT NOW FACING CHINA.

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CHINA IS NOT THE ONLY NATION THAT HAS FACED A
HUGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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SOLOMON ISLANDS 2007
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ICA, PERU 2007
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN 2005
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BAM, IRAN 2003
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ERZICAN, TURKEY 1992
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KOACELI, TURKEY 1999
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KOBE, JAPAN 1995
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SPITAK, ARMENIA 1988
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MEXICO, 1985
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MEXICO, 1985
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TANGSHAN, CHINA 1976
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NIIGATA, JAPAN 1964
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KANTO-TOKYO, 1923
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SAN FRANCISCO, 1906
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GROUND SHAKING
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CAUSES OF DAMAGE
INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO HORIZONTAL GROUND SHAKING
SOIL AMPLIFICATION
PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE FAULTING GROUND
FAILURE)
IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN
EARTHQUAKES
TSUNAMI WAVE RUNUP
CASE HISTORIES
LACK OF DETAILING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
INATTENTION TO NON-STRUCTURAL
ELEMENTS
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SEISMIC ZONATION A POLICY TOOL
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SICHUAN PROVINCE
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN
UP AFTERSHOCKS
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AS A POLICY TOOL, SEISMIC ZONATION WILL
FACILITATEIMPLEMENTATION OF PREMIER WEN JIABAOS
POLITICAL MANDATE TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
WHILE CONSTRUCTING EARTHQUAKE-RESILIENT BUILDINGS.
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SICHUAN PROVINCE
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN
UP AFTERSHOCKS
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SIX THINKING HATS FOR CREATING A TURNING POINT
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SIX ACTION SHOES FOR CREATING A TURNING POINT
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SEISMIC ZONATION WILL GUIDE ADOPTION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF WISE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

• POLITICAL
• SOLUTIONS
• RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES
• PREVENTION
• MITIGATION
• PREPAREDNESS
• PREDICTION AND WARNING
• RELOCATION
• EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• RECOVERY

TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
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CREATING GLOBAL TURNING POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE
SUSTAINABILITY AND OTHER COUNTRIES

• INTEGRATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
  FOR MITIGATION, ADAPTATIOIN AND MONITORING
  
• FOSTERING THE CREATION OF TURNING POINTS FOR
  EARTHQUAKE SUSTAINABILITY ON A GLOBAL SCALE