Geotechnical effects of the 2015 magnitude 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and aftershocks
Seismological Research Letters
By: Robb E. S. Moss, Eric M. Thompson, D Scott Kieffer, Binod Tiwari, Youssef M A Hashash, Indra Acharya, Basanta Adhikari, Domniki Asimaki, Kevin B. Clahan, Brian D. Collins, Sachindra Dahal, Randall W. Jibson, Diwakar Khadka, Amy Macdonald, Chris L M Madugo, H Benjamin Mason, Menzer Pehlivan, Deepak Rayamajhi, and Sital Uprety
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Abstract
This article summarizes the geotechnical effects of the 25 April 2015 M 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and aftershocks, as documented by a reconnaissance team that undertook a broad engineering and scientific assessment of the damage and collected perishable data for future analysis. Brief descriptions are provided of ground shaking, surface fault rupture, landsliding, soil failure, and infrastructure performance. The goal of this reconnaissance effort, led by Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance, is to learn from earthquakes and mitigate hazards in future earthquakes.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geotechnical effects of the 2015 magnitude 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and aftershocks |
| Series title | Seismological Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1785/0220150158 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Eastern Section, Seismological Society of America |
| Publisher location | El Cerrito, CA |
| Contributing office(s) | Geologic Hazards Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 1514 |
| Last page | 1523 |
| Country | Nepal |
| State | Gorkha |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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