Relief Effort and Reconstruction after Wenchuan Ms8.0 Earthquake

Abstract:

Wenchuan earthquake of May 12, 2008 in Sichuan province is most destructive, the most widely spread, the most difficultly to disaster relief in recent decades in China. The earthquake relief and reconstruction work is also the fastest, to mobilize the widest range of input power in an action, creating a miracle of the world's earthquake relief and reconstruction. Those successful practices provided a valuable experience reference to other areas for fight against natural disasters and rebuild their homes. This article describes the damage of housing, roads, bridges and other engineering structures and landslides mudslides, dammed lakes and other geological hazards triggered by earthquakes; Outlines the effort of the rescue operation, including personnel search and rescue, road rehabilitation, caring for the wounded, people placement and soon; Summarizes the reconstruction strategies and policies, including with Chinese characteristics” counterpart support” reconstruction mode which means a province to help a county. In the end, the article discusses the earthquake relief and reconstruction experience and inspiration.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 275-277)
• Pages: 2727-2734
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.275-277.2727
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Gui Zhen Wang, Ying Min Li, Li Ping Liu
• Keywords: Earthquake Relief Effort, Geological Disaster, Recovery and Reconstruction after Disaster, Seismological Hazards, Wenchuan Earthquake

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