4c Group6 Sichuan Earthquake

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Group 6 Group Leader : Yeung Hau Yi ( 37 ) Members :

Tung Ka Wang ( 16 ) Wong Man Lun ( 17 ) Wong Shun Hoi ( 18 ) Wong Wing Yiu ( 35 ) Wong Yi Hing ( 36 )

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Name List

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Content

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Causes of earthquake

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Effects of earthquake

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Results of earthquake

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Recovery after earthquake

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f o s e s u e a k C a u q h t r a e

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Sudden release of energy in crust. seismic waves. Manifest by a shaking. displacement of the ground Rupture of geological faults. gas migration. Volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiment.

Transform or convergent frictional resistance increase stored strain energy continues until the stress has risen sufficiently • suddenly allowing sliding • cracking of the rock • • • •

Finally causing an earthquake

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Economically • Property damage •66 listed companies blacklisted • Great amount of insurance. • Electricity break off • Roads, subways, towns, schools, house and bridge collapse.

Communication & Transportation • Communication facility • Telecommunication jamed • Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport closed. • Many parts of Railway collapsed. • 180 trains held up on the way.

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The rub of relief goods and materials. Profiteer bid up the price. Stole of donate money by hacker. Defraud of donate money. Conflict between citizen and governor.

Landform & dams • • • •

13 Landslide dams formed in Sichuan. Mudflow and landslide. 319 dams damaged. Cracks appear in the surface.

Cultural & Pandas & Olympic

• 7 heritage damaged. • Three main pandas nursing center affected. • 4 pandas lost. • 1590 pandas under an unknown conditions. • Shorten the Olympic Torch transport distance.

Result of the earthquake • Power equal to 252 atomic bombs, 5 times of the 921 earthquake. • Many towns damaged seriously. • Buildings collapsed. • 8231 times aftershock happened. • About 65,000 people died. • About 360,000 people injured. • About 24,000 people lost.

• Communication system damaged. • landslides happened. • Dead body caused water pollutions and poor hygiene conditions. • Reservoirs damaged -flooding.

Result of the earthquake economically Anticipate 67 billions were lost . 0.27% of China GDP were lost. Equal 6.38% of Sichuan GDP. 9.6 billions of US dollars were lost in industry and commerce. • Recovery works anticipate need 3 to 4 years. • • • •

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To rebuild the city -divided in three plans • The in-sitreconstruction • constructs a beautiful new town • populace area in the largescale city establishment

Constructs "the simple city” consider factors • fire protection • Privacy • sleep rest • fire precautions • central disasters system

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