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TY - JOUR

T1 - What we have learned from the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and its aftermath

T2 - A decade of research and challenges

AU - Fan, Xuanmei

AU - Juang, Hsein

AU - Wasowski, Janusz

AU - Huang, Runqiu

AU - Xu, Qiang

AU - Scaringi, Gianvito

AU - van Westen, Cees J.

AU - Havenith, Hans-Balder

PY - 2018/7/26

Y1 - 2018/7/26

N2 - The 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake (Sichuan, China) was possibly the largest and most destructive recent earthquake as far as the geo-hazards are concerned. Of the nearly 200,000 landslides triggered originally, many remobilized within a few years after the initial event by rainfall, which often caused catastrophic debris flows. The cascades of geo-hazards related to the Wenchuan Earthquake motivated research worldwide to investigate the triggering and mechanisms of co-seismic landslides, their rainfall-induced remobilization, the generation of debris flows, the evolution of their controlling factors, and the long-term role of earthquakes in shaping the topography. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, we present a short review of the recent advances in these topics, discuss the challenges faced in the earthquake-related geo-hazards mitigation practice, and suggest priorities and guidelines for future research.

AB - The 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake (Sichuan, China) was possibly the largest and most destructive recent earthquake as far as the geo-hazards are concerned. Of the nearly 200,000 landslides triggered originally, many remobilized within a few years after the initial event by rainfall, which often caused catastrophic debris flows. The cascades of geo-hazards related to the Wenchuan Earthquake motivated research worldwide to investigate the triggering and mechanisms of co-seismic landslides, their rainfall-induced remobilization, the generation of debris flows, the evolution of their controlling factors, and the long-term role of earthquakes in shaping the topography. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, we present a short review of the recent advances in these topics, discuss the challenges faced in the earthquake-related geo-hazards mitigation practice, and suggest priorities and guidelines for future research.

KW - Wenchuan Earthquake

KW - Geo-hazards

KW - ITC-ISI-JOURNAL-ARTICLE

KW - 22/4 OA procedure

U2 - 10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.05.004

DO - 10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.05.004

M3 - Article

SN - 0013-7952

VL - 241

SP - 25

EP - 32

JO - Engineering geology

JF - Engineering geology

ER -