A total of more than 50000 landslides has occurred in Sichuan province since the"5·12"Wenchuan earthquake,resulting in serious damage to the surface vegetation in southwestern China.In this study,we sel...A total of more than 50000 landslides has occurred in Sichuan province since the"5·12"Wenchuan earthquake,resulting in serious damage to the surface vegetation in southwestern China.In this study,we select Yingxiu,the epicenter of Wenchuan earthquake,as the experimental area.The vegetation coverage information of the experimental area is extracted from the remote sensing images collected in the year of 2005,2011 and 2013,respectively.The surface vegetation coverage in different periods is analyzed,and the vegetation recovery rate of the whole area is calculated.The experimental results show that in the first three years after the earthquake,the speed of vegetation restoration is slow,and the vegetation coverage rate is less than 20%better than 0.241,while in 2013,the vegetation coverage increases significantly.展开更多
The present-day stress state of the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault after the Wenchuan earthquake was re-estimated using measured in-situ stress data obtained after the Wenchuan earthquake. The results reveal that the gradient...The present-day stress state of the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault after the Wenchuan earthquake was re-estimated using measured in-situ stress data obtained after the Wenchuan earthquake. The results reveal that the gradient coefficients of principal stresses versus depth decrease from south to north along the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault, revealing that the stress level decreases from south to north. The consistency between the present-day stress levels and surface ruptures generated during the earthquake indicates that the accumulated tectonic stress beneath the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault before the Wenchuan earthquake was relieved in form of surface ruptures. This resulted in the stress remaining high in the southern section of the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault but relatively low in the northern section. Abnormal high pore pressure conditions and an extremely low frictional coefficient play important role in the interpretation of the stress field adjustment and seismic events observed after the Wenchuan earthquake along this fault, according to the estimation results using the Coulomb frictional-failure theory incorporating frictional coefficients ranging from 0.4 to 1.0. To accurately estimate the seismological hazard of the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault by analyzing fault instability using the Coulomb frictional-failure theory, much attention should be focused on the pore pressure conditions and the evolution state of the frictional coefficient under the present-day stress state.展开更多
Surface deformation,along National Highway 213 at the epicenter of Wenchuan M8 earthquake,at Yingxiu Town of Sichuan Province,China,is surveyed and measured in detail.The results show two distinct characteristics.One ...Surface deformation,along National Highway 213 at the epicenter of Wenchuan M8 earthquake,at Yingxiu Town of Sichuan Province,China,is surveyed and measured in detail.The results show two distinct characteristics.One is that no horizontal displacement displays,or dextral strike-slip component at the observation point can not be found basically,the other is that uplift amount is 2.72 m,and the short-ening amount is 0.38 m,which reflects thrust shortening deformation is not obvious.The crust uplift amount of 2.71 m is distributed in a belt with width of 60 m.The model of lower crustal flow proposed by Royden et al.(1997) about the dynamic process in eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau seems more suitable to explain the seismic surface deformation characteristics at Yingxiu Town,the epicenter of the May 12,2008 Wenchuan M8 Earthquake.展开更多
After Wenchuan Ms8.0 earthquake,the surface fractures have been investigated in Beichuan City and Yingxiu Town.It was found that the Beichuan-Yingxiu earthquake fracture zone trends northeastward,dipping to northwest....After Wenchuan Ms8.0 earthquake,the surface fractures have been investigated in Beichuan City and Yingxiu Town.It was found that the Beichuan-Yingxiu earthquake fracture zone trends northeastward,dipping to northwest.The earthquake fracture zone is mainly characterized by thrust faulting with small amounts of strike-slip movement,and demonstrating various complexities for different areas.The phenomena related to dextral strike-slip displacement are found in Beichuan City and those related to left-lateral strike-slip movement in Yingxiu Town.The compressive shortening of the two surface fracture zones in Beichuan City is 2.8―3.9 m and the left-lateral strike-slip displacement of the surface fractures in Yingxiu Town is 0.52 m.展开更多
基金supported by the NationalKey R&D Program of China(2019YFC1510700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41602355,41701499)+2 种基金the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2018GZ0265)Chengdu University of Technology Backbone Teacher Program(2019SJ01-04230)Special earthquake science and technology project of Sichuan Seismological Bureau(LY1814)。
文摘A total of more than 50000 landslides has occurred in Sichuan province since the"5·12"Wenchuan earthquake,resulting in serious damage to the surface vegetation in southwestern China.In this study,we select Yingxiu,the epicenter of Wenchuan earthquake,as the experimental area.The vegetation coverage information of the experimental area is extracted from the remote sensing images collected in the year of 2005,2011 and 2013,respectively.The surface vegetation coverage in different periods is analyzed,and the vegetation recovery rate of the whole area is calculated.The experimental results show that in the first three years after the earthquake,the speed of vegetation restoration is slow,and the vegetation coverage rate is less than 20%better than 0.241,while in 2013,the vegetation coverage increases significantly.
基金supported by the China Geological Survey(No.12120114002401)Science and Technology Project(SinoP robe-06)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41404080)the Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund(No.DZLXJK201404)
文摘The present-day stress state of the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault after the Wenchuan earthquake was re-estimated using measured in-situ stress data obtained after the Wenchuan earthquake. The results reveal that the gradient coefficients of principal stresses versus depth decrease from south to north along the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault, revealing that the stress level decreases from south to north. The consistency between the present-day stress levels and surface ruptures generated during the earthquake indicates that the accumulated tectonic stress beneath the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault before the Wenchuan earthquake was relieved in form of surface ruptures. This resulted in the stress remaining high in the southern section of the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault but relatively low in the northern section. Abnormal high pore pressure conditions and an extremely low frictional coefficient play important role in the interpretation of the stress field adjustment and seismic events observed after the Wenchuan earthquake along this fault, according to the estimation results using the Coulomb frictional-failure theory incorporating frictional coefficients ranging from 0.4 to 1.0. To accurately estimate the seismological hazard of the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault by analyzing fault instability using the Coulomb frictional-failure theory, much attention should be focused on the pore pressure conditions and the evolution state of the frictional coefficient under the present-day stress state.
基金Supported by the Scientific Investigation Program of Wenchuan M8.0 Earthquake and Study on Seismic Safety of Nuclear Power Plant (Grant No.200708003)
文摘Surface deformation,along National Highway 213 at the epicenter of Wenchuan M8 earthquake,at Yingxiu Town of Sichuan Province,China,is surveyed and measured in detail.The results show two distinct characteristics.One is that no horizontal displacement displays,or dextral strike-slip component at the observation point can not be found basically,the other is that uplift amount is 2.72 m,and the short-ening amount is 0.38 m,which reflects thrust shortening deformation is not obvious.The crust uplift amount of 2.71 m is distributed in a belt with width of 60 m.The model of lower crustal flow proposed by Royden et al.(1997) about the dynamic process in eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau seems more suitable to explain the seismic surface deformation characteristics at Yingxiu Town,the epicenter of the May 12,2008 Wenchuan M8 Earthquake.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.40841016,40372131 and 40702056)Dedicated Program as a Basic Scientific Research of Central Public Welfare Institute (Grant No.2060302)the National Science & Technology Pillar Program (Grant No.2006BAC01B03-02-03)
文摘After Wenchuan Ms8.0 earthquake,the surface fractures have been investigated in Beichuan City and Yingxiu Town.It was found that the Beichuan-Yingxiu earthquake fracture zone trends northeastward,dipping to northwest.The earthquake fracture zone is mainly characterized by thrust faulting with small amounts of strike-slip movement,and demonstrating various complexities for different areas.The phenomena related to dextral strike-slip displacement are found in Beichuan City and those related to left-lateral strike-slip movement in Yingxiu Town.The compressive shortening of the two surface fracture zones in Beichuan City is 2.8―3.9 m and the left-lateral strike-slip displacement of the surface fractures in Yingxiu Town is 0.52 m.
