Recommended Citation
Published in Seismological Research Letters, Volume 86, Issue 6, November 1, 2015, pages 1513-1523.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150158.
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.
Disciplines
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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