Seismic vulnerability of buried pipelines

Seismic vulnerability of buried pipelines

Earthquakes may cause severe damage to buried pipelines. One dramatic example occurred during the Michoacán earthquakes of September 1985. Many aqueducts and pipelines in Mexico City and in Lázaro Cárdenas failed as a result of those earthquakes. Similar damages were also observed more recently in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiangyue Li Liu, Raúl Flores-Berrones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica 2003-05-01
Series:Geofísica Internacional
Subjects:
Earthquake damage
pipelines
water supply
Online Access:http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2003/02/flores.pdf

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http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2003/02/flores.pdf

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