Location

New York, New York

Date

16 Apr 2004, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Abstract

On January 26, 2001 one of the most destructive earthquakes ever to strike India occurred in Gujarat. More than 13,000 lives were lost in this earthquake. Several civil engineering sections have undergone moderate to severe distress. In this paper two cases of one port at Adani and a salt factory which has undergone severe distress has been covered.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Meeting Name

5th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Document Version

Final Version

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© 2004 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

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Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

File Type

text

Language

English

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On January 26, 2001 one of the most destructive earthquakes ever to strike India occurred in Gujarat. More than 13,000 lives were lost in this earthquake. Several civil engineering sections have undergone moderate to severe distress. In this paper two cases of one port at Adani and a salt factory which has undergone severe distress has been covered.