Special Session on Earthquake Engineering in China [papers: Some engineering features of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, by Hu Yuxian. Empirical criteria of sand liquefaction, by Xie Junfei. Field phenomena in meizoseismal area of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, by Chen DashengEarthquake Engineering Research Institute, 1979 - Earthquake engineering |
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