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Ground Deformation of the Gujarat Earthquake of 26 January 2001


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The Gujarat earthquake of 26 January 2001 brought out changes on the land features and ocean parameters. The present paper describes the changes observed on the land surface in the field and also from the satellite data. The results of resistivity soundings in the epicentral region reveal a low resistivity layer especially in the liquefaction sites. These sites are found to be the cause of sinking of the houses, whereas elsewhere the damage pattern was totally different.

Keywords

Earthquake, Seismicity, Ground Deformation, Bhuj, Gujarat.
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Authors

Ramesh P. Singh
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - 208 016, India
Alok K. Sahoo
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - 208 016, India
Sanjeeb Bhoi
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - 208 016, India
M. Girish Kumar
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - 208 016, India
C. Bhuiyan
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur - 208 016, India

Abstract


The Gujarat earthquake of 26 January 2001 brought out changes on the land features and ocean parameters. The present paper describes the changes observed on the land surface in the field and also from the satellite data. The results of resistivity soundings in the epicentral region reveal a low resistivity layer especially in the liquefaction sites. These sites are found to be the cause of sinking of the houses, whereas elsewhere the damage pattern was totally different.

Keywords


Earthquake, Seismicity, Ground Deformation, Bhuj, Gujarat.