Tectonic and Seismotectonics Survey in Behbahan
- 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Yasooj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasooj, Iran
- 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Yasooj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasooj, Iran
- 3 Department of Geotechnics & Transportation, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Abstract
Among the natural hazards, destructive earthquakes are the most common cause of casualties and financial losses and human deaths several times more in developing countries than developed countries. By increasing urbanization and construction process, construction activities and because Behbahan is a new city and is located near active faults, earthquake risk is increasing and will have disastrous results. Historical data also indicate destructive earthquakes in 1052 and 1085 with the magnitudes of 8.6 and 8.5 on the Richter scale which destroyed Arjan and killed many people. Due to frequent earthquakes in Behbahan as well as numerous small and large faults around it, the city has high seismic potential. So locating new developments and constructions should be more accurate.
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