Kanokwan Chuenuam <br/><br/>
Geotechnical assessment on impacts from the 2014 Chiang Rai earthquake 

 - Pathum Thani, Thailand :  Asian Institute of Technology,  2016 
 - 121 leaves :  ill. (some col.) +  1 online resource 
 - Thesis ;  no. GE-15-01 .
 - Asian Institute of Technology.  Thesis ;  no. GE-15-01 .
<br/><br/> A thesis submitted in partial  fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016 
<br/><br/> Chiang  Rai  province  is  located in  Northern  Thailand which  experienced  earthquake  a  number of time s .  On 5 May 2014,  the  largest earthquake ever recorded occurred in Thailand which had  a ma gnitude of 6.1 on the Richter. An epicenter of  the earthquake was located in  the Dong Mada subdistrict, Mae L ao district, Chiang Rai province  resulted from Mae Lao  fau lt movement . Th is fault can generate maximum earthquake magnitude of 7.0 Mw with  the  time  recurrent  of  1,000  years. Over  10 ,000  buildings  in  4  districts  are  effected  by  the  earthquake.  Longitudinal  a nd  transverse  cracks  were  observed  on  the  highway  road .  Liquefaction  was investigated in loose saturated sand at shallow depth  in 3  districts  which  loc ated in the quaternary deposit.  During s ite investigation  it  was found that areas with soft  soil had more severe damages than those with stiff soil, though being far from the epicenter . In  addition, t here  are  a  number  fault  segments  of  P hayao  fault  group  which  has  the  wide  surface rupture range from 3.72 km  to 47.77 km.  The  determined fault segments of Phayao fault group can generate the  Maximum Credible Earthquake varying from 5.7 to 7.0 Mw and  the rupture area of the fault var ying from 54.40 km 2 to 804.95 km 2 .  Furthermore,  the area of  N orthern Thailand - Laos - Myanmar border has experience of small to moderate earthquakes.  The time recurrent of magnitude of 3 - 4, 5 - 6.5 and 7.0 can occur on nearly daily basis, once  in every 10 years and o nce in every 50 years , respectively. This study proposes Maximum  P eak  G round  A cce leration (PGA) ranging from 0.03 1 g to 0.7 7 g of Mae Lao Fault segments  which  can  effect  Mae  Suai  dam . The  PGA  was  calculated  using  Maximum  Credible  Earthquake . 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Earthquakes--Thailand--Chiang Rai<br/>Engineering geology--Thailand--Chiang Rai<br/>Thailand--Earthquake, 2014--Chiang Rai