The Advanced Component Method
... Conventional methods of assessing the vulnerability of buildings to earthquakes rely on expert opinion to derive monetary damage curves as a function of building type. ACM takes a significantly more scientific and analytical approach. Prototypical buildings are designed and undergo nonlinear seismic ...
... Conventional methods of assessing the vulnerability of buildings to earthquakes rely on expert opinion to derive monetary damage curves as a function of building type. ACM takes a significantly more scientific and analytical approach. Prototypical buildings are designed and undergo nonlinear seismic ...
Variations of fluid pressure within the subducting oceanic crust and
... Figure 1. Seismotectonic setting of central Japan and locations of linear seismic array. (a) The linear seismic array subparallel to the convergence direction of the Philippine Sea plate (PSP) is denoted as a bold green line. Blue contour lines and arrows represent slip rate and slip direction of th ...
... Figure 1. Seismotectonic setting of central Japan and locations of linear seismic array. (a) The linear seismic array subparallel to the convergence direction of the Philippine Sea plate (PSP) is denoted as a bold green line. Blue contour lines and arrows represent slip rate and slip direction of th ...
Conclusion 1. Ambient noise tomography of the Tien Shan and
... to the deeper structure, in order to obtain the clues of the deformation process, earthquake data are important for compensating the information of the lithosphere and athenosphere. In this work we collected teleseismic data recorded by the CEArray stations, and applied two plane wave tomography met ...
... to the deeper structure, in order to obtain the clues of the deformation process, earthquake data are important for compensating the information of the lithosphere and athenosphere. In this work we collected teleseismic data recorded by the CEArray stations, and applied two plane wave tomography met ...
DISASTER RESILIENT SCHOOLS
... •SITING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION STDS. • EMERGENCY PLANS • RECONSTRUCTION •EDUCATIONAL SURGE ...
... •SITING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION STDS. • EMERGENCY PLANS • RECONSTRUCTION •EDUCATIONAL SURGE ...
IDENTIFICATION OF SLIDE-GENERATED TSUNAMIS IN THE
... motions. The resulting sedimentation, extremely variable in general, follows, however, several firmly established law-governed features with two basic of them known as geographical and circum-continental zonation. According to Lisitsyn [4] subsequent treatise, the bulk of oceanic sediments, about 76 ...
... motions. The resulting sedimentation, extremely variable in general, follows, however, several firmly established law-governed features with two basic of them known as geographical and circum-continental zonation. According to Lisitsyn [4] subsequent treatise, the bulk of oceanic sediments, about 76 ...
ARTICLES - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
... earthquake source, but relatively few recordings of strong shaking close to an earthquake have been made. The ground motion near the 2004 earthquake29 was recorded at eight sites within 1 km of the rupture and at 40 sites between 1 and 10 km from the rupture (Fig. 4), nearly doubling the global data ...
... earthquake source, but relatively few recordings of strong shaking close to an earthquake have been made. The ground motion near the 2004 earthquake29 was recorded at eight sites within 1 km of the rupture and at 40 sites between 1 and 10 km from the rupture (Fig. 4), nearly doubling the global data ...
Background information for some of the proposed earthquake
... and walls at arbitrary orientations. Many designers simply pick, using judgement, a set of axes that appears to reflect the predominant orientation of the lateral elements and analyze the building about these axes. In an attempt to clarify this issue, a new set of requirements is proposed here and i ...
... and walls at arbitrary orientations. Many designers simply pick, using judgement, a set of axes that appears to reflect the predominant orientation of the lateral elements and analyze the building about these axes. In an attempt to clarify this issue, a new set of requirements is proposed here and i ...
Earthquakes and Groundwater and Surface Water Management at
... uncertainty regarding the type of earthquake which may occur and the static and dynamic stresses to which an area may be subject, uncertainty in the response of the rock beneath the mine site to dynamic stress changes, and uncertainty in the susceptibility of saturated soils at a particular mine sit ...
... uncertainty regarding the type of earthquake which may occur and the static and dynamic stresses to which an area may be subject, uncertainty in the response of the rock beneath the mine site to dynamic stress changes, and uncertainty in the susceptibility of saturated soils at a particular mine sit ...
evaluation of seismic fragility for highway transportation systems
... This paper presents a methodology for developing the seismic fragility function that takes both physical and functional aspects into account, and evaluates the seismic performance of a highway system as an example. It is well known that the seismic performance of transportation systems plays key rol ...
... This paper presents a methodology for developing the seismic fragility function that takes both physical and functional aspects into account, and evaluates the seismic performance of a highway system as an example. It is well known that the seismic performance of transportation systems plays key rol ...
Seismic Seismic waves
... wave rolls across a lake or an ocean. Because it rolls, it moves the ground up and down, and sidetoside in the same direction that the wave side in the same direction that the wave is moving. Most of the shaking felt from an earthquake is due to the Rayleigh wave, which can be much larger th ...
... wave rolls across a lake or an ocean. Because it rolls, it moves the ground up and down, and sidetoside in the same direction that the wave side in the same direction that the wave is moving. Most of the shaking felt from an earthquake is due to the Rayleigh wave, which can be much larger th ...
A Report on Upgraded Seismic Monitoring Stations in Myanmar
... noise but also potentially the local site response due to sediment-induced amplification (Field et al., 1990). At the present time, apart from the general geological assessments mentioned earlier, site characterizations are unavailable for the upgraded network sites, but two (YGN and TMU) are soft-s ...
... noise but also potentially the local site response due to sediment-induced amplification (Field et al., 1990). At the present time, apart from the general geological assessments mentioned earlier, site characterizations are unavailable for the upgraded network sites, but two (YGN and TMU) are soft-s ...
THE NATURE OF SEISMICITY PATTERNS BEFORE LARGE
... Abstract. Various seismicity patterns before major earthquakes have been reported in the literature. They include foreshocks (broad sense), preseismic quiescence, precursory swarms, and doughnut patterns. Although many earthquakes are preceded by all, or some, of these patterns, their detail differ ...
... Abstract. Various seismicity patterns before major earthquakes have been reported in the literature. They include foreshocks (broad sense), preseismic quiescence, precursory swarms, and doughnut patterns. Although many earthquakes are preceded by all, or some, of these patterns, their detail differ ...
tsunami disaster in south asia
... By far, the most destructive tsunamis are generated from large, shallow earthquakes with an epicenter or fault line near or on the ocean floor. These usually occur in regions of the earth characterized by tectonic seduction along tectonic plate boundaries. The high seismicity of such regions is caus ...
... By far, the most destructive tsunamis are generated from large, shallow earthquakes with an epicenter or fault line near or on the ocean floor. These usually occur in regions of the earth characterized by tectonic seduction along tectonic plate boundaries. The high seismicity of such regions is caus ...
report
... scales used in various studies. We describe the recent results in greater detail in the Supplement. Recent work agrees that the third main earthquake in the series, NM3 of February 7, 1812, was the largest. Its location along the NW-striking Reelfoot fault and Lake County uplift and its mechanism, r ...
... scales used in various studies. We describe the recent results in greater detail in the Supplement. Recent work agrees that the third main earthquake in the series, NM3 of February 7, 1812, was the largest. Its location along the NW-striking Reelfoot fault and Lake County uplift and its mechanism, r ...
Statistical analysis of time-distance relationship between volcanic eruptions and
... distribution of seismic intensity of great earthquakes were examined to justify the time-distance relationships observed by Kimura (1994) from 1880 to 1993. We used this to provide a testing ground for different kinds of statistical modeling and analytical procedures to understand more precisely the ...
... distribution of seismic intensity of great earthquakes were examined to justify the time-distance relationships observed by Kimura (1994) from 1880 to 1993. We used this to provide a testing ground for different kinds of statistical modeling and analytical procedures to understand more precisely the ...
Compound Words and Earthquakes
... 1. Ask students if they can think of any last names of people whose ancestors might have been involved with a certain occupation. Give an example like “Weaver” (maker of cloth) or “Baker” (making bread). After students have had the opportunity to share some other names, mention that occupational nam ...
... 1. Ask students if they can think of any last names of people whose ancestors might have been involved with a certain occupation. Give an example like “Weaver” (maker of cloth) or “Baker” (making bread). After students have had the opportunity to share some other names, mention that occupational nam ...
Testing earthquake predictions
... at seismographic observing stations around the globe. Sizes of earthquakes are also estimated from ground motion measured at seismographic stations. There are many measures of earthquake size, including several definitions of “magnitude.” An earthquake catalog is a list of the estimated foci, times, ...
... at seismographic observing stations around the globe. Sizes of earthquakes are also estimated from ground motion measured at seismographic stations. There are many measures of earthquake size, including several definitions of “magnitude.” An earthquake catalog is a list of the estimated foci, times, ...
Application of Neural Networks and Statistical Pattern Recognition
... vector X. In addition, let us assume that K different classification algorithms are available to solve the classification problem at hand. Therefore, we can consider “ensembles” formed by "k" different classifiers (k=1..K). In order to exploit the complementary characteristics of available classifie ...
... vector X. In addition, let us assume that K different classification algorithms are available to solve the classification problem at hand. Therefore, we can consider “ensembles” formed by "k" different classifiers (k=1..K). In order to exploit the complementary characteristics of available classifie ...
8 AVOIDING SEISMIC IMPACTS
... more limited displacement along smaller fracture sets. The zone may initially be wide, but, as a fault matures, it becomes narrower. Whilst it is straightforward to avoid the main strands of an active fault and any potential future prolongation along its strike, the main issue with which we are conc ...
... more limited displacement along smaller fracture sets. The zone may initially be wide, but, as a fault matures, it becomes narrower. Whilst it is straightforward to avoid the main strands of an active fault and any potential future prolongation along its strike, the main issue with which we are conc ...
4. A look at Earth`s interior using seismic waves 4.1. Behavior of
... The angle at which the wave returns into layer 1 is equal to the critical angle. Reflected wave: seismic wave reflected back into layer 1 when the angle of incidence is larger than the critical angle (green lines in Fig. 46). Seismographs located at various distances from an earthquake’s epicenter ...
... The angle at which the wave returns into layer 1 is equal to the critical angle. Reflected wave: seismic wave reflected back into layer 1 when the angle of incidence is larger than the critical angle (green lines in Fig. 46). Seismographs located at various distances from an earthquake’s epicenter ...
Coupled Simulation of Ground Shaking and Tsunami for Mega
... represented by inversion-based source models for low-frequency processes, whereas those of the SMGAs are modeled by strong-motion-based source models for high-frequency processes (Kurahashi and Irikura 2013). A graphical representation of the source modeling is shown in Panel A of Figure 1. To accou ...
... represented by inversion-based source models for low-frequency processes, whereas those of the SMGAs are modeled by strong-motion-based source models for high-frequency processes (Kurahashi and Irikura 2013). A graphical representation of the source modeling is shown in Panel A of Figure 1. To accou ...
Response to the Great East Japan by General Insurance
... - Insurance claims by the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (M 7.3) in 1995 amounted to JPY 78.3 billion (See Attachment 2) - Although the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake was the most devastating and the largest earthquake in Japanese recorded history, it took about 2 months to pay over 90 % of the said ...
... - Insurance claims by the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (M 7.3) in 1995 amounted to JPY 78.3 billion (See Attachment 2) - Although the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake was the most devastating and the largest earthquake in Japanese recorded history, it took about 2 months to pay over 90 % of the said ...
Earthquake casualty estimation
Recent advances are improving the speed and accuracy of loss estimates immediately after earthquakes (within less than an hour) so that injured people may be rescued more efficiently. After major and large earthquakes, rescue agencies and civil defense managers rapidly need quantitative estimates of the extent of the potential disaster, at a time when information from the affected area may not yet have reached the outside world. For the injured below the rubble every minute counts.To rapidly provide estimates of the extent of an earthquake disaster is much less of a problem in industrialized than in developing countries. This article focuses on how one can estimate earthquake losses in developing countries in real time.