Background information for some of the proposed earthquake
... these elements is not to be counted in the lateral resistance of the structure, as they are often flexible and contribute little to the resistance, often do not meet the necessary requirements for ductile detailing, may not be part of a complete load path, and are usually not detailed to maintain th ...
... these elements is not to be counted in the lateral resistance of the structure, as they are often flexible and contribute little to the resistance, often do not meet the necessary requirements for ductile detailing, may not be part of a complete load path, and are usually not detailed to maintain th ...
Estimation of Site Response for Kanto Plain by Use of the SK
... Each accelerometer is digitized at 200 samples /sec for the KiK-net and the Yokohama City Strong-Motion Network, and at 100 samples /sec for other networks. The K-NET and KiK-net arrays are managed by the National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED). Each station has been logg ...
... Each accelerometer is digitized at 200 samples /sec for the KiK-net and the Yokohama City Strong-Motion Network, and at 100 samples /sec for other networks. The K-NET and KiK-net arrays are managed by the National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED). Each station has been logg ...
Troubled Waters: Offshore Fracking's Threat to California's Ocean
... scientists with the Center for Biological Diversity analyzed independent scientific evidence, including the 2014 report by California Council on Science and Technology; published scientific studies; industry data; and state and federal information. This report analyzes the following dangers associat ...
... scientists with the Center for Biological Diversity analyzed independent scientific evidence, including the 2014 report by California Council on Science and Technology; published scientific studies; industry data; and state and federal information. This report analyzes the following dangers associat ...
Seismic vulnerability of the Himalayan half-dressed rubble
... offices, health care units, etc. The aim of the experimental study was to understand the damage mechanism of the model, develop damage scale towards deformation-based assessment and retrieve the lateral force-deformation response of the model besides its elastic dynamic properties, i.e. fundamental ...
... offices, health care units, etc. The aim of the experimental study was to understand the damage mechanism of the model, develop damage scale towards deformation-based assessment and retrieve the lateral force-deformation response of the model besides its elastic dynamic properties, i.e. fundamental ...
A BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS FOR THE SEISMIC REHABILITATION
... losses throughout history. Although much improvement in earthquake resistant design has been achieved, people still suffer from the consequences of such a disaster even in the developed countries. The 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes clearly proved that mother nature is still superior to ma ...
... losses throughout history. Although much improvement in earthquake resistant design has been achieved, people still suffer from the consequences of such a disaster even in the developed countries. The 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes clearly proved that mother nature is still superior to ma ...
A first-order second-moment calculation for seismic hazard
... model error of empirical relationships. This paper introduces a novel first-order second-moment (FOSM) calculation to estimate the annual rate of earthquake motion (or seismic hazard) on a probabilistic basis, including the consideration of the uncertain magnitude conversion and three other sources ...
... model error of empirical relationships. This paper introduces a novel first-order second-moment (FOSM) calculation to estimate the annual rate of earthquake motion (or seismic hazard) on a probabilistic basis, including the consideration of the uncertain magnitude conversion and three other sources ...
Seismic analysis of an isolated and a non-isolated light
... Light-frame timber structures are composed by plywood or other types of sheathing nailed on light timber frames. It is well-known that the dissipative behaviour of a light-frame timber structure is mainly governed by the panel-to-frame connection in the first loading cycles. The collapse can occur f ...
... Light-frame timber structures are composed by plywood or other types of sheathing nailed on light timber frames. It is well-known that the dissipative behaviour of a light-frame timber structure is mainly governed by the panel-to-frame connection in the first loading cycles. The collapse can occur f ...
Seismic Evaluation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Building
... ABSTRACT: The recent earthquakes have exposed the vulnerability of the existing reinforced concrete buildings in India. The Bhuj earthq uake (2001) saw a great deal of damage to multi-storey buildings in the urban area of Gujarat. This has posed a serious threat to the many existing Indian RC buildi ...
... ABSTRACT: The recent earthquakes have exposed the vulnerability of the existing reinforced concrete buildings in India. The Bhuj earthq uake (2001) saw a great deal of damage to multi-storey buildings in the urban area of Gujarat. This has posed a serious threat to the many existing Indian RC buildi ...
effects of earthquake on foundations
... interactions during earthquakes induces pile forces. Many of failures in pile foundation arose from the large inertia forces transmitted on to the foundation. The reckoning of kinematic curving that develops due to the sideward movements and displacements that are established on the pile due to grou ...
... interactions during earthquakes induces pile forces. Many of failures in pile foundation arose from the large inertia forces transmitted on to the foundation. The reckoning of kinematic curving that develops due to the sideward movements and displacements that are established on the pile due to grou ...
Earthquake Disaster Simulation in Immersive 3D Environment
... could be for example awareness or emergency management. It should be noted that these factors influence the formation of a pool of simulation candidates but ultimately the further steps in the process may reject any simulation candidate based on the unsuitability considering other factors. 3.2.2 Sel ...
... could be for example awareness or emergency management. It should be noted that these factors influence the formation of a pool of simulation candidates but ultimately the further steps in the process may reject any simulation candidate based on the unsuitability considering other factors. 3.2.2 Sel ...
1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes
The 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes (or 1992 Petrolia earthquakes) occurred along the Lost Coast of Northern California on April 25 and 26. The three largest events were the M7.2 thrust mainshock that struck near the unincorporated community of Petrolia midday on April 25 and two primary strike-slip aftershocks measuring 6.5 and 6.6 that followed early the next morning. The sequence encompassed both interplate and intraplate activity that was associated with the Mendocino Triple Junction, a complex system of three major faults (including the Cascadia subduction zone, San Andreas Fault, and Mendocino Fracture Zone) that converge near Cape Mendocino. The total number of aftershocks that followed the events exceeded 2,000.The three shocks damaged and destroyed homes and businesses in Humboldt County and injured 356 people, but the single largest loss was due to a post-earthquake fire that consumed a business center in Scotia. Accelerometers that had been in place in the Cape Mendocino area since the late 1970s recorded the event and the readings were moderate to strong, with the exception of the instruments closest to the epicenter, which went off scale a few seconds into the recording. No surface ruptures were present in the epicentral area, but landslides closed roads and railroad tracks for at least a week while cleanup took place. Also discovered was about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) of coastal uplift near Cape Mendocino and Punta Gorda.As the largest earthquake in California since the 1989 Loma Prieta event several years earlier, the mainshock caused a non-destructive tsunami that quickly reached the coast, and eventually Alaska and Hawaii several hours later. The tsunami was significant not because of its run-up, but because of the speed with which it reached the coast and for how long the waves persisted. Other strong earthquakes have affected the same area, with some that were clearly associated with the (interplate) Mendocino Fracture Zone, and others (like the two shocks on April 26) were intraplate earthquakes that ruptured within the Gorda Plate, but events that are unequivocally associated with the Cascadia subduction zone are very infrequent.