THE PHYSICS OF EARTHQUAKES
... planes on the boundary of the slab. The stress is defined as the magnitude of the force divided by the area of the planes. Because of the stress, the slab is deformed from the cuboid shape it would have in the absence of applied forces. The figure shows that the red plane is displaced downward a dis ...
... planes on the boundary of the slab. The stress is defined as the magnitude of the force divided by the area of the planes. Because of the stress, the slab is deformed from the cuboid shape it would have in the absence of applied forces. The figure shows that the red plane is displaced downward a dis ...
Post-earthquake seismic reflection survey, Christchurch, New Zealand
... Seismic data were collected along six 2D lines, two of which were within the Christchurch metropolitan area and four were in rural areas west of the city. Recording conditions were challenging within the city, but good quality images were obtained along all of the seismic lines, with events interpre ...
... Seismic data were collected along six 2D lines, two of which were within the Christchurch metropolitan area and four were in rural areas west of the city. Recording conditions were challenging within the city, but good quality images were obtained along all of the seismic lines, with events interpre ...
Seismic Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations
... region of Haiti and March 2011 Tohoku Japan), confirms that local soil conditions can play a significant role on earthquake ground motions. Earthquake-induced damage in Port-au-Prince was devastating and widespread. Yet, there were clearly areas of the city where little to no damage occurred, and ar ...
... region of Haiti and March 2011 Tohoku Japan), confirms that local soil conditions can play a significant role on earthquake ground motions. Earthquake-induced damage in Port-au-Prince was devastating and widespread. Yet, there were clearly areas of the city where little to no damage occurred, and ar ...
Exercise 2: Geologic Structures
... earthquakes. Figure 18.1 shows the time-dependent depth distribution of seismicity for the Johnson Valley fault that ruptured in the 1992 Landers earthquake. Our analysis reveals a strong time-dependence of the depth of the deepest aftershocks. In the immediate postseismic period, the aftershocks ar ...
... earthquakes. Figure 18.1 shows the time-dependent depth distribution of seismicity for the Johnson Valley fault that ruptured in the 1992 Landers earthquake. Our analysis reveals a strong time-dependence of the depth of the deepest aftershocks. In the immediate postseismic period, the aftershocks ar ...
Introduction to Earthquake Geophysics
... ¾The other kind of surface wave is the Rayleigh wave, named for John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, who mathematically predicted the existence of this kind of wave in 1885. ¾ A Rayleigh wave rolls along the ground just like a wave rolls across a lake or an ocean. Because it rolls, it moves the groun ...
... ¾The other kind of surface wave is the Rayleigh wave, named for John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, who mathematically predicted the existence of this kind of wave in 1885. ¾ A Rayleigh wave rolls along the ground just like a wave rolls across a lake or an ocean. Because it rolls, it moves the groun ...
Strong Similarities Between Two Urban Earthquakes: Gisborne
... forensic aspect, you also get into the lesser damaged areas when all sorts of cracked structures come to light in post-earthquake insurance claims. Was the damage really due to the earthquake? Or was the owner not being genuine when they say they hadn’t actually seen that damage before the earthquak ...
... forensic aspect, you also get into the lesser damaged areas when all sorts of cracked structures come to light in post-earthquake insurance claims. Was the damage really due to the earthquake? Or was the owner not being genuine when they say they hadn’t actually seen that damage before the earthquak ...
Winter 05-06 Chronicles.indd - Concrete Masonry Association of
... and perimeter concrete or masonry walls during the 1971 San Fernando and 1994 Northridge earthquakes demonstrated that earlier codes may not have provided buildings with sufficient protection against out-of-plane forces during strong ground shaking. The most significant failures occurred in large boxt ...
... and perimeter concrete or masonry walls during the 1971 San Fernando and 1994 Northridge earthquakes demonstrated that earlier codes may not have provided buildings with sufficient protection against out-of-plane forces during strong ground shaking. The most significant failures occurred in large boxt ...
FP_KG_FB_EnergyHarvesting_InVento_2014_REV _docx
... action. Also if the problem has been studied by the researchers and by the civil engineering industry during last thirty years, appropriate methods to handling the design of high-rise buildings in order to avoid wind-induced occupant discomfort has not been defined yet, mainly due to the high uncert ...
... action. Also if the problem has been studied by the researchers and by the civil engineering industry during last thirty years, appropriate methods to handling the design of high-rise buildings in order to avoid wind-induced occupant discomfort has not been defined yet, mainly due to the high uncert ...
The Bullas (Murcia, SE Spain)
... depth is shown in Figure 4 for the spectra of vertical, radial and transverse components of seven stations. For the EMUR, EIBI and EMLI stations only the vertical component has been used due to high noise level or data missing for other components. Theoretical spectra show a good fit in most of the ...
... depth is shown in Figure 4 for the spectra of vertical, radial and transverse components of seven stations. For the EMUR, EIBI and EMLI stations only the vertical component has been used due to high noise level or data missing for other components. Theoretical spectra show a good fit in most of the ...
Research Poster 36 x 48 - Western Oregon University
... seismographs were rapidly deployed by from local Universities. By October, the U.S. Geological Survey installed four permanent seismographs in the epicentral region. Data from these instruments is now telemetered to the University of Washington, where it is recorded as part of the UW seismic network ...
... seismographs were rapidly deployed by from local Universities. By October, the U.S. Geological Survey installed four permanent seismographs in the epicentral region. Data from these instruments is now telemetered to the University of Washington, where it is recorded as part of the UW seismic network ...
concrete shear wall construction
... Colombia, the republics of the former Soviet Union, etc. This type of construction has been practiced since the 1960s in urban regions for medium- to high-rise buildings (4 to 35 stories high). Shear wall buildings are usually regular in plan and in elevation. However, in some buildings, lower floor ...
... Colombia, the republics of the former Soviet Union, etc. This type of construction has been practiced since the 1960s in urban regions for medium- to high-rise buildings (4 to 35 stories high). Shear wall buildings are usually regular in plan and in elevation. However, in some buildings, lower floor ...
intrinsic Q - University of Leeds
... mass flux and ascent rate and therefore also the velocity and shear stresses. This will impact on the occurrence and location of brittle fracturing, and also degassing processes. Suggests flow behaviour and seismicity may be controlled by shallow processes rather than the magma chamber. ...
... mass flux and ascent rate and therefore also the velocity and shear stresses. This will impact on the occurrence and location of brittle fracturing, and also degassing processes. Suggests flow behaviour and seismicity may be controlled by shallow processes rather than the magma chamber. ...
Multi-fault system of the 2004 Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake and its aftershocks
... Several clusters that formed dipping distributions were apparent in aftershock distribution (Fig. 4). The main shock was located at the deepest end of the west-dipping highangle (60◦ ) distribution. Those aftershocks were distributed at a range in depth of between 3 to 11 km and a width of approxima ...
... Several clusters that formed dipping distributions were apparent in aftershock distribution (Fig. 4). The main shock was located at the deepest end of the west-dipping highangle (60◦ ) distribution. Those aftershocks were distributed at a range in depth of between 3 to 11 km and a width of approxima ...
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... Normal faults are usually associated with divergent plate boundaries and tensional stress, whereas reverse faults are usually associated with convergent plate boundaries and compressional stress. Reverse faults are left lateral and normal faults are right lateral slip. Normal faults are defined by t ...
... Normal faults are usually associated with divergent plate boundaries and tensional stress, whereas reverse faults are usually associated with convergent plate boundaries and compressional stress. Reverse faults are left lateral and normal faults are right lateral slip. Normal faults are defined by t ...
Earthquakes in South Carolina
... 4. Go over the answers . . . and focus on the importance of having three dimensional data sets (latitude, longitude, and depth) which give more information than a geologic map (surface information only). Stress that a geologic map only shows what is on the surface. It does not tell you what is unde ...
... 4. Go over the answers . . . and focus on the importance of having three dimensional data sets (latitude, longitude, and depth) which give more information than a geologic map (surface information only). Stress that a geologic map only shows what is on the surface. It does not tell you what is unde ...
Damage identification of a 3D full scale steel
... part of two European projects [3, 4] where a series of vibration experiments followed the application of pseudo-dynamic (PsD) and quasi-static cyclic loadings on a moment-resisting (MR) structure. The specimen was constructed and tested at the European laboratory for structural assessment of the Joi ...
... part of two European projects [3, 4] where a series of vibration experiments followed the application of pseudo-dynamic (PsD) and quasi-static cyclic loadings on a moment-resisting (MR) structure. The specimen was constructed and tested at the European laboratory for structural assessment of the Joi ...
Properties of Frequency Response Function of a Fully Embedded
... vibration-amplitude is discussed. The results reveal that the damping in the vicinity of the first natural frequency of the soil-structure system is large and is low dependent to vibration amplitude. It is found and that the amplification of response in the lower frequency than the natural frequency ...
... vibration-amplitude is discussed. The results reveal that the damping in the vicinity of the first natural frequency of the soil-structure system is large and is low dependent to vibration amplitude. It is found and that the amplification of response in the lower frequency than the natural frequency ...
Removing Low-Frequency Noise from Gulf of California Seafloor
... techniques, the deformation signal due to ocean noise can be estimated and the effective noise level reduced so that earthquake data can be made more transparent for analysis. For the GOC study, a particular focus is the recording of Rayleigh waves, which can be used to map lateral variation in S ...
... techniques, the deformation signal due to ocean noise can be estimated and the effective noise level reduced so that earthquake data can be made more transparent for analysis. For the GOC study, a particular focus is the recording of Rayleigh waves, which can be used to map lateral variation in S ...
Quaking, Shaking, Earth
... compression forces that squeeze rock. • If rock breaks from forces pushing from opposite directions, rock above a reverse fault surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface. ...
... compression forces that squeeze rock. • If rock breaks from forces pushing from opposite directions, rock above a reverse fault surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface. ...
Building Design Plan
... 3. Draw conclusions Rank the effectiveness of the technologies in reducing the effects of an earthquake’s shaking. Write the most effective technology on line 1, below. Then list the others in order. Change the numbers if two or more technologies are equal in their effectiveness. ...
... 3. Draw conclusions Rank the effectiveness of the technologies in reducing the effects of an earthquake’s shaking. Write the most effective technology on line 1, below. Then list the others in order. Change the numbers if two or more technologies are equal in their effectiveness. ...
Earthquake engineering
Earthquake engineering or Seismic engineering is a branch of engineering that searches for ways to make structures, such as buildings and bridges, resistant to earthquake damage. Earthquake engineer, better known as a seismic engineer aim to develop building techniques that will prevent any damage in a minor quake and avoid serious damage or collapse in a major shake. It is the scientific field concerned with protecting society, the natural environment, and the man-made environment from earthquakes by limiting the seismic risk to socio-economically acceptable levels. Traditionally, it has been narrowly defined as the study of the behavior of structures and geo-structures subject to seismic loading; it is considered as a subset of both structural and geotechnical engineering. However, the tremendous costs experienced in recent earthquakes have led to an expansion of its scope to encompass disciplines from the wider field of civil engineering, mechanical engineering and from the social sciences, especially sociology, political science, economics and finance. The main objectives of earthquake engineering are: Foresee the potential consequences of strong earthquakes on urban areas and civil infrastructure. Design, construct and maintain structures to perform at earthquake exposure up to the expectations and in compliance with building codes.A properly engineered structure does not necessarily have to be extremely strong or expensive. It has to be properly designed to withstand the seismic effects while sustaining an acceptable level of damage.