Seismology

National earthquake resilience: research, implementation, and outreach

by National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on National Earthquake Resilience--Research, Implementation, and Outreach

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"The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated a…

The Omega-theory: a new physics of earthquakes

by Žalohar, Jure

fromDevelopments in Structural Geology and Tectonics

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Of the Omega-theory -- Introduction -- I. Cosserat continuum theory of faulting -- Cosserat continuum -- The multiple-slip mechanism of plastic Cosserat deformation -- Stress along the faults -- Wedge faulting: the L2 kinematics -- Parallel fault and parallel wedge interactions:…

The Omega-Theory: a New Physics of Earthquakes

by Žalohar, Jure

fromDevelopments in Structural Geology and Tectonics

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The Omega-Theory: A New Physics of Earthquakes, Second Edition offers a unifying, mathematical framework to describe and answer the most pressing and unexamined dilemmas of earthquake sequences. Those in the fields of seismology and geology are currently faced with a vast and co…

Evolution and seismic tools for stellar astrophysics

by Lebreton, Yves, Monteiro, Mário João P. F. G.

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This volume is a collection of original articles published by the journal ""Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 316, Number 1-4"", August 2008. These are the result of the work initiated in 2002 with the aim to extensively test, compare and optimize the numerical tools used t…

Ground motion and engineering seismology

by Cakmak, A. S., International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Princeton University)

fromDevelopments in geotechnical engineering

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Despite advances in the field of geotechnical earthquake engineering, earthquakes continue to cause loss of life and property in one part of the world or another. The Third International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New…

Earthquake Time Bombs

by Yeats, Robert

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Assesses the cities and communities at critical risk of devastating earthquakes, and asks what we can do to protect them.

Earthquake time bombs

by Yeats, Robert S.

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In a media interview in January 2010, scientist Robert Yeats sounded the alarm on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as an 'earthquake time bomb', a region at critical risk of major seismic activity. One week later, a catastrophic earthquake struck the city, leaving over 100,000 dead and tr…

Earthquake time bombs

by Yeats, Robert S.

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In a media interview in January 2010, scientist Robert Yeats sounded the alarm on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as an 'earthquake time bomb', a region at critical risk of major seismic activity. One week later, a catastrophic earthquake struck the city, leaving over 100,000 dead and tr…

Earthquake time bombs

by Yeats, Robert S.

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"Yeats sheds new light on other earthquake hot-spots around the world and the communities at risk, including Caracas, Kabul, Tehran, and Jerusalem. He examines these seismic threats in the context of recent cultural history, including economic development, national politics, and…

Modern global seismology $c

by Lay, Thorne, Wallace, Terry C.

fromInternational geophysics series

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Intended as an introduction to the field, Modern Global Seismology is a complete, self-contained primer on seismology. It features extensive coverage of all related aspects, from observational data through prediction, emphasizing the fundamental theories and physics governing se…