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The source parameters, moment, stress drop and source dimension are estimated for 61 events from the January 1975 Brawley earthquake swarm. Earthquakes studied range in local magnitude from 1.0 to 4.7. Stress drops range from 1 to 636 bars and increase with source depth. It is estimated that the sedimentary structure of the Imperial Valley amplifies shear waves by a factor of 2 to 3 in addition to the free surface amplification of 2. Estimates of moment from 10 sec surface waves are 4 to 6 times larger than the moment estimated from the relatively flat part of the local body wave spectrum at 1 sec. This may be due to after-slip on the fault, a long thin fault, or partial stress drop. It is shown that the experimentally determined ratio of stress drop to apparent stress should be approximately 4.0 when spectrum integration is used to obtainS-wave energy and theP-wave energy is 1/3 theS-wave energy. 相似文献
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Xinrong Ren Hartwig Harder Monica Martinez Ian C. Faloona David Tan Robert L. Lesher Piero Di Carlo James B. Simpas William H. Brune 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2004,47(2):169-190
Accurate OH and HO2 (collectively called HOx) measurements by laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) may be contaminated by spurious signals from interfering atmospheric chemicals or from the instrument itself. Interference tests must be conducted to ensure that observed OH signal originates solely from ambient OH and is not due to instrument artifacts. Several tests were performed on the Penn State LIF HOx instrument, both in the laboratory and in the field. Theseincluded measurements of the instrument's zero signal by using either zero air or perfluoropropylene to remove OH, examination of spectral interferences from naphthalene, sulfur dioxide, and formaldehyde, and tests of interferences by addition of suspected interfering atmospheric chemicals, including ozone, hydrogen peroxide, nitrous acid, formaldehyde, nitric acid, acetone, and organic peroxy radicals (RO2). All tests lacked evidence ofsignificant interferences for measurements in the atmosphere, including highly polluted urban environments. 相似文献
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Abdolrasool Anooshehpoor James N. Brune 《Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering》2002,22(9-12):917-922
Precariously balanced rocks in seismically active regions are effectively upper-limit strong motion seismoscopes that have been in place for thousands of years. Thus, estimates of the dynamic toppling acceleration of these rocks (through rigid body rocking) can provide constraints on the peak ground accelerations experienced during past earthquakes. We have developed a methodology that uses a two-dimensional numerical code to calculate the dynamic rocking response of precarious rocks to realistic ground acceleration time histories. Statistical analyses of the dynamic response of these rocks to a range of synthetic seismograms, as well as strong motion records, can provide important information about the ground motion attenuation curves and seismic hazard maps. We use shake table tests to investigate the dynamic rocking response of 13 wooden rectangular blocks of various sizes and aspect ratios subjected to realistic seismograms and compare the results with those of numerical tests. Our results indicate good agreement between the shake table and numerical results. 相似文献
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We have compared near-fault ground motions from TeraShake simulations of Mw7.7 earthquake scenarios on the southern San Andreas Fault with precariously balanced rock locations. The TeraShake scenarios
with different directions of rupture generate radically different ground motions to the northwest of the Los Angeles Basin,
primarily because of directivity effects, and thus provide constraints on the ground motion and rupture direction for the
latest (1690) large event on that section of the San Andreas Fault. Due to the large directional near-field ground motions
predicted by the simulations, we expect the precariously balanced rocks to be located primarily in the backward rupture direction
or near the epicenter. Preliminary results favor persistent nucleation at or slightly northwest of the San Gorgonia Pass fault
zone for large earthquakes on the southern San Andreas Fault. 相似文献
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The overturning fragilities of symmetric and asymmetric freestanding blocks, ranging in height from 0.54 to 3.6 m and with height‐to‐width ratios ranging from 2.1 to 6.6, are determined numerically. A probabilistic formulation regularizes the overturning responses when exposed to earthquake‐like random‐vibration waveforms. The peak amplitude of the forcing excitation (peak ground acceleration or PGA) is parameterized as a function of the block size, block shape, overturning probability, and either the PGA normalized peak ground velocity (PGV/PGA), spectral acceleration at 1 s (Sa(1)/PGA), or spectral acceleration at 2 s (Sa(2)/PGA). These later intensity measures are correlated with the duration of the predominant acceleration pulse. The overturning fragilities are compared with shake table experiments using blocks ranging in height from ～0.2 to 1.2 m and with height‐to‐width ratios ranging from ～2 to 10. Excitations utilized in the shake table experiments include recordings of the 1979 Imperial Valley, 1985 Michoacan, 1999 Duzce, 1999 Chi‐Chi, and 2002 Denali Earthquakes along with synthetic waveforms. The overturning fragilities accurately represent the overturning responses of blocks with simple basal contact conditions. Objects with multiple rocking points, such as precariously balanced rocks, are more fragile than predicted. Nondestructive tilting tests are used to account for blocks with complex basal contact conditions, demonstrating that these blocks overturn similarly to more slender blocks with simple contact conditions. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Submarine landslides can generate local tsunamis with high run-ups, posing a hazard to human lives and coastal facilities. Both ancient (giant Storegga slide off Norwegian coast, 8200 B. P.) and recent (Papua New Guinea, 1998) events show high potential danger of tsunamigenic landslides and the importance of mitigation efforts. This contribution presents newly discovered landslides 70 km off Padang (Western Sumatra, Indonesia) based on recent bathymetry measurements. This highly populated city with over 750,000 inhabitants exhibits high tsunami vulnerability due to its very low elevation. We model tsunamis that might have been induced by the detected landslide events. Estimations of run-up heights extrapolated from offshore tsunami amplitudes for Padang and other locations in the northern Mentawai fore-arc basin yield maximum values of about 3 m. We also provide a systematic parametric study of landslide-induced tsunamis, which allows us to distinguish potentially dangerous scenarios for Padang. Inside the fore-arc basin, scenarios involving volumes of 0.5–25 km³ could endanger Padang. Apart from slide volume, the hazard distribution mainly depends on three landslide parameters: distance to Padang, water depth in the generation region, and slide direction. 相似文献
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The high seismicity of portions of the Indian peninsula, together with the high density of population and industrial growth,
results in a significant seismic risk in many parts of the subcontinent. Large construction projects throughout the peninsula
require an adequate basis for earthquake-resistant design. Thus, as well as strong scientific arguments, there are major practical
reasons why a substantial programme to record strong seismic ground motion should be carried out in India. This paper first
reviews the history of strong motion instrumental recording, beginning with the important accelerograms obtained in the Koyna
earthquake of 11 December 1969 through the recent increase in strong motion instrumentation, particularly in association with
construction of large dams. It is argued that there is a pressing need for further extension of strong motion accelerograph
coverage of India, especially along the seismically active regional thrust faults of the Himalayan region. Such programme
expansion should follow deliberate strategies of site selection, designed to optimize the scientific and practical returns,
given the requirements of minimum costs, reliable maintenance and accessible data. 相似文献
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Locating lagoon seepage with radar and electromagnetic survey 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic terrain conductivity (EM) surveys were investigated as possible techniques for determining the presence and extent of groundwater contamination from leachate plumes emanating from animal waste lagoons. Preliminary data suggest that the electromagnetic technique offers the greater range of applicability. Data obtained from EM soundings of three different animal waste lagoons are used to illustrate the usefulness of this technique. 相似文献