Seismic Waves What are seismic waves? Seismic waves are the waves of energy caused by breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. These waves are the energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs. There are many different types of these waves‚ but the two main ones are the body waves that usually travel though in inner layer of the earth‚ and the surface waves that only move around the surface of the planet. Body waves travel through the inner layer of the earth
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Seismic waves‚ which are waves of energy that travel through the earth‚ and are a result of an earthquake‚ explosion‚ or a volcano that imparts low-frequency acoustic energy. There are two types of seismic waves‚ Body waves and surface waves. Body waves travel through the interior of the earth. Surface waves travel along the earth’s surface and through water. Seismic wave fields are measured by a seismograph‚ geophone‚ hydrophone or accelerometer. These are used to measure earthquakes. When
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the moving blocks finally overcomes the friction of the jagged edges of the fault and it unsticks‚ all that stored up energy is released. The energy radiates outward from the fault in all directions in the form of seismic waves like ripples on a pond but much more violent. The seismic waves shake the earth as they move through it‚ and when the waves reach the earth’s surface‚ they shake the ground and anything on it‚ like our houses and workplaces. The tool that scientists use to record
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Project The system comprises three major components a sand bed‚ a pair of concrete slabs‚ an arrey of springs and shock absorbers. A sand bed seismic absorption system is used to minimize and absorb the seismic waves during an earthquake. The system compromises of a bed of damp sand between two polymer membranes. The membrane consists of polyane‚ a flexible and durable material used mainly in trash bags and onsite construction. The polymer membrane also keeps the sand damp and maintains the moisture
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(Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com IJCIET © IAEME SEISMIC EVALUATION & RETROFIT ASSESSMENT OF JLNM HOSPITAL‚ RAINAWARI SRINAGAR Javaid Ahmad1 1 Student‚ Department of Civil engineering‚ National Institute of Technology Srinagar Abstract Seismic evaluation has been a matter of concern for engineers since long. The structures constructed earlier have to be evaluated to check whether or not they meet the required seismic demands. Seismic evaluation is necessary to check any strengthening
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equation migration (WEM) Velocity modelling Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) Tomography Imaging http://www.iongeo.com/Products_Services/Data_Processing/Advanced_Imaging/Waveform_Inversion/ (http://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/biondo/3DSI_frame.html) Seismic imaging algorithms can be divided in two broad categories: integral methods (e.g. Kirchhoff methods) and wavefield-continuation methods Technique Details Wave-Equation Migration (WEM) / wavefield extrapolation migration (WEM) Kirchhoff
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Seismic hazards have many different impacts around the world. An earthquake took place in Haiti 2010 and it was measured 7 on the Richter scale. The main hazard was the seismic waves caused by shifting rocks in an earthquake. There are two main types of waves‚ P waves and S waves. P waves travel through solids and liquids around 6-7 km/h and parallel through the rocks. S ways travel side ways at 2.5-4km/h and can only get through solids. Both waves can have a big impact on the community‚ a lot of
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Earthquakes and Seismic Waves Earthquake-is violent shaking of Earth’s crust Focus-exact point within the crust where the fist movement occurs Epicenter-point on Earth’s crust directly above the focus Types of Seismic Waves P Wave Primary-1st Fastest Accordion-in and out S Wave Secondary Snake-like Can’t travel through liquid Surface Wave-roll through the top of the crust creating the most damage Measuring Earthquakes Mercalli scale -measures damage The Richter
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Seismic Conceptual Design of Buildings – Basic principles for engineers‚ architects‚ building owners‚ and authorities Hugo Bachmann Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Federal Department of the Environment‚ Transport‚ Energy and Communications (DETEC) Seismic Conceptual Design of Buildings – Basic principles for engineers‚ architects‚ building owners‚ and authorities Hugo Bachmann Impressum Editor: Quoting: Swiss Federal Office for Water and Geology Swiss Agency for Development
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00:03:30 D) 00:04:10 4. What is the distance in kilometers between the seismic station and the epicenter? (See Lab Exercise #1‚ Step 2‚ Question 4) A) 2400 km B) 2600 km C) 2800 km D) 3000 km 5. What is the time lag for noted at the Seattle‚ Washington‚ seismic station? (See Lab Exercise #2‚ Step 1) A) 45 seconds B) 50 seconds C) 55 seconds D) 65 seconds 6. What is the distance between the Seattle seismic station and the earthquake’s epicenter? (See Lab Exercise #2‚ Step 2) A)
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