Browsing by Subject "Earthquakes"
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Assessment of Interplate and Intraplate Earthquakes
(2012-10-19)The earth was shown in the last century to have a surface layer composed of large plates. Plate tectonics is the study of the movement and stresses in the individual plates that make up the complete surface of the world's ... -
Microphysical Controls on the Strength and Transport Properties of Fault Zones
(2014-10-07)Two studies on the mechanical properties of smectite-rich fault gouge collected from the Central Deforming Zone (CDZ) of the San Andreas Fault (SAF) in the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) are presented. ... -
Modeling household adoption of earthquake hazard adjustments: a longitudinal panel study of Southern California and Western Washington residents
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)This research, aimed at advancing the theory of environmental hazard adjustment processes by contrasting households from three cities in a high seismic hazard area with households from three other cities in a moderate ... -
Off-fault Damage Associated with a Localized Bend in the North Branch San Gabriel Fault, California
(2012-08-15)Structures within very large displacement, mature fault zones, such as the North Branch San Gabriel Fault (NBSGF), are the product of a complex combination of processes. Off-fault damage within a damage zone and first-order ... -
Pounding and impact of base isolated buildings due to earthquakes
(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)As the cost of land in cities increases, the need to build multistory buildings in close proximity to each other also increases. Sometimes, construction materials, other objects and any projections from a building may ... -
Seismic fragility estimates and sensitivity analyses for corroding reinforced concrete bridges
(2009-05-15)The objective of this study is to develop methodologies to estimate and predict the fragility of deteriorating reinforced concrete (RC) bridges, and to identify the effect of design and construction parameters on the ... -
Stopper-Bearing System – A Solution to Displacement Control of Bridge Decks
(2010-10-12)Bridges play an important role in society, especially during the post-earthquake period that enables emergency vehicles and traffic for safe egress and ingress to minimize the loss of property and life. However, some past ...