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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"historical earthquakes"”.
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South Australian historical earthquakes in the pre-instrumental period 1837-1963: a comprehensive chronicle and analysis of available intensity data.
… the early 1990s, a very detailed examination of historical earthquake records held in the State Government archives and the Public Library of South Australia was carried out by myself. This original work resulted in the compilation of a list of just over 460 earthquakes in the period prior to …
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Source parameters of the major historical earthquakes in the Tien-Shan region from the late 19th to the early 20th century
… seismically active with small and moderate sized earthquakes. However, at the end of the 19th beginning of the 20th century, this region was struck by a remarkable series of large magnitude (M>7) earthquakes, two of them reached magnitude 8. Those large earthquakes occurred prior to the …
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Knickpoint analysis of streams in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska
… reflection studies, engineering studies, and historical earthquakes indicates uplift in south-central South Dakota and north-central Nebraska over the last 5-10 ma. The purpose of this study was to determine if this uplift could be detected by constructing topographic profiles along, and in …
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Method of reliability-based calibration of seismic structural design parameters
… safety and satisfactory performance under future earthquakes in terms of reliability. The calibration is done by minimization of the difference between actual and target probabilities for both serviceability and ultimate limit states. The Response Surface Method (RSM) with a central composite …
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Active tectonics and earthquake hazards in continental mountain ranges and foreland basins
… since the range-bounding faults produce large earthquakes, and the underlying geological structure amplifies the resulting ground shaking. The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the regional-scale controls on earthquake ground motions and seismic hazard in these settings. The first part …
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Paleoseismology and Archaeoseismology along the Southern Dead Sea Transform in Wadi 'Arabah Near the municipality of Aqaba, Jordan
… as a result, many of which have been damaged by earthquakes in the historic past. An archaeoseismic excavation conducted at Early Islamic Ayla (7th-12th C.) in the city of Aqaba, Jordan revealed that a 3.5 m-long section of original city wall that leans out toward the Gulf of Aqaba was likely …
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Assessment of Seismic Hazards along the Northern Gulf of Aqaba
… (DST) that is the source of most of the major historical earthquakes in the region. The largest twentieth century earthquake on the DST, the magnitude Mw 7.2 Nuweiba earthquake of November 22, 1995, caused damage to structures in both cities. The integration of geological, geophysical, and …
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Processi di fagliamento nei livelli crostali superficiali e valutazione del potenziale sismogenetico in Appennino molisano-sannita: La conca di Bojano
Nell ambito del presente lavoro sono stati effettuati studi morfostrutturali e di tettonica quantitativa nell area della Conca di Bojano, un bacino intramontano allungato in direzione NO-SE tra il Massiccio del Matese a ovest e i Monti del Sannio a est, e delimitato a sud dalla Sella di …
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Evaluation of seismic Vulnerability and Strengthening of heritage Buildings. Case Study: The Giralda of Seville
… heritage through policies and programmes. Historically, the world´s cultural heritage has been seriously damaged by natural disasters. Due to that, the evaluation of the impact that natural disasters can have on that has been emphasized. In case of an earthquake, it is crucial to increase …