UID:
almahu_9948026335202882
Format:
1 online resource (916 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-282-28543-2
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9786612285431
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0-08-091998-7
Series Statement:
International geophysics series
Content:
Paleoseismology has become an important component of seismic risk analysis, which is mandated for nuclear power plants, dams, waste repositories, and other critical structures. This book is the first in the English language to be devoted solely to paleoseismology. It summarizes the development of the field from the 1960s to the present, encompassing material that is currently widely dispersed in journal articles.* Includes a comprehensive review of the techniques currently used in paleoseismology* Emphasizes practical methods of data collection and field studies* Covers interpr
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Paleoseismology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the Second Edition; Chapter 1: Introduction to Paleoseismology; 1.1. The Scope of Paleoseismology; Acknowledgments; Chapter 2A: Field Techniques in Paleoseismology-Terrestrial Environments; Chapter 2B: Sub-Aqueous Paleoseismology; Acknowledgments; Chapter 3: Paleoseismology in Extensional Tectonic Environments; 3.4. Dating Paleoearthquakes; 3.5. Interpreting the Paleoseismic History by Retrodeformation; 3.5.2. Assumptions Used when Restoring Strata to their Prefaulting Geometry
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3.5.3. Accounting for Soil Development in Retrodeformation3.6.2. Nontectonic, but Seismogenic Normal Faults; Chapter 4: Paleoseismology of Volcanic Environments; 4.2.1. Worldwide Examples of Volcano-Extensional Structures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 5: Paleoseismology of Compressional Tectonic Environments; Chapter 6: Paleoseismology of Strike-Slip Tectonic Environments; Chapter 7: Using Liquefaction-Induced and Other Soft-Sediment Features for Paleoseismic Analysis; Chapter 8: Using Landslides for Paleoseismic Analysis; 8.1. Introduction; 8.3. Determining Landslide Ages
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8.3.5. Weathering RindsSubject Index; International Geophysics Series; Color Plates; Chapter 9: Application of Paleoseismic Data to Seismic Hazard Assessment and Neotectonic Research; 9.1.1. Seismic Hazard Assessments: A Brief Description; 9.2.2. Methods Using Secondary Evidence; 9.3. Paleoseismic Slip Rates and Recurrence; Appendix 1: Earthquake Magnitude Scales; Appendix 3: Field Evaluation of Liquefaction Susceptibility of Soils with High Fines Content; References; Color Plates
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-373576-9
Former:
Paleoseismology
Language:
English
