Measurement of Ground Movement During Seismic Events
Understanding how ground surface movement is amplified from deep rock motions during seismic events has been a challenge to the earthquake engineering community for many years. Various soil types will increase the deep “rock like” material motions in varying degrees. Some soils can amplify the rock motions many times while others, such as thick peat layers, can actually de-amplify the surface motions. Placing instruments at different depths at given locations will allow engineers and researchers to verify their theories and assumptions of deep ground and surface motions. This data will allow them to calibrate the current equivalent linear site response models available such as SHAKE and other fully non-linear models.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Copyright © 2012 Highway Geology Symposium (HGS). Abstract reprinted with permission of the HGS.
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Corporate Authors:
Highway Geology Symposium
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Authors:
- Hipley, Pat
- Huang, Moh
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Conference:
- 63rd Highway Geology Symposium
- Location: Redding California, United States
- Date: 2012-5-7 to 2012-5-10
- Publication Date: 2012
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 251-262
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 63rd Annual Highway Geology Symposium (HGS 2012)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Dynamic models; Measurement; Seismicity; Soft soils
- Identifier Terms: California Department of Transportation
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01661547
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 28 2018 9:34AM