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Living on an active earth : perspectives on earthquake science / Committee on the Science of Earthquakes, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Science of Earthquakes
,
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
,
National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies
Format:
eBook
Language:
English
Published:
Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
©2003.
Subjects:
Seismology
>
Research.
Earthquake hazard analysis.
NATURE
>
Earthquakes & Volcanoes.
SCIENCE
>
Earth Sciences
>
Seismology & Volcanism.
Earthquake hazard analysis
Seismology
>
Research
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Table of Contents:
1 The Challenge of Earthquake Science 1
1.1 Seismic Safety and Performance 2
1.2 Seismic Information for Emergency Response 8
1.3 Basic Geoscience 11
1.4 Education 12
1.5 Predictive Understanding 14
2 Rise of Earthquake Science 19
2.1 Early Speculations 19
2.2 Discovery of Seismic Faulting 23
2.3 Seismometry and the Quantification of Earthquakes 31
2.4 Plate Tectonics 36
2.5 Earthquake Mechanics 47
2.6 Earthquake Prediction 54
2.7 Earthquake Engineering 65
3 Facing the Earthquake Threat 107
3.1 Types of Seismic Hazards 107
3.2 Seismic Hazards in the United States 121
3.3 Seismic Hazards Around the World 137
3.4 Estimating Earthquake Risk 147
3.5 Reducing Earthquake Risk 151
3.6 Closing the Implementation Gap 163
4 Observing the Active Earth: Current Technologies and the Role of the Disciplines 176
4.1 Seismology 177
4.2 Tectonic Geodesy 201
4.3 Earthquake Geology 216
4.4 Fault and Rock Mechanics 229
5 Earthquake Physics and Fault-System Science 256
5.1 Earthquake Dynamics 257
5.2 Fault Systems 264
5.3 Fault-Zone Processes 275
5.4 Rupture Dynamics 282
5.5 Wave Propagation 302
5.6 Seismic Hazard Analysis 314
6 Research Opportunities and Requirements 350
6.1 Fault Characterization 351
6.2 Global Earthquake Forecasting 358
6.3 Fault-System Dynamics 361
6.4 Fault-Zone Processes 364
6.5 Earthquake Source Physics 367
6.6 Ground-Motion Prediction 369
6.7 Seismic Hazard Analysis 376
6.8 Seismic Information Systems 378
6.9 Partnerships for Public Education and Outreach 379
7.1 Current Capabilities 385
7.2 Science Goals 386
7.3 Research Opportunities and Requirements 388
Appendix A Major Federal Earthquake Programs 395.
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