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A Trojan Horse? Seismic swarm in Turkey gently stresses a major fault zone
temblor.net   16 February 2017   Turkey   Asia  
Temblor Map showing active faults in Turkey (MTA Faults)
<p>A series of mid-sized earthquakes (also called a seismic swarm) occurred at the tip of the Biga Peninsula in Turkey at the intersection of the Kestanbol Fault and the Edremit Fault Zone. In just a few days, 800 earthquakes varying size were felt, including ...
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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineers Characterize Soil Composition to Improve Bridge Design
University of Arkansas   14 January 2016   USA   Arkansas  
A specialized truck is used to vibrate the ground and create sheer waves that are measured to characterize soil composition and layering.
<p>FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. &ndash; University of Arkansas geotechnical earthquake engineers are working with the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department to characterize soil composition and layering in the upper Delta region of Arkansas. Their work ...
6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
6icege   30 July 2015   New Zealand   Christchurch  
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<p>Christchurch, the second largest city of New Zealand, was hit by a series of destructive earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 causing 185 fatalities and extensive damage to the buildings and lifelines of Canterbury (~$40 billion New Zealand dollars loss). While ...
Géotechnique Symposium in Print 2015: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Institution of Civil Engineers   24 April 2015   UK   London  
Géotechnique Symposium
<p>The many large earthquakes of the last decade, including the series in Christchurch in 2010-11 and the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, have focussed even greater attention on the cyclic behaviour of soils during these events. Great advances have recently been ...