upload
University of Utah
Settore:
Number of terms: 6786
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
The depth below the surface of the hypocenter or focus of an earthquake.
Industry:Natural environment
The point within the earth where earthquake rupture begins.
Industry:Natural environment
Failure (sudden loss of strength) at some critical stress either by breaking along a new fracture or, most commonly, by frictional sliding on an already existing fracture.
Industry:Natural environment
Smaller tremor preceding the main earthquake in a series.
Industry:Natural environment
Ground motion measurements that are not influenced by constructed structures.
Industry:Natural environment
An active fault or fault zone that has the potential to cause surface displacement during the lifetime of a project under consideration.
Industry:Natural environment
The number of cycles occurring in a unit time.
Industry:Natural environment
The longest period of ground motion for which a structure shows a maximum response.
Industry:Natural environment
A series of faults that may tilt rocks in many different directions.
Industry:Natural environment
The study of the shape and size of the earth.
Industry:Natural environment