Download or read book Active Faulting and Seismic Hazards in Alaska written by Richard D. Koehler and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alaska is the most seismically active region of the United States and large, frequent earthquakes pose significant seismic hazards to the state’s infrastructure and inhabitants. Despite the risks associated with high rates of tectonic activity, geologic information on the relative activity of Quaternary faults is sparse. This report is designed to provide guidance for future earthquake research in Alaska, serve as a resource for seismic hazard studies, and complement the Alaska Quaternary fault database (Koehler and others, 2012a; Koehler, 2013). It summarizes the current state of knowledge pertaining to the paleoseismic characteristics of active faults throughout the state and represents the first comprehensive compilation of paleoseismic data for Alaska. The report is organized into eight seismic source regions, and includes unpublished observations from many active faults briefly visited during field campaigns associated with ongoing infrastructure studies of the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. In a summary report of this nature, it is inevitable that some information might have been overlooked. Although additional future paleoseismic characterization of active faults is needed to adequately address seismic hazards and risk in the state, the information presented here contributes to the core charter of the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission by providing data that will ultimately lead to better hazard evaluations and mitigation practices.
Download or read book Active Tectonics and Seismic Potential of Alaska written by Jeffrey T. Freymueller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 179. This multidisciplinary monograph provides the first modern integrative summary focused on the most spectacular active tectonic systems in North America. Encompassing seismology, tectonics, geology, and geodesy, it includes papers that summarize the state of knowledge, including background material for those unfamiliar with the region; address global hypotheses using data from Alaska; and test important global hypotheses using data from this region. It is organized around four major themes: subduction and great earthquakes at the Aleutian Arc, the transition from strike slip to accretion and subduction of the Yakutat microplate, the Denali fault and related structures and their role in accommodating permanent deformation of the overriding plate, and regional integration and large-scale models and the use of data from Alaska to address important global questions and hypotheses. The book's publication near the beginning of the National Science Foundation's EarthScope project makes it especially timely because Alaska is perhaps the least understood area within the EarthScope footprint, and interest in the region can be expected to rise with time as more EarthScope data become available.
Download or read book State of the art for Assessing Earthquake Hazards in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unveiling Active Faults Multiscale Perspectives and Alternative Approaches Addressing the Seismic Hazard Challenge written by Federica Ferrarini and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Earthquake Hazards in the Offshore Environment written by Robert A. Page and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seismic hazard Analysis of the Nenana Agricultural Development Area Central Alaska written by Hans Pulpan and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in NEHRP Investing in a Safer Future written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Active and Potentially Active Faults Along the Alaska Highway Corridor Tetlin Junction to the Canada Border written by Richard D. Koehler and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports on a Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys multi-year geologic project which was focused on a corridor along the Alaska Highway between Delta Junction and the Canada border. This project provided information, including active fault hazards, is relevant to a proposed Alaska-Canada natural gas pipeline and other future development in the corridor.
Download or read book Geologic Hazards in the Yakataga Planning Area Southeastern Alaska written by R. A. Combellick and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Earthquake Information Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Active Faults of the World written by Robert Yeats and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 923 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing the first worldwide survey of active earthquake faults, this book focuses on those described as 'seismic time bombs' – with the potential to destroy large cities in the developing world such as Port au Prince, Kabul, Tehran and Caracas. Leading international earthquake expert, Robert Yeats, explores both the regional and plate-tectonic context of active faults, providing the background for seismic hazard evaluation in planning large-scale projects such as nuclear power plants or hydroelectric dams. He also highlights work done in more advanced seismogenic countries like Japan, the United States, New Zealand and China, providing an important basis for upgrading building standards and other laws in developing nations. The book also explores the impact of major quakes on social development through history. It will form an accessible reference for analysts and consulting firms, and a convenient overview for academics and students of geoscience, geotechnical engineering and civil engineering, and land-use planning.
Download or read book Evaluation of Feasibility of Mapping Seismically Active Faults in Alaska written by Larry D. Gedney and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Earthquakes and the Urban Environment written by G. Lennis Berlin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph attempts to amalgamate recent research input comprising the vivifying components or urban seismology at a level useful to those having an interest in the earthquake and its effects upon an urban environment. However, because some of those interested in the earthquake- urban problem may not have a strong background in the physical sciences.
Download or read book Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program written by Robert Morrison Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geological Survey Circular written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geologic Hazards and Public Problems May 27 28 1969 written by Robert A. Olson and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Submarine Active Faults From Regional Observations to Seismic Hazard Characterization written by Hector Perea and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
