Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980pegm.rept.....g&link_type=abstract
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Physics
Geophysics
Earthquakes, Great Basin (Us), Nevada, Seismology, Tectonics, Computer Programs, Earth Movements, Earth Planetary Structure, Geophysics
Scientific paper
Ground motion parameters are necessary for structural damage assessments and dynamic effects prediction in Las Vegas, Nevada. To develop these, a model of tectonic activity in the southern Basin and Range province was constructed on the basis of late Cenozoic patterns of crustal deformation, estimates of regional strain rates in Holocene time, and historic seismicity. From this information, the region surrounding Las Vegas was subdivided into six seismotectonic zones. Magnitude-recurrence relationships were developed for each of the six seismotectonic zones and probable maximum values of peak ground acceleration in Las Vegas were calculated using a computer program (HAZARD). Probable causative earthquake magnitudes in each source zone, probable values of duration of seismic shaking, and predominant periods likely to be associated with various peak accelerations were also determined.
Greensfelder R. W.
Kintzer F. C.
Somerville M. R.
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