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Fault growth and acoustic emissions in confined granite Fault growth and acoustic emissions in confined granite
The failure process in a brittle granite was studied by using acoustic emission techniques to obtain three dimensional locations of the microfracturing events. During a creep experiment the nucleation of faulting coincided with the onset of tertiary creep, but the development of the fault could not be followed because the failure occurred catastrophically. A technique has been developed...
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David A. Lockner, James D. Byerlee
Debris-flow flume at H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon Debris-flow flume at H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon
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R.M. Iverson, J. E. Costa, R.G. LaHusen
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Geology of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Geology of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
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Herman A. Karl
Data report for the TACT 1987 seismic refraction survey: Fairbanks North and Olnes deployments Data report for the TACT 1987 seismic refraction survey: Fairbanks North and Olnes deployments
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Mark R. Goldman, G. S. Fuis, J.H. Luetgert, D.J. Geddes
The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October, 17, 1989: Marina District The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October, 17, 1989: Marina District
During the earthquake, a total land area of about 4,300 km2 was shaken with seismic intensities that can cause significant damage to structures. The area of the Marina District of San Francisco is only 4.0 km2--less than 0.1 percent of the area most strongly affected by the earthquake--but its significance with respect to engineering, seismology, and planning far outstrips its proportion...
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Thomas D. O'Rourke, M. G. Bonilla, John Boatwright, Linda C. Seekins, Thomas E. Fumal, Hsi-Ping Liu, Charles S. Mueller, Richard E. Warrick, Robert E. Westerlund, Eugene D. Sembera, Leif Wennerberg, Harry E. Stewart, Ashraf K. Hussein, J. #NAME? Bardet, M. Kapuskar, G. R. Martin, J. Proubet, H. T. Taylor, J.T. Cameron, S. Vahdani, H. Yap, Jonathan W. Pease, Stephen K. Harris, John A. Egan, Charles R. Scawthorn, Keith A. Porter, Frank T. Blackburn
Sedimentology, behavior, and hazards of debris flows at Mount Rainier, Washington Sedimentology, behavior, and hazards of debris flows at Mount Rainier, Washington
Mount Rainier is potentially the most dangerous volcano in the Cascade Range because of its great height, frequent earthquakes, active hydrothermal system, and extensive glacier mantle. Many debris flows and their distal phases have inundated areas far from the volcano during postglacial time. Two types of debris flows, cohesive and noncohesive, have radically different behavior that...
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Kevin M. Scott, Patrick T. Pringle, J.W. Vallance
Volume and shape of the active and inactive parts of the Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado Volume and shape of the active and inactive parts of the Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado
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Mario Parise, Raffaela Guzzi
Surface features and kinematics of the Slumgullion landslide, near Lake City, Colorado Surface features and kinematics of the Slumgullion landslide, near Lake City, Colorado
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Raffaela Guzzi, Mario Parise
The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Strong ground motion and ground failure The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Strong ground motion and ground failure
Professional Paper 1551 describes the effects at the land surface caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake. These effects: include the pattern and characteristics of strong ground shaking, liquefaction of both floodplain deposits along the Pajaro and Salinas Rivers in the Monterey Bay region and sandy artificial fills along the margins of San Francisco Bay, landslides in the epicentral...
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Thomas L. Coordinated by Holzer
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks
No abstract available.
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Hazards of geomagnetic storms Hazards of geomagnetic storms
Geomagnetic storms are large and sometimes rapid fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field that are related to disturbances on the Sun's surface. Although it is not widely recognized, these transient magnetic disturbances can be a significant hazard to people and property. Many of us know that the intensity of the auroral lights increases during magnetic storms, but few people realize...
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D.C. Herzog