| Description |
176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Advances in earthquake engineering |
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Advances in earthquake engineering.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface xii -- -- Chapter 1 The 1999 earthquake in Izmit - the study of actualistic -- strike-slip tectonic forms 1 -- E.L. Lekkas -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 2 Geodynamic - seismotectonic setting 4 -- 3 General description of seismic faults 5 -- 4 Detailed description of fault segments 6 -- 5 Tectonic forms and structures 10 -- 6 Discussion and conclusions 15 -- -- Chapter 2 The Gujarat, West India Earthquake (26 January -- 2001): A geodynamic episode in an intra-plate compressional regime 23 -- S.G. Lozios, E.L. Lekkas & G.D. Danamos -- 1 Introduction 24 -- 2 The geodynamic regime of India 25 -- 3 The seimotectonic regime of the major area 26 -- 4 The tectonic structure of the affected area 28 -- 5 Seismic ruptures and seimic fault 29 -- 6 Discussion and conclusions 31 -- -- Chapter 3 Contribution of GIS to analysis of the 7 September -- 1999 Athens earthquake 35 -- N. Voulgaris -- 1 Introduction 35 -- 2 Data 36 -- -- -- -- 2.1 Seismological data 36 -- 2.2 Additional data 37 -- 3 Data analysis 38 -- 4 Discussion 43 -- -- Chapter 4 The neotectonic macrostructures and the geological -- basement, the main factors controlling the spatial distribution -- of the damage and geodynamic phenomena resulting from the -- Kalamata (13 September 1986) and Athens (7 September 1999) earthquakes 45 -- I. Fountoulis -- 1 Introduction 45 -- 2 The case of Kalamata 46 -- 2.1 Geology - tectonics 46 -- 2.2 Neotectonics - fault-zones - faults 48 -- 2.3 Geographical distribution of damage and geodynamic phenomena 50 -- 2.4 Conclusions 54 -- 3 The case of Athens 55 -- 3.1 Geology - tectonics 55 -- 3.2 Neotectonics - fault-zones - faults 56 -- 3.3 Geographical distribution of damage and geodynamic phenomena 59 -- 3.4 Conclusions 61 -- 4 Discussion and conclusions 63 -- -- Chapter 5 A sequence of low magnitude earthquakes as a result -- of local tectonic activation: the case of the Psachna area, Evia -- Island, Greece 69 -- D. Fountoulis, Ch. Metaxas, S. Lalechos & C. Gountromichou -- 1 Introduction 70 -- 1.1 Geology - tectonics 70 -- 1.2 Historical and instrumental seismicity 71 -- 2 Methodology 72 -- 3 Data analysis 72 -- 3.1 Current seismicity 72 -- 3.2 Lineament analysis based on Landsat 7 ETM+ data 73 -- 3.3 Gravity data 74 -- 4 Results 75 -- 5 Conclusions 78 -- -- -- -- Chapter 6 The 26 July 2001 Skyros (north Aegean Sea, Greece) -- earthquake 81 -- G. Drakatos, G. Stavrakakis, A. Ganas, V. Karastathis, N. Melis, -- M. Ziazia & A. Plessa -- 1 Introduction 81 -- 2 Data: instrumental seismicity - foreshock activity 84 -- 2.1 The aftershock sequence - aftershocks focal mechanism 85 -- 3 Discussion and conclusions 87 -- -- Chapter 7 Surficial expression of seismic faults and urban -- planning 91 -- S.G. Lozios, E.L. Lekkas & L.C. Chatzistavrou -- 1 Introduction 91 -- 2 The Kalamata earthquake (13 September 1986, Ms= 6.0) 93 -- 3 The Greneva-Kozani earthquake (13 May 1995, Ms= 6.6) 95 -- 4 The Egio earthquake (15 June 1995, Ms= 6.1) 97 -- 5 The Paritha (Athens) earthquake (9 September 1999, Ms= 5.9) 101 -- 6 Discussion and conclusions 102 -- -- Chapter 8 Active faults and seismic hazard assessment at -- municipality level - the case of Tenea (Corinthia, Greece) 105 -- H.D. Kranis, E.L. Lekkas, S. G. Lozios & A.S. Bakopoulou -- 1 Introduction 105 -- 2 Geology and tectonics 108 -- 3 Seismological data 111 -- 4 Examination of population centres and infrastructure 112 -- 4.1 Hiliomodi - Koutalas 112 -- 4.2 Klenia - Agios Vassileios 113 -- 4.3 Stefanion - Agionorion 114 -- 4.4 Spathovouni - Corinth-Tripolis motorway 114 -- 4.5 Mapsos 116 -- 5 Discussion and conclusions 116 -- -- Chapter 9 Seismically-triggered landslide risk assessment 119 -- I Parcharidis, Emm. Vassilakis, Ger. Cooksley & Ch. Metaxas -- I Introduction 119 -- 2 Geological setting of the area 121 -- -- -- -- 3 Data collection and database construction 123 -- 3.1 Analysis method 123 -- 3.2 Static factor of safety 124 -- 3.3 Newmark displacement calculation 125 -- 4 Results and conclusions 127 -- -- Chapter 10 Low-strain techniques used for microzoning studies -- in soft rock areas in Greece 131 -- T.D. Papadopoulos, J.D. Alexopoulos & P.J. Kambouris -- 1 Introduction 131 -- 2 Methodology 132 -- 2.1 Surface methods 132 -- 2.2 Borehole methods 133 -- 3 Elastic moduli determination 134 -- 4 Case histories 135 -- 4.1 Area of Greneva-Kozani 135 -- 4.2 Area of Aegio - Achaia 137 -- 4.3 Area of Thiva Beotia 140 -- 4.4 Area of Athens Attiki 140 -- 4.5 Area of Heraklion Crete 141 -- -- Chapter 11 Parameters of intensity distribution in the Izmit -- and Dflzce (Turkey) earthquakes 147 -- E.L. Lekkas -- 1 Introduction 147 -- 2 Seismic faults 149 -- 3 Concomitant geodynamic phenomena 150 -- 4 Intensity evaluation - geographic distribution 153 -- 5 Conclusions 157 -- -- Chapter 12 Seismic strike-slip faults on a major boundary -- transverse to the Apenninic chain; the case of the Molise -- (S. Italy) earthquake (31 October 2002) 161 -- S.G. Lozios, G.D. Danamos & E.L. Lekkas -- 1 Introduction 162 -- 2 Geodynamic frame of the Italian peninsula 162 -- 3 Geological frame and seismotectonic regime of the wider affected area.. 164 -- 4 The earthquake parameters 169 -- 5 Tectonic structures, geotechnical effects and damage distribution 170 -- 6 Discussion and conclusions 174 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Earthquakes.
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Geodynamics.
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Earthquakes -- Case studies.
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Seismology.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Lekkas, E. L.
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| LC no. |
2003106796 |
| ISBN |
1853129968 : |
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