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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
Industry: Earth science
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Seismology
Radiation pattern of waves
Earth science; Seismology
A geometric description of the amplitude and sense of initial motion distributed over the P and S wavefronts in the vicinity of the source.
Response spectrum
Earth science; Seismology
A curve showing the mathematically computed maximum response of a set of simple damped harmonic oscillators of different natural frequency(ies) to a particular record of earthquake ground ...
Elastic stress
Earth science; Seismology
A measure of the forces acting on a body in units of force per unit area.
Capable fault
Earth science; Seismology
A fault along which it is mechanically feasible for sudden slip to occur.
Viseoelastic material
Earth science; Seismology
A material which can behave as an elastic solid on a short-time scale and as a viscous fluid on a long-time scale.
Earthquake swarm)
Earth science; Seismology
A series of minor earthquakes, none of which may be identified as the main shock, occurring in a limited area and time.
Isotropy
Earth science; Seismology
A material where its mechanical properties are the same in all directions.
