Introduction to Engineering Seismology

Dr. P. Anbazhagan

Questions

1. Define Asperities and Barrier.
2. Define and discuss Seismic Gap" and its importance in the forecast of
earthquake hazards.
3. Explain A Simplified Point-Source Model.
4. What are the pitfalls of Earthquake Intensity scale?
5. Determine all the types magnitudes for earthquake plot given below
saturation concept also) and if your not able to find some magnitude values
write reason. Assume V
P
=6.7 km/s, V
S
= 3.66 km/s, V
L
= 4.2 km/s and V
R
=
4.0km/s













6. What is the Beach Ball? Draw the typical beach ball diagram for south India.
7. What are different types of Socioeconomic Impacts of Earthquake Prediction
8. Suppose a fault existed completely around Earths equator to a depth of 50km
and ruptured in a single earthquake with 20 m of slip. Estimate Mw for this
event.
9. Write True or false and give one line reason
Fresh land forms due to convergent process
S wave can travel to cores
Earth is divided in to Number of Plates
-0.0009
-0.0008
-0.0007
-0.0006
-0.0005
-0.0004
-0.0003
-0.0002
-0.0001
0
0.0001
0.0002
0.0003
0.0004
0.0005
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Time (Sec)
A
m
p
l
i
t
u
d
e

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m
m
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Introduction to Engineering Seismology
Dr. P. Anbazhagan

10. What is importance of duration? What are the important parameters can
change the duration of ground motion?
11. Briefly explain Active fault?
12. Discuss different types of earthquake and explain reservoir triggered
earthquake in India
13. List types of earthquakes based on region and geology? Among these which
one is more frequently reported and why?