scholarly journals The 24 August 2016 Amatrice earthquake: macroseismic survey in the damage area and EMS intensity assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
QUEST W.G. : ◽  
Raffaele Azzaro ◽  
Andrea Tertulliani ◽  
Filippo Bernardini ◽  
Romano Camassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Epicentral Area ◽  
Damage Area ◽  
Macroseismic Field ◽  
Intensity Assessment ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
2016 Amatrice Earthquake ◽  
The Town ◽  
Macroseismic Survey

<p>The 24 August 2016 earthquake very heavily struck the central sector of the Apennines among the Lazio,Umbria, Marche and Abruzzi regions, devastating the town of Amatrice, the nearby villages and other localities along the Tronto valley. In this paper we present the results of the macroseismic field survey carried out using the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS) to take the heterogeneity of the building stock into account. We focused on the epicentral area, where geological conditions may also have contributed to the severity of damage. On the whole, we investigated 143 localities; the maximum intensity 10 EMS has been estimated for Amatrice, Pescara del Tronto and some villages in between. The severely damaged area (8-9 EMS) covers a strip trending broadly N-S and extending 15 km in length and 5 km in width; minor damage occurred over an area up to 35 km northward from the epicenter.</p>

scholarly journals MARJANBULAK EARTHQUAKE on MAY 25, 2013 with КР=14.1, МS=5.2, I0=7 (Djizakh province, Uzbekistan)

2019 ◽  
pp. 409-420
Author(s):  
M. Usmanova ◽  
A. Djuraev ◽  
M. Shermatov ◽  
A. Frolova ◽  
A. Sattarova
Keyword(s):  
Field Equation ◽  
Epicentral Zone ◽  
Instrumental Data ◽  
Isoseismal Map ◽  
Macroseismic Field ◽  
Observation Area ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Engineer Geological ◽  
Macroseismic Survey

The instrumental data and the results of the macroseismic survey of the Marjanbulak earthquake MwMOS=6.2 with an intensity of 8 on the MSK-64 scale, which occurred in Uzbekistan, are presented. The isoseismal map is given. Correspondence between the intensity of the earthquake manifestation and the regional macroseismic field equation is shown. Geological and geophysical, engineer-geological conditions in the epicentral zone are described. The seismicity of the observation area is reviewed.

The sirch (Kerman, Iran) earthquake of 28 July 1981—A field investigation

1982 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 841-861
Author(s):  
Hojjat Adeli
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Steel Buildings ◽  
Maximum Width ◽  
Epicentral Area ◽  
Historical Monuments ◽  
Fresh Surface ◽  
The City ◽  
The Town ◽  
Epicentral Region

abstract On 28 July 1981 at 17:22 UTC, the Kerman province of southern Iran was shaken by the largest and the most destructive earthquake in its history. Its surface-wave magnitude was about 7.2. The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 45 km southeast of the city of Kerman, the capital of the Kerman province. The shock killed nearly 3,000 people, left more than 31,000 homeless, and destroyed virtually all buildings in the epicentral region within a radius of 30 km. The hardest hit place was the town of Sirch where about 2,000 people died out of a population of 3,500. Surface fractures were observed in several areas, and the earthquake was apparently associated with a fresh surface normal faulting. The maximum vertical displacement was about 1 m. The maximum width of the fracture was 0.5 m. Also, extensive landsliding and numerous rockfalls were observed within the area of maximum damage. Most houses in the epicentral area are of adobe construction, made of sundried clay brick walls, and heavy domed roofs or vaults with clay or mud mortar. Most casualties were due to the collapse of these adobe buildings. However, the performance of unreinforced or reinforced brick buildings, historical monuments, steel buildings, and other types of structures during the earthquake is also discussed in this paper.

scholarly journals Silver ore exploration in the Southern Urals

2020 ◽  
pp. 110-119
Author(s):  
Evgenii A. Kurlaev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Southern Urals ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
The Southern Urals ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Town ◽  
Ore Exploration

Introduction. Native historiography associates the beginning of Southern Ural industrialization with the construction of first metallurgical works in the 1740s. Historians paid attention to geological exploration in the Urals in the 17th century but they had no idea about the survey areas. Historical archeological study on the edge of the town of Zlatoust in the Southern Urals has managed to find the trace of the largest geological survey expedition aimed at silver ore exploration as far back as 1669–1673. Expedition at that time represented a major military autonomous formation (regiment) under a voivode’s (Slavic title for a war-leader) command. A large number of participants was due to the need for great manpower and protection from hostile nomads Research aim is to introduce unique discoveries in the history of mining into professional scientific use. Methodology. When analyzing the historical material, the methods of field survey and investigation on the documents of ancient mining remains have been developed. Results. The sequence of events has been retraced in the article, geological survey and mining areas and stages have been determined. Organizational structure, quantity, aims and results of the largest geological survey expedition in the history of Russia have been defined. Mining traces have been discovered being a unique monument to the history of mining in the 17th century.

ULVS XXVI: Sedimentological and Palynological Studies of Holocene Environmental Changes from a Plateau Basin Infill Sequence at Grerat D'nar Salem, near Beni Ulid, in the Tripolitanian Pre-desert

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. D. Gilbertson ◽  
C. O. Hunt ◽  
N. R. J. Fieller
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Archaeological Remains ◽  
Shrub Species ◽  
North West ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Modern Landscape ◽  
Early And Middle Holocene ◽  
The Town

AbstractThis paper describes an integrated series of sedimentological and palynological studies of the arenaceous deposits which infill the large alluvial basin of Grerat D'nar Salem, which is located on a limestone plateau in the semi-arid pre-desert of Tripolitania north-west of the town of Beni Ulid. This research shows that in the early and middle Holocene this depression was occupied by a large semi-permanent or permanent water body which was surrounded by a grass-steppe vegetation with some tree and shrub species, perhaps growing in wetter stream- and wadi-beds. Sometime in the mid-Holocene the region became much more arid, the lake disappeared, matching the pattern of environmental change observed elsewhere in northern Africa. The geomor-phic environment became dominated by aeolian processes, interrupted by occasional winter floods, in a landscape dominated by grass steppe — essentially the situation that has continued to the present day. It is clear from general biogeographical and geomorphic considerations that Romano-Libyan floodwater farming in the region must have brought about significant changes in the character of wadi floors. Field survey indicates that it has also left a legacy in the contemporary distribution of plants, animals and runoff in the modern landscape. Nevertheless, no clear evidence has emerged from this study that the widespread and intensive flood-water farming, evidenced by the archaeological remains in the area, was associated with either a climate or a landscape notably different from that of today. The new palynological evidence suggests that the nature of the related ancient cultivation at Grerat is better viewed as a monoculture, rather than the mixed farming deduced previously for wadi-floor areas. There is no evidence that any naturally-occurring environmental change was associated with the introduction or loss of floodwater farming in the region. There is some sedimentological evidence that such activity might have led to problems of soil salinity in this basin.

scholarly journals Analysis of the 2016 Amatrice earthquake macroseismic data

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Hofer ◽  
Mariano Angelo Zanini ◽  
Flora Faleschini
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Seismic Event ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Macroseismic Data ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Macroseismic Scale ◽  
The University ◽  
2016 Amatrice Earthquake ◽  
Macroseismic Survey

On August 24, 2016, a sudden MW 6.0 seismic event hit Central Italy, causing 298 victims and significant damage to residential buildings and cultural heritage. In the days following the mainshock, a macroseismic survey was conducted by teams of the University of Padova, according to the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS98). In this contribution, a critical analysis of the collected macroseismic data is presented and some comparisons were performed with the recent 2012 Emilia sequence.

The 1638 earthquakes, migratory phenomena and geolinguistic consequences in Calabria

1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (5-6) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Chiodo ◽  
I. Guerra ◽  
J. Trumper
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Seismic Event ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Epicentral Area ◽  
Damage Area ◽  
Cultural Status ◽  
Historical Times

Two disastrous earthquakes occurred in Calabria (Southern Italy) in 1638: on March 27th the first one had a destructive damage area on the Tyrrheniail side of Mid-Calabria. the second one hit the east side of the same region on June 9th. In historical times they are the most intensive seismic events in their respective epicentral areas. so that the reconstruction of their effects is very important for the analysis and assessment of seismic risk. They strongly influenced, moreover, the development of the economy and socio-cultural status of many urban communities. A study of these shocks has been carried out and has implied a thorough re-evaluation of the historical sources of information already known and the exploitation of possible new sources. The two macroseismic fields have been reconstructed: in particular that of the second seismic event, the strongest one in its epicentral area. stimulates a thorough revision of the seismotectonics of the Middle-eastern Calabria. Moreover the reconstruction of the historical facts accompanying and following the earthquakes has furnished elements that help to explain observed anomalies in the spatial distribution of Calabrian dialect phenomena.

On the Cross of Sant'Andrea: The Response to the Tragedy of San Giuliano di Puglia following the 2002 Molise, Italy, Earthquake

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 341-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randolph Langenbach ◽  
Alberto Dusi
Keyword(s):  
Recovery Process ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Severe Damage ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Initial Decision ◽  
The People ◽  
The One ◽  
Molise Earthquake ◽  
Town Center ◽  
The Town

This paper reviews the recovery process in San Giuliano di Puglia, the one town in the Molise earthquake to suffer both extensive fatalities and widespread severe damage to its building stock. It focuses on three issues related to the recovery process: (1) the initial decision to close the central part of the town and to relocate most of the townspeople into temporary housing, (2) the location and design of the temporary “new village,” (3) the demolition rather than repair of many damaged buildings, and (4) the ongoing planning for the permanent relocation of the town center to a new area away from what had been the town's “main street.” The paper discusses the inspection, shoring and demolition process. Connecting all these issues is the question of how relief aid should be managed to best assist in recovery on all levels, including the psychological well-being of the people and the community.

New evidence for a Roman fort and vicus at Mizda (Tripolitania)

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Schimmer
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Roman Military ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
The Town ◽  
Late Roman

AbstractThe existence of a Roman military fort at the town of Mizda, about 150 km south of Tripoli, has long been assumed, in spite of scarce archaeological indications. A field survey, conducted recently in the area around the old town of Mizda, yielded an assemblage of pottery dating to the mid and late Roman periods. The pottery provides the first unequivocal evidence for a Roman settlement around (and beneath) the old town, most probably in the form of a fort and vicus.

scholarly journals The May 2012 Emilia (Italy) earthquakes: preliminary interpretations on the seismogenic source and the origin of the coseismic ground effects

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Pizzi ◽  
Vittorio Scisciani
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Reflection ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Epicentral Distance ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Seismic Reflection Profile ◽  
Epicentral Area ◽  
Preliminary Model ◽  
Seismogenic Source ◽  
Emilia Romagna Region ◽  
Ground Effects

<p>On May 20, 2012, a Ml 5.9 earthquake (T1) occurred in the Emilia-Romagna Region of northern Italy. This was preceded by a Ml 4.1 foreshock on May 19, 2012, and followed by several aftershocks, including two Ml 5.1 events, both on the same day. On May 29, 2012, a second strong event of Ml 5.8 (T2) hit the same region, with its epicenter ca. 12 km to the WSW of the first mainshock, T1. The epicentral area of the seismic sequence covers an alluvial lowland that is occupied by both agricultural and urbanized areas, and there were 17 casualties and about 14,000 people left homeless. […] In the present study, we provide a preliminary model of the seismogenic source(s) responsible for the two mainshocks, by comparing the seismic reflection profile interpretation with the available seismological and interferometric data. Furthermore, we show the coseismic ground effects that were observed in the epicentral area during two field survey campaigns: the first conducted after the May 20, 2012, event and the second soon after the May 29, 2012, earthquake, when several sites were revisited to observe the occurrence of newly formed or 're-activated' liquefaction features. Hence, we discuss the origin and location of the coseismic features observed in the context of the local geological–geomorphological setting and with respect to the epicentral distance. Finally, we provide our interpretation for the question: "Why did the mainshock ruptures not break the surface?" […]</p><p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p>

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