Earthquakes and Seismic WavesEarthquake destructionDestruction fromGood Friday quake, 1964Department Store DamageTurnagain Heights 1964--landslideCharleston, SC—August 31, 1886Intensity of New Madrid, MOLoma Prieta 1985Loma Prieta—parking structureLoma Prieta, 1989Loma Prieta—mud volcanoesNorthridge 1994--freewayNorthridge Parking structureKobe, Japan, 1995Kobe damage due to construction techniquesKobe plate movementKobe, Japan, 1995Japan 1964--liquifactionTsunami formationTsunami Hawaii 1946Tsunami Indonesia 2004Earth’s interior compositionEarth’s interior propertiesOcean with central ridgeOcean-Continent ConvergenceTectonic Plate MapEarthquakes and Seismic WavesChapter 7Reading: pages 199-211Earthquake destruction• Intensity of earthquake• Length of shaking (duration)• ‘Soil’ type—the nature of the material upon which the structure rests• Building design—how well it is designed and builtDestruction from• Ground shaking• Liquefaction• Tsunami• Landslides and subsidence•FireGood Friday quake, 1964Department Store DamageTurnagain Heights 1964--landslideCharleston, SC—August 31, 1886Intensity of New Madrid, MO• http://hsv.com/genlintr/newmadrd/Loma Prieta 1985• http://jamaica.u.arizona.edu/ic/nats1011/lectures/ch09/FIG09_019A.JPGLoma Prieta—parking structure• http://www.dola.state.co.us/oem/PublicInformation/EARTHQUAKE.HTMLoma Prieta, 1989• http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-29/Loma Prieta—mud volcanoesNorthridge 1994--freeway• http://www.geo.lsa.umich.edu/~crlb/COURSES/107/Lec7/lec7.htmlNorthridge Parking structure• http://www.vibrationdata.com/earthquakes/northridge.htmKobe, Japan, 1995• http://www.dis-inc.com/kobe.htmKobe damage due to construction techniques• http://www.georesources.co.uk/kobehigh.htmKobe plate movement• http://www.georesources.co.uk/kobehigh.htmKobe, Japan, 1995• http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/land/kobe.htmlJapan 1964--liquifaction• http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ozsvath/images/liquefaction_photo.htmTsunami formationTsunami Hawaii 1946Tsunami Indonesia 2004“Lower mantle” _____Earth’s interior compositionDefined by chemical compositionCrustMantleCoreEarth’s interior propertiesDefined by PhysicalPropertiesLithosphereAsthenosphereLower mantleOuter coreInner coreOcean with central ridgeOcean-Continent ConvergenceTectonic Plate Map•
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