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Character and origins of ground rupturing and ground deformation during the 28 June 1992 Landers, California earthquake (as well as the 1989 Loma Prieta and 1994 Northridge earthquakes). Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/674695· OSTI ID:674695

The overall objective of the research has been to understand the form and significance of surface rupture produced by earthquakes. Specific objectives are to describe fracturing and other manifestations of broad belts of ground rupture during the Landers earthquake and to mechanically analyze the structures that form along the belts. The author has learned much about ground rupture during earthquakes, even though he has studied only three earthquakes to date: Loma Prieta, Landers and Northridge.

Research Organization:
Purdue Univ., Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-93ER14365
OSTI ID:
674695
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/14365--T1; ON: DE99000960
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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