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OverviewThis reader-friendly, carefully illustrated text introduces the scientific, historical, and personal safety aspects of earthquakes. It is significantly broader in perspective than other texts on the subject, providing the basic scientific facts about earthquakes, explaining how the study of earthquakes has progressed through time, offering details on the development of earthquake instruments, and covering immediately practical aspects such as personal safety, building and living in areas prone to earthquakes, and earthquake geography. No prior courses are assumed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David S. BrumbaughPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Pearson Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.370kg ISBN: 9780321612281ISBN 10: 0321612280 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 06 August 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsPART I: Earthquake Basics 1. Earthquakes: Myths, Legends, and Logic Myths, Legends, and Gods: Early Ideas on the Origin of Earthquakes The Natural World and Earthquakes The Age of Reason: The Eighteenth Century The Elastic Rebound Theory Summary 2. Measuring Earthquakes Intensity of Ground Shaking Development of Early Mechanical Seismographs Seismographs and Earthquake Waves Digital Networks and Arrays Summary 3. Faults and Earthquakes An Introduction to Faults and Faulting Not all Faults are Alike Fault Surfaces and Processes Fault Behavior and Time Faults and Topography Hidden Faults Summary PART II: Earthquake Data Analysis and its Contributions to Science 4. Earthquake Size and Location Introduction Earthquake Location Earthquake Depth Earthquake Size Summary 5. The Earthquake Process Introduction An Important Clue: First Motion of the Ground The Fault Plane Solution: A Most Powerful Tool Focus Versus Fault: Earthquake Modeling Fault Plane Solution Versus Earthquake Modeling The Hidden is Revealed Summary 6. Plate Tectonics Introduction Puzzles and Pieces The Appeal of Continental Drift: The Mountain that came to Mohammed The Engine that Couldn't Convection and a Mobile Seafloor Magnets, Poles, and Submarines: The Great Discovery Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Summary 7. Journey to the Center of the Earth Introduction Caves and Hollow Places Below: Ideas About Earth's Interior Solid as a Rock A Layered Earth: P-Wave Echoes Structure of Earth's Interior X-Rays into Earth: Through a Glass Darkly Summary 8. Earthquakes and Tsunamis Introduction What is a Tsunami? Sumatra (2004) New Guinea (1998) Lituya Bay, Alaska (1958) Summary 9. Earthquake Triggering Introduction The Clues were there Summary PART III: Earthquakes, Earthquake Geography, and Safety 10. Great Historic Earthquakes Introduction Kourion Basel Shansi Jamaica Lisbon New Madrid Sonora, Mexico San Francisco Tokyo Chile Alaska Peru Mexico, City Izmit Sumatra Sichuan 11. Earthquakes in the United States Introduction The Western United States The Eastern United States Summary 12. Earthquake Prediction Introduction Snakes, Yaks, and Cockroaches New Madrid: A False Alarm Earthquake Prediction: The Long and Short of it Short Term Prediction: Precursors, Successes and Failures The Dilatant-Diffusion Theory Parkfield: The Earthquake Prediction Experiment PRENLAB: An Interesting Success Story Fossil Earthquakes: Rocks Tell Tales California and the Big One Emergency Preparedness Summary 13. What to do Before, During, and After an Earthquake Introduction Earthquake Hazards Preparation Before and Earthquake During an Earthquake After an Earthquake Case Histories: Luck Plays a Part Summary 14. Building for Earthquake Safety Introduction The Basics: What is a Building? The Role of Design in Safety Ornamental Design and Chimneys Mobile Homes Summary Appendix A: Government Emergency Services and Geoscience Departments Appendix B: Computer Based Earthquake Information Appendix C: Suggested Readings Illustration Credits Glossary of Terms IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDr. David S. Brumbaugh received his Ph.D. from Indiana University with a specialty in Geophysics. He is Professor at Northern Arizona University and Director of the Arizona Earthquake Information Center. His research interests include the mechanics of normal and thrust faulting; earthquake source mechanics; Cenozoic tectonics of the southern Colorado Plateau and transition zone; earthquake studies of the North Anatolian fault zone, Turkey, and the Aleutian plate boundary. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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