Comprehensive Approach to Earthquake Disaster Mitigation

ISBN-13: 9783528065577 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 1993 / 328 str.

Andreas Vogel

Opis

The length of Aegean arc in south-west Turkey has been deter mined by the use of intermediate focal depth earthquakes which occurred between 1900-1985 in the south-west of Turkey (34.00- 38.00 Nand 27.00-32.00 E). Intermediate focal depth earthqua kes in south-west Turkey revealed the presence of a seismic Benioff zone caused by underthrusting of the African litho spheric plate by the Aegean arc. In order to determine the geometry of underthrustin%detailed epicenter maps of the in termediate depth earthquakes in south-west of Turkey were pre pared. It is known that these earthquakes brought great harm in the past. Investigation of time distribution of them will help to predict the occurrence of them in the future. These intermediate focal depth earthquakes can be differenti ated from deep ones by their micro- and macroseismic proper ties. Papazachos (1969) and Comninakis (1970) found that the foci of these earthquakes are in a zone underthrusting exten ding from the East Mediterranean to the Aegean arc. Morgan (1968) and Le pichori (1968) defined three plates which are important in East Mediterranean tectonics. These are the Afri ca, Arabic and Eurasian plates. They define wide earthquake belt on the boundaries between the African and Eurasian plate.

Spis treści

Earthquake Source Processes.- Kinematic Adjustment of Geodetic Deformation Networks with Piece-wise Linear Deformation History Model.- The Helendale Fault Zone.- Beyond Plate Tectonics — From a Phenomenological to a Causative View on Global Tectonics and Earthquake Activity.- Discontinuity of the Helendale Fault Zone: Geophysical Evidence.- Time and Space Distributions of the Intermediate Focal Depth Earthquakes in the South-West of Turkey.- Earthquake Hazard Assessment.- Some Aspects of Seismic Hazard Assessment in National and Local Levels in Albania.- Qualitative Study of Site Effects on Seismograms. A Case Study in the Area of Eastern-Central Greece.- Cross-hole Measurements for Microzoning Kalamata, Greece.- Determining the Properties of Soils with Different Types of Structural Bonds Affected by Earthquake Waves.- Risk Analysis and Evaluation.- Perspective on Earthquakes in Turkey.- Impulse Table Tests of Single Story Buildings.- An Engineering Field Reconnaissance Report on the Erzincan Earthquake of 13 March 1992.- Measures of Protection.- Land-use Planning as Instrument of Earthquake Hazard Mitigation.- Seismic Rehabilitation of a Capacitor Bank Structure through Base Isolation.- Safe Design of Bolted Connections in Structural Steelwork.- Comprehensive Disaster Planning and Management.