SUMMER 2003GEOHAZARDS COURSE AT UWI, MONA - page 052

Prepared and compiled by Rafi Ahmad, Unit for Disaster Studies,
Department of Geography and Geology,
University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

Ground acceleration – accelograph- as percent of g.

Ground motion.

Seismic waves

Amplification, frequency, period, attenuation, relationship with earth materials.

EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES:

Primary effects, Secondary effects

RESPONSE:

Seismic Hazard Maps, Seismic Risk Maps


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