Accession Number:

ADA055971

Title:

State-of-the-Art for Assessing Earthquake Hazards in the United States. Report 9. Catalogues of Strong Motion Earthquake Records. Volume I. Western United States, 1933-1971.

Descriptive Note:

Miscellaneous paper,

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS

Personal Author(s):

• Chang,Frank K.

Report Date:

1978-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

56.0

Abstract:

A working catalogue was prepared to facilitate the selection of strong motion earthquake records for design purposes. The records are those processed by the California Institute of Technology from western United States during the period 1933-1971. They are presented graphically in terms of magnitude, type of fault, focal depth, site classification, peak acceleration, velocity, displacement, duration, and distance from epicenter. Author

Descriptors:

• *EARTHQUAKES
• *CATALOGS
• VELOCITY
• PEAK VALUES
• STATE OF THE ART
• ACCELERATION
• DISPLACEMENT
• GRAPHS
• INTENSITY
• DEPTH
• GROUND MOTION
• FAULTS(GEOLOGY)
• CLASSIFICATION
• SITE SELECTION
• RECORDS
• EPICENTERS
• EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING

Subject Categories:

• Information Science
• Seismology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE