Use of liquefaction-induced features for paleoseismic analysis - An overview of how seismic liquefaction features can be distinguished from other features and how their regional distribution and properties of source sediment can be used to infer the location and strength of Holocene paleo-earthquakes

Engineering Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 1-76

  Obermeier, Stephen F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Holocene paleo earthquakes; Liquefaction induced features; Paleoseismic analysis; Regional distribution; Seismic liquefaction features; Source sediment properties

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LANDSLIDES; LEVEES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENTS;

HOLOCENE PALEOEARTHQUAKES; PALEOSEISMIC ANALYSIS;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

LIQUEFACTION; LIQUEFACTION FEATURE; PALAEOEARTHQUAKE; PALAEOSEISMICITY;

EID: 0030265174     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00040-3     Document Type: Article

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