seismic vibrations

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• Seismic microzonation — map of Greater Bangkok prepared based on predominant period of site obtained from microtremor observations [1] Main article: Earthquake engineering Seismic microzonation is defined as the process …   Wikipedia

• seismic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust. 2) of enormous proportions or effect. DERIVATIVES seismical adjective seismically adverb. ORIGIN from Greek seismos earthquake …   English terms dictionary

• Seismic vibrator — A seismic vibrator or vibroseis [ Vibroseis was formerly a trademark of Continental Oil Company mdash;#0737865, September 18, 1962 and #0735470, July 31, 1962 mdash;but both trademarks have been cancelled.] is a truck mounted device that is… …   Wikipedia

• seismic survey —       method of investigating subterranean structure, particularly as related to exploration for petroleum, natural gas, and mineral deposits (mineral deposit). The technique is based on determinations of the time interval that elapses between… …   Universalium

• Seismic exploration — is a set of geophysical methods of exploration based on a study of artificially induced waves of elastic vibrations propagating in the Earth crust. It is one of the geophysical exploration methods leading in terms of diversity of tasks to be… …   Glossary of Oil and Gas

• seismic — [ sʌɪzmɪk] adjective 1》 relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.     ↘relating to or denoting geological surveying methods involving vibrations produced artificially by explosions. 2》 of enormous proportions or… …   English new terms dictionary

• seismic —   a. pertaining to earthquakes.    ♦ seismicity, n.    ♦ seismal,    ♦ seismatical,    ♦ seismetic, a.    ♦ seismism, n. seismic phenomena.    ♦ seismograph, n. instrument recording earthquakes.    ♦ seismology, n. study of earthquakes.    ♦… …   Dictionary of difficult words

• seismic prospecting — /saɪzmɪk ˈprɒspɛktɪŋ/ (say suyzmik prospekting) noun a method of exploring the underlying strata of the earth, in which small explosive charges are fired, the resulting vibrations providing geological information …  

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