seismic effect

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• Seismic wave — Seismic waves are waves that travel through the Earth, most often as the result of a tectonic earthquake, sometimes from an explosion. Seismic waves are also continually excited by the pounding of ocean waves and the wind. Seismic waves are… …   Wikipedia

• 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 analysis — is a subset of structural analysis and is the calculation of the response of a building (or nonbuilding) structure to earthquakes. It is part of the process of structural design, earthquake engineering or structural assessment and retrofit (see… …   Wikipedia

• Seismic shadowing — is a global effect of an earthquake. The seismic waves generated by an earthquake pass through the body of the Earth, but between 104° and 140° from the focus of an earthquake, little or no seismic waves can be detected. This is because primary… …   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 scale — A seismic scale is used to measure and compare the severity of earthquakes. (For a quick review, see the table of seismic scales at the end of this article.)Two fundamentally different but equally important types of scales are commonly used by… …   Wikipedia

• Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on India — For related articles, see . In India, 10,136 people, according to official estimates, were killed and hundreds of thousands were rendered homeless when a tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra… …   Wikipedia

• seismic — adjective /ˈsaɪzmɪk/ a) Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth. b) (Metaphorically) Of very large, or widespread effect. See Also: seismograph, seismology …   Wiktionary

• 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

• Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale — The Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale is a measure used in Japan and Taiwan to indicate the strength of earthquakes. It is measured in units of . Unlike the Richter magnitude scale (which measures the total magnitude of the… …   Wikipedia

• Coriolis effect — For the psychophysical perception effect, see Coriolis effect (perception). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …   Wikipedia