MULTICOMPONENT STRAIN SEISMOGRAPH.

Abstract

Principal emphasis was placed on ascertaining that the vertical strain seismometer has the correct phase response. Observations of P waves near 1 cps indicate the existence of a phase mismatch as large as 35 deg between vertical strain and vertical inertial outputs; however, P waves at the same frequency do not indicate a phase discrepancy between vertical strain and crossed-strain outputs. Measurements of system phase using a recently installed variable-capacitance transducer on the vertical strain seismometer bear out the possibility of the existence of a phase shift that deviates as much as 35 deg from the desired response. At present it cannot be determined whether the phase relations among the instruments for various signals have a fixed pattern, nor can it be definitely determined that the vertical strain seismometer has a phase discrepancy.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 1966
Accession Number
AD0482922

Entities

Organizations

  • Geotech Instruments (United States)

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Observation
  • Phase Shift
  • Seismographs
  • Seismometers
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Seismology