Seismic Investigation of Deep Crustal Structure by Reflection Methods.

Abstract

The conclusions may be summarized as follows: (1) the amplitude of the ground motion in the near vicinity of large quarry blasts diminishes approximately as the square of the elapsed time; (2) an important part of the motion is probably caused by the arrival of surface waves reflected from surface structures in the vicinity; (3) no conspicuous vertical reflections from deep crustal structure are recordable in the frequency range of 5 to 30 cycles per second following large quarry blasts; and (4) questionable simultaneous arrivals indicate the possibility of vertical reflections but require further investigation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1949
Accession Number
AD0499591

Entities

People

  • Judson Mead

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Reflection
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Seismology