Seismic Stability Evaluation of Alben Barkley Dam and Lake Project. Volume 2. Geological and Seismological Evaluation.

Abstract

The region in which Barkely Dam is located was divided into four seismic source zones. Zone 1, the new Madrid source, was seen to provide the severest shaking at Barkley damsite. The maximum earthquake is m sub b = 7.5 and is attenuated 118 km. The Santa Barbara record for the 1952 Kern County, California, earthquake was scaled to an acceleration of 0.24 g, a velocity of approximately 35 cm/sec, and a duration (= or > 0.05 g) of approximately 60 sec. Contents: Earthquake Zones; Earthquake Motions; Review of Earthquake Sources; Review of Earthquake Motions; Earthquakes and Geology of the Barkely Dam area in Relation to the New Madrid Earthquake Region to 1977, with Supplementary Earthquakes to 1981; Earthquake Motions and Recommended Acclerograms for the Barkley Damsite, Based on Zones I, II, and III; Earthquake Motions for the Barkley Damsite Based on the Wabash Valley Zone (Zone IV).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA170665

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  • Ellis L. Krinitzsky

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