Earthquake Source Asymmetry, Structural Media and Rotation Effects

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Teisseyre, Roman (Editor), Majewski, Eugeniusz (Editor), Takeo, Minoru (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Geophysics.; Civil engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Civil Engineering.

This is the first book on rotational effects in earthquakes, a revolutionary concept in seismology. Existing models do no yet explain the significant rotational and twisting motions that occur during an earthquake and cause the failure of structures. This breakthrough monograph thoroughly investigat...