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Induced earthquakes / by S.K. Guha.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2000.Description: 314 ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0412498707 (hc. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.22/GHU 21
LOC classification:
  • QE539.2.I36 G84 2000
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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1 INTRODUCTION 1 -- 1.1 Introduction1 -- 2 WATER RESERVOIR AND DEEP WELL INDUCED SEISMICITY 5 -- 2.1 Introduction5 -- 2.2 Case histories11 -- 2.3 Characteristics of Water Reservoirs Exhibiting Induced Seis- -- micity38 -- 2.4 Seismicity associated with deep Well Injection42 -- 2.5 Miscellaneous Case Histories50 -- 2.6 Rock Fracturing and Induced Microseismicity (Microacoustics) 51 -- 2.7 Pore Pressure and Effective Strength of Fault53 -- 2.8 Diffusion of Water, Stress and Displacement in Crustal Rock -- due to large Water Reservoirs55 -- 2.9 Discussions66 -- 3 INDUCED SEISMICITY FOLLOWING FLUID EXTRACTION 77 -- 3.1 Introduction77 -- 3.2 Case Histories80 -- 3.3 Stress Field Following Fluid Extraction98 -- 3.4 Discussions107 -- 4 SEISMICITY INDUCED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTION 115 -- 4.1 Introduction115 -- 4.2 Characteristics of Volcanic Seismicity and Ground Deform- -- ation116 -- 4.3 Case Histories of Volcanic Seismicity119 -- 4.4 Case Histories of Induced Seismicity Associated with Geo- -- thermal Fields131 -- 4.5 Case History of Induced Seismicity Associated with Water -- Eruption134 -- 4.6 Prediction of Magma Dynamics and Volcanic Eruption.135 -- 4.7 Mechanism of Generation of Seismic Radiation from Excited -- Volcanic Magma142 -- 4.8 Ground Deformation around Volcanic Crater147 -- 4.9 Discussions152 -- 5 MINING INDUCED SEISMICITY 159 -- 5.1 Introduction159 -- 5.2 Instrumentation and Observation167 -- 5.3 Case Histories of Rockbursts172 -- 5.4 Estimation of Rockburst Potential186 -- 5.5 Prediction of Rockburst187 -- 5.6 Destressing and Control of Rockburst194 -- 5.7 Stress in Rock Around Underground Mine Opening196 -- 5.8 Modelling of Rockburst Mechanisms203 -- 5.9 Discussions207 -- 6 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR EXPLOSION RELATED SEISMICITY 217 -- 6.1 Introduction217 -- 6.2 Characteristics of Nuclear Explosions219 -- 6.3 Case Histories224 -- 6.4 Nuclear Explosion Induced Fault and Ground Displacement 234 -- 6.5 Nuclear Explosion Generated Cavity and Ground Motion .237 -- 6.6 Underground Explosive Force and Resulting Seismic Waves 243 -- 6.7 Decoupling of Underground Nuclear Explosion245 -- 6.8 Tectonic Strain Release Following Nuclear Explosion246 -- 6.9 Discussions257 -- 7 TIDAL TRIGGERING OF EARTHQUAKES 265 -- 7.1 Introduction265 -- 7.2 Global Seismicity 266 -- 7.3 Reservoir Induced Seismicity270 -- 7.4 Regional Seismicity271 -- 7.5 Tidal Stress and Earthquakes of known Focal Mechanism 276 -- 7.6 Lunar Structure, Tectonics and Seismicity276 -- 7.7 Planetary Seismicity292 -- 7.8 Tidal Acceleration and Stress293 -- 7.9 Discussions299 -- 8 OVERVIEW 303 -- 8.1 Overview303.
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Machine generated contents note: 1 INTRODUCTION 1 -- 1.1 Introduction1 -- 2 WATER RESERVOIR AND DEEP WELL INDUCED SEISMICITY 5 -- 2.1 Introduction5 -- 2.2 Case histories11 -- 2.3 Characteristics of Water Reservoirs Exhibiting Induced Seis- -- micity38 -- 2.4 Seismicity associated with deep Well Injection42 -- 2.5 Miscellaneous Case Histories50 -- 2.6 Rock Fracturing and Induced Microseismicity (Microacoustics) 51 -- 2.7 Pore Pressure and Effective Strength of Fault53 -- 2.8 Diffusion of Water, Stress and Displacement in Crustal Rock -- due to large Water Reservoirs55 -- 2.9 Discussions66 -- 3 INDUCED SEISMICITY FOLLOWING FLUID EXTRACTION 77 -- 3.1 Introduction77 -- 3.2 Case Histories80 -- 3.3 Stress Field Following Fluid Extraction98 -- 3.4 Discussions107 -- 4 SEISMICITY INDUCED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTION 115 -- 4.1 Introduction115 -- 4.2 Characteristics of Volcanic Seismicity and Ground Deform- -- ation116 -- 4.3 Case Histories of Volcanic Seismicity119 -- 4.4 Case Histories of Induced Seismicity Associated with Geo- -- thermal Fields131 -- 4.5 Case History of Induced Seismicity Associated with Water -- Eruption134 -- 4.6 Prediction of Magma Dynamics and Volcanic Eruption.135 -- 4.7 Mechanism of Generation of Seismic Radiation from Excited -- Volcanic Magma142 -- 4.8 Ground Deformation around Volcanic Crater147 -- 4.9 Discussions152 -- 5 MINING INDUCED SEISMICITY 159 -- 5.1 Introduction159 -- 5.2 Instrumentation and Observation167 -- 5.3 Case Histories of Rockbursts172 -- 5.4 Estimation of Rockburst Potential186 -- 5.5 Prediction of Rockburst187 -- 5.6 Destressing and Control of Rockburst194 -- 5.7 Stress in Rock Around Underground Mine Opening196 -- 5.8 Modelling of Rockburst Mechanisms203 -- 5.9 Discussions207 -- 6 UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR EXPLOSION RELATED SEISMICITY 217 -- 6.1 Introduction217 -- 6.2 Characteristics of Nuclear Explosions219 -- 6.3 Case Histories224 -- 6.4 Nuclear Explosion Induced Fault and Ground Displacement 234 -- 6.5 Nuclear Explosion Generated Cavity and Ground Motion .237 -- 6.6 Underground Explosive Force and Resulting Seismic Waves 243 -- 6.7 Decoupling of Underground Nuclear Explosion245 -- 6.8 Tectonic Strain Release Following Nuclear Explosion246 -- 6.9 Discussions257 -- 7 TIDAL TRIGGERING OF EARTHQUAKES 265 -- 7.1 Introduction265 -- 7.2 Global Seismicity 266 -- 7.3 Reservoir Induced Seismicity270 -- 7.4 Regional Seismicity271 -- 7.5 Tidal Stress and Earthquakes of known Focal Mechanism 276 -- 7.6 Lunar Structure, Tectonics and Seismicity276 -- 7.7 Planetary Seismicity292 -- 7.8 Tidal Acceleration and Stress293 -- 7.9 Discussions299 -- 8 OVERVIEW 303 -- 8.1 Overview303.

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