Helpful Information

seismic cards.zip Lecture cards for Seismic Hazards

strong motion cards.zip Lecture Cards for Strong Motion

Seismology Fun Programs

Download these bad boys and have some fun..

Once you have downloaded them, rename them to .exe

They are self-extracting files and will install automatically on your computer.

seiswave.txt

seisvole.txt

Earthquake Hazards Assignments

I have included a sample set of numbers on a spreadsheet (without formulas) to help with PSHA analysis. Copy the spreadsheet below

Student PSHA.xls

1. Given the Gutenberg-Richter Spreadsheet, calcualte a, b parameters.

GutenbergRichter.xls

Here is the one with formulas

PSHA.xls

2. Given the recurrence spreadsheet as a starting tool, generate the PSHA analysis as Kramer did,

for your specific level of acceleration (values between 0.02g and 0.55g). This spreadsheet needs some equations to be entered still for the case when there is a maximum limit to the earthquake.

Recurrence.xls

Earthquake Hazards Links

I am compiling interesting links to web sites which have Earthquake hazard analysis methods or data available

A link to several educational resources (Thanks to N. Rodrigues)

http://www.seismo.berkeley.edu/seismo/istat/9th/feature/../resources.html

A little liquefaction movie, a spreadsheet and and a big liquefaction presentation

turnover.mpeg

Liquefaction Estimation Spreadsheet

liquefaction.ppt

Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths from 1900

This is for California and has a couple good links in it.

Earthquake Hazard Analysis

This is a list of Seismic Risk Software

SeismoLinks : Software : Earthquake Hazard Analysis

A good library of photos of structures, from NIEE Berkeley

Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library

An excellent collection of historical Earthquake images

Jan T. Kozak Collection: Macroseismic Images of Historical Earthquakes

The best link for free earthquake software. Beware...the software may not be very user friendly!

Earthquake Engineering Software from the National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering