Engineering Implications of Seismic Geology

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Earthquakes are generally but not exclusively concentrated in regions of youthful mountains. Such areas include very large segments of the globe, however, and history has demonstrated that there are few areas -- if any -- where the "earthquake problem" can be completely neglected. Nevertheless, by far the greatest amount of seismic activity is concentrated in the circum-Pacific and Alpine-Himalayan zones, and it is in these areas, such as the western United States and Canada, that the geologist and engineer are faced with the most challenging and continuing problems. The challenge is further complicated by the fact that engineers are constantly being asked to design larger and more imaginative structures, and alternative construction sites are continually becoming less and less available.

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