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The New Madrid earthquakes : an engineering-geologic interpretation of relict liquefaction features / by Stephen F. Obermeier.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
Obermeier, Stephen F., author.
Contributor:
Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.
Series:
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1336-B.
New Madrid, Missouri, earthquake region--geological, seismological, and geotechnical studies
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1336-B
The New Madrid, Missouri, earthquake region--geological, seismological, and geotechnical studies
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812.
Geology--New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Geology.
Soil liquefaction--New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Soil liquefaction.
Earthquakes--New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Earthquakes.
United States--New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Genre:
Online resources.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vi, B114 pages) : illustrations, maps + 11 plates.
Distribution:
Washington : United States Government Printing Office
Place of Publication:
Washington : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1989.
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed October 14, 2014).
"Geologic and engineering properties of alluvium are used to determine local controls on sand blow development, to locate approximately the epicenters of two large shocks, and to backcalculate accelerations in the alluvium."
Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
Includes bibliographical references (pages B52-B54).
Other Format:
Print version: Obermeier, Stephen F. New Madrid earthquakes
OCLC:
896810933

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