scholarly journals STRONG-MOTION SEISMIC MEASUREMENTS. Final Report, Project Pre-SCHOONER, Nevada Test Site, February, 1964

1965 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.J. Jr. Cauthen
Keyword(s):  
Strong Motion ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Nevada Test Site ◽  
Seismic Measurements

scholarly journals Legacy Compliance Final Report: Results of the Navy/Encapo Soil Stabilization Study at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lloyd Desotell ◽  
David Anderson ◽  
Stuart Rawlinson ◽  
David Hudson ◽  
Vefa Yucel
Keyword(s):  
Soil Stabilization ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Nevada Test Site ◽  
Nye County

scholarly journals Seismic source functions and attenuation from local and teleseismic observations of the NTS events jorum and handley

1981 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-67
Author(s):  
Donald V. Helmberger ◽  
David M. Hadley
Keyword(s):  
Near Field ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Seismic Source ◽  
Velocity Model ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Earth Model ◽  
Nevada Test Site ◽  
Compressional Waves ◽  
Time Histories ◽  
Source Models

abstract Several strong-motion seismograms recorded at 8 km from a large nuclear test at Pahute Mesa, Nevada Test Site, are modeled using the Cagniard-de Hoop technique. The ratio of vertical to radial motions suggest that the peak values are produced by ray paths that penetrated to a depth several kilometers below the source. A homogeneous layered Earth model with velocity increasing with depth was used in the modeling of the velocity time histories. The upper portion of the velocity model was determined by averaging bore-hole data and the lower portion was obtained from regional refraction measurements. Assuming a modified Haskell (1967) source representation, ψ ( t ) = ψ o [ 1 − e − K t ( 1 + K t + ( K t ) 2 / 2 − B ( K t ) 3 ) ] we obtain a range of source descriptions with ψ0 varying with K and B, ψ0 (K,B). The range of source models for Jorum are ψ0 (5, 1) = 3.1, ψ0 (5, 2) = 1.7, and ψ0 (5, 3) = 1.2 times 1011 cm3, respectively. Given an explosion source description, it is a straightforward task to determine the teleseismic attenuation from WWSSN observations. From both the short- and long-period observations from these events, an average t* of 1.3 is obtained for compressional waves of a dominant 1-sec period. This estimate is insensitive to the range of K and B obtained from the near-field modeling.

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