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- Title
- Seismic Hazard along a Crude Oil Pipeline in the Event of an 1811-1812 Type New Madrid Earthquake.
- File
- PB90258054.pdf
- Author(s)
- Hwang, H. H. M.; Chen, C. H. S.
- Source
- National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 16, 1990, 69 p.
- Abstract
- An assessment of the seismic hazard that exists along the major crude oil pipeline running through the New Madrid seismic zone from southeastern Louisiana to Patoka, Illinois is examined in the report. An 1811-1812 type New Madrid earthquake with moment magnitude 8.2 is assumed to occur at three locations where large historical earthquakes have occurred. Six pipeline crossings of the major rivers in West Tennessee are chosen as the sites for hazard evaluation because of the liquefaction potential at these sites. A seismologically-based model is used to predict the bedrock accelerations. Uncertainties in three model parameters, i.e., stress parameter, cutoff frequency, and strong-motion duration are included in the analysis. Each parameter is represented by three typical values. From the combination of these typical values, a total of 27 earthquake time histories can be generated for each selected site due to an 1811-1812 type New Madrid earthquake occurring at a postulated seismic source.
- Keywords
- Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic waves; Mathematical models; Earth movements; Safety engineering; Earthquake damage; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Liquefaction; Power spectra; Seismic effects; Petroleum pipelines