Earthquakes and Acoustic Emission
Author | : Alberto Carpinteri |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2007-07-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780203936115 |
ISBN-13 | : 0203936116 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Earthquakes and Acoustic Emission by : Alberto Carpinteri
Download or read book Earthquakes and Acoustic Emission written by Alberto Carpinteri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of energy during the fracture of stressed rock within the Earths crust. This phenomenon is similar to that which occurs in materials under load, and although they take place on very different scales, these two phenomena - earthquakes in geophysics and damage in structural materials - have similarities.