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Field investigations of the 30 September 1993 earthquake in Maharashtra

Iyengar, RN and Manohar, CR and Jaiswal, OR (1994) Field investigations of the 30 September 1993 earthquake in Maharashtra. In: Current science (Bangalore), 67 (5). pp. 368-379.

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Abstract

An engineering field study of the 30 September Marathwada earthquake is reported. The study covered Osmanabad, Latur, Sholapur, Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar districts. The level of ground acceleration was estimated based on tilting of free standing objects. The study shows that the epicentral intensity has been VIII on the UNESCO scale. The horizontal ground acceleration near the epicentre has been estimated to be about 0.2 g.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Current science (Bangalore)
Publisher: Indian academy of sciences
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Indian academy of sciences.
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2011 05:38
Last Modified: 04 Aug 2011 05:38
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/36472

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