This paper proposes a simplified analytical model for seismic response prediction of concentrically braced frames. In the proposed approach, a multistory frame model is reduced to an equivalent shear-building one by performing a static pushover analysis. The conventional shear-building model has been improved by introducing supplementary springs to account for flexural displacements in addition...

In the last years, large effort has been done to carry out multi-channel seismic reflection surveys (MCS) in SW Iberia to locate the active tectonic structures that could be related to the generation of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and the tsunami. The outcome of these researches led to the identification of a large, compressive tectonic structure, named Marquês de Pombal thrust that, alone can a...

The purpose of this research was to test the proposition that the mantle beneath New York and Southern New England is divided into several "anisotropic domains" that are the seismic expression of the plate tectonic process of "terrain accretion". Were such the case, we would expect different directions of the shear wave fast direction and different mean shear wave velocities in each of the seve...

The improvement in the temporal resolution of seismic data is a critical issue in hydrocarbon exploration. It is important for obtaining more detailed structural and stratigraphic information. Many methods have been introduced to improve the vertical resolution of reflection seismic data. Each method has advantages and disadvantages which are due to the assumptions and theories governing their ...

Small geological features manifest themselves in seismic data in the form of diffracted waves, which are fundamentally different from seismic reflections. Using two field data examples and one synthetic example, we demonstrate the possibility of separating seismic diffractions in the data and imaging them with optimally chosen migration velocities. Our criterion for separating reflection and di...

3D visualization is an important link in seismic data processing and interpretation, and the development of the microcomputer system of 3d visualization software for seismic data is very necessary. This paper uses MFC (Microsoft Programming Interface) and VTK (Visualization Toolkit) building three-dimensional scene, realizing the 3d seismic data field Visualization display system and determinin...