Collaborative Research: Estimating shallow shear-wave velocity in basins throughout the Pa — NSF Award to University of Oregon Eug
Large earthquakes can cause devastating damage, particularly in regions where soft sediments amplify shaking. Many major cities around the world, including those in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, are built on sedimentary basins that can trap seismic waves and greatly increase both their intensity and durat
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Estimating shallow shear-wave velocity in basins throughout the Pa |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2452242 |
| Awardee | University of Oregon Eugene |
| City | EUGENE |
| State | OR |
| Amount obligated | $282,492 |
| Principal investigator | Valerie Sahakian |
| Program | SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Large earthquakes can cause devastating damage, particularly in regions where soft sediments amplify shaking. Many major cities around the world, including those in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, are built on sedimentary basins that can trap seismic waves and greatly increase both their intensity and duration of shaking. Over 12 million people live in this region, which has the potential to produce both a megathrust great earthquake (potentially M9+) and also smaller crustal earthqu |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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