Statistical analysis of seismic data from north-western and western Argentina

Due to the process of subduction of the Nazca Plate, high seismic activity is observed near the Argentine Andean range between 21°S and 36°S. The new version of the Argentine Seismic Catalogue, which includes well-defined events during the period 1964–1989, allows us to perform an analysis of seismic risk.Earthquakes with epicenters in the provinces included in the north-western and western regions were studied using Gumbel III extreme value distribution. Modal extreme magnitudes and return periods were calculated for both regions and the results were compard with the ones obtained through the entire process techniques (both analytical and graphical).As a first study, we analyzed each province separately, after which mean values for each region were obtained. Modal values around 5–5.5 have been found and times of recurrence for events withm _b >6 of approximately 25 years were obtained.Also at CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas).     

用地震折射法探测沥青路面的季节融化深度及其变化

试验结果表明,用经过数字化改造后的地震仪测出的路心融化深度,与钻孔测温确定的融化深度相比,其解释误差小于7％。路基和涵洞横剖面的探测结果能反映出融化层变化的主要趋势。不同路堤高度的路基形成的融化横剖面均呈下凹形,而涵洞下形成的融化横剖面则是涵洞中心的融化深度小于两端洞口处的融化深度。因此,地震折射法将为多年冻土地区路基的修筑和稳定性研究提供一种简捷、可靠的探测手段。