DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04013-9
论文题名: Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries
作者: Bou-Rabee F. ; Young Y.L. ; Okal E.A.
刊名: Natural Hazards
ISSN: 0921030X
出版年: 2020
卷: 103, 期: 1 起始页码: 799
结束页码: 813
语种: 英语
中文关键词: Kuwait
; Liquefaction
; Seismic risk
英文关键词: earthquake event
; hazard assessment
; liquefaction
; paleoseismicity
; prehistoric
; seismic hazard
; spatiotemporal analysis
; vulnerability
; Kuwait [Kuwait (NTN)]
; Kuwait [Middle East]
英文摘要: This paper presents and analyzes paleo-liquefaction features found in the State of Kuwait. The features are cemented sand and gravel-filled dikes of Pleisto–Holocene age with appearance and composition similar to typical “sandstone pipes.” The significant age difference between the cemented dikes and the surrounding loose sand, the size and spatial distribution of the dikes, and the local geologic and hydrologic setting all suggest that the feature probably results from a single large event of seismic origin. Likely hypotheses include shaking during large earthquakes or seiching of tsunami-like waves. Additional research is needed to identify the exact cause of these dike formations, which is important for the purpose of improving seismic risk and vulnerability assessment of the Arabian Gulf countries. The search may also help explain the disappearance of an ancient civilization that lived in the same region approximately seven thousand years ago. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168410
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作者单位: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait; Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, United States; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
Recommended Citation:
Bou-Rabee F.,Young Y.L.,Okal E.A.. Evidence of prehistoric liquefaction in Kuwait and implications for the seismic vulnerability of the Arabian Gulf Countries[J]. Natural Hazards,2020-01-01,103(1)