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Tracking the Temblor

by Brian Fortner, Contributing Editor; Civil Engineering Magazine, ASCE World Headquarters, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA.,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1999, Vol. 69, Issue 12, Pg. 36-37


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

The earthquake that occurred in Izmit, Turkey, in August 1999�along a fault line that is similar to the San Andreas Fault in Southern California�has provided useful data to researchers in the United States. The use of global positioning systems (GPS) to monitor fault line movement in less than 1 mm increments has provided a wealth of new knowledge to earthquake engineers.

Subject Headings: Earthquakes | Global navigation satellite systems | Tracking | Light rail transit | Global positioning systems | Developing countries

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