The Ruin of the Roman Temple of Kedesh, Israel; Example of a Precariously Balanced Archaeological Structure Used as a Seismoscope
In certain regions and under favorable geologic conditions, precariously balanced rocks may form. These types of unusual formations have been used to estimate yield ground motions. Because such balanced rocks have not been ‘unbalanced’, they can be used as a rough estimate for ground motions which h...
Main Authors: | Gregor Schweppe, Klaus-G. Hinzen, Sharon K. Reamer, Moshe Fischer, Shmuel Marco |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
2017-07-01
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Series: | Annals of Geophysics |
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Online Access: | http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/7152 |
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