Ground Velocity Prediction Based on Shot Distance, Shot Size and Shot Site Environment Across the Main Ethiopian Rift
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2005-06
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Addis Ababa Universty
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Accurate Prediction of grand velocity is essential in determining seismic shot size which
minimizes risk to nearby manmade structures yet still ensures acceptable signal-noise ratio
at large distances. In our study ground velocity data from the 2003 EAGLE conducted across
the Main Ethiopian Rift were compared with the semi-empirical ORIARD formula on either
rare of the MER. The ORIARD formula predicts velocities for scaled distance greater than
1.85 km per kgl/2, but over predicts for velocities less than 1.85 km per kgl/2. However,
within MER, the ORIARD formula predicts velocities between 2 and 8 scaled distances, but
over predicts velocities of a scaled distance less than 2 km per kgl/2 while under predicts
for a scaled distance greater than 8 km per kgl/2.
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Shot Size and Shot Site Environment