Psad 1 Flashcards
1
Q
A property of a material which it has the same composition at every point but the elastic property mag not be same in all directions .
A
Isotropic
2
Q
A property of a material that has the same elastic properties in all directions.
A
Homogeneous
3
Q
A property of a material in which the composition material exhibits elastic properties in one direction different from one perpendicular direction
A
Orthotropic
4
Q
A fracture plane in the earth crust across which relative displacement has occurred.
A
Fault Line
5
Q
The angle of a formation referenced from the horizontal plane.
A
Dip angle
6
Q
Measurements of components of ground motion
A
Seismometer
7
Q
A richer scale measure _______ of an earthquake.
A
Magnitude
