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2013 East Bay Seismic Experiment (EBSE) -- Implosion Data, Hayward, Calif

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2013-08-17
End Date
2013-08-17

Citation

Catchings, R.D., Strayer, L.M., Goldman, M.R., Criley, C.J., Garcia, S.H., Sickler, R.R., Catchings, M.K., Chan, J.H., Gordon, L., Haefner, S., Blair, L., Gandhok, G., and Johnson, M., 2015, 2013 East Bay Seismic Experiment (EBSE) -- Implosion Data, Hayward, Calif: U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7BR8Q75.

Summary

In August 2013, the California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) in Hayward, California imploded a 13-story building (Warren Hall) that was deemed unsafe because of its immediate proximity to the active trace of the Hayward Fault. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the CSUEB collaborated on a program to record the seismic waves generated by the collapse of the building. We refer to this collaboration as the East Bay Seismic Experiment (EBSE). The principal objective of recording the seismic energy was to observe ground shaking as it radiated from the source, but the data also may be useful for other purposes. For example, the seismic data may be useful in evaluating the implosion process as it relates to structural engineering [...]

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Contacts

Point of Contact :
Rufus D. Catching
Distributor :
Rufus D. Catching
Metadata Contact :
Mark Goldman
Originator :
R.D. Catchings, L.M. Strayer, M.R. Goldman, C.J. Criley, S.H. Garcia, R.R. Sickler, M.K. Catchings, J.H. Chan, L. Gordon, S. Haefner, L. Blair, G. Gandhok, M. Johnson
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards
SDC Data Owner :
Earthquake Hazards Program

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EBSE metadata.xml
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View 		17.47 KB application/fgdc+xml
EBSE Data Report.pdf
“explanatory text” 		17.33 MB application/pdf
README.txt
“summary of data files” 		35.04 KB text/plain; charset=windows-1252
EBSE_browse_graphic.png
“map of study area” 		thumbnail 1.51 MB image/png
Segy.zip
“Data slightly before and after the implosion” 		25.75 MB application/zip

Purpose

Seven seismograph arrays were deployed to capture seismic energy from the implosion and collapse of Warren Hall. In this report, we focus only on the arrays designed to primarily capture the implosion and collapse of Warren Hall.
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