Abstract
© The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2014. The estimation of the spatial variation of the b-value of the Gutenberg-Richter relationship is important for both the general interpretation of the mechanism of rock mass response and seismic hazard assessment. The interpretation of b-value as a parameter of rock mass response is discussed in this paper. The methods applied to evaluate the spatial variation of b-value and the algorithm for obtaining the magnitude of completeness and b-value for subsets of data are presented with some verification analyses. The algorithms presented enable the automation of a spatial evaluation of b-value.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
| Publisher | South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
| Pages | 139-148 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | Evaluation of the spatial variation of b-value - South Africa Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Evaluation of the spatial variation of b-value |
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| Period | 1/01/14 → … |