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    Assignment 3

    CE133-1 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING


    Problem 1
    1. How long does it take a P-wave to
    travel 2,000 miles?
    2. How long does it take a S-wave to
    travel 2,000 miles?
    3. How long does it take a P-wave to
    travel 1,800 miles?
    4. How long does it take a S-wave to
    travel 800 miles?
    Problem 2
    1. How far can a P-wave travel in 10
    minutes?
    2. How far can a S-wave travel in 10
    minutes?
    3. How far can a P-wave travel in 5
    minutes and 30 seconds?
    4. How far can a S-wave travel in 12
    minutes and 40 seconds?
    Problem 3
    1. If an earthquake occurs at
    03:11:20, what time did the S-
    wave arrive at a seismic station
    3,000 miles away?
    2. If an earthquake occurs at
    06:50:55, what time did the P-
    wave arrive at a seismic station
    3,200 miles away?
    Problem 4
    1. If a P-wave arrives at a station
    1,500 miles away at 8:10:00, what
    time did the earthquake originate?
    2. If a S-wave arrives at a station
    2,750 miles away at 7:01:00, what
    time did the earthquake originate?
    Problem 5
    1. An epicenter station is 2,250 miles
    away. How long after the first P-
    wave did the first S-wave arrive?
    2. A P-wave arrived at a seismic
    station 3,200 miles away at
    06:30:55. What time did the first S-
    wave arrive at this station?
    3. An S-wave arrived at a seismic
    station 1,200 km away at 04:48:05.
    What time did the first P-wave
    arrive at this station?
    Problem 6
    The first P-wave arrived at a seismic
    station at 12:01:00. The first S-wave
    arrived at the same seismic station at
    12:08:40. How far is this seismic
    station from the epicenter?

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