Description

Shaking of the earth's surface as a result of seismic activity (i.e. abrupt release of slowly accumulated energy).

Category

Category of FEP

Geosynthesis

Sub-category

Sub-category of FEP

Internal geodynamic events - seismicity

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

Ondraf Niras FEP Number

33

FEP Effects

Description of FEP Effects

Disruption to surface geography may be large due to the free surface effect. (For effects at depth, see FEP 32.)

Reference(s)

References Relevant to FEP

ER-184_I2 RD&D Plan

NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA TN2 List of Proposed IFEP Revisions [NEA/RWM/R(2013)8]

1.2.4 Seismicity.