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Papers by Klaus Jacob

Nature, 1990

THE amplification of ground motion by low-seismic-velocity surface sediments is an important fact... more THE amplification of ground motion by low-seismic-velocity surface sediments is an important factor in determining the seismic hazard specific to a given site. The M s= 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake of 17 October 1989 was the largest event in the contiguous ...

At least 41 people were killed October 17 when the upper tier of the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland, C... more At least 41 people were killed October 17 when the upper tier of the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland, Calif., collapsed during the Ms = 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake. Seismologists studying aftershocks concluded that soil conditions and resulting ground motion amplification were important in the failure of the structure and should be considered in the reconstruction of the highway.Structural design weaknesses in the two-tiered freeway, known as the Cypress structure, had been identified before the tragedy. The seismologists, from Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory in Palisades, N.Y., and the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif., found that the collapsed section was built on fill over Bay mud. A southern section of the Cypress structure built on alluvium of Quaternary age did not collapse (see Figure 1).

The goal of the project is to use the federally sponsored loss estimation software, HAZUS (Hazard... more The goal of the project is to use the federally sponsored loss estimation software, HAZUS (Hazards-U.S.), to project the magnitude of potential losses that might be experienced by the metropolitan New York City area as a consequence of a damaging earthquake. After modification of the default HAZUS datasets for soil and building characteristics, a more credible estimation of losses will emerge and be useful to metropolitan emergency personnel, as well as to other public and private stakeholders. It is hoped that the results will contribute to improved disaster mitigation and emergency response plans throughout the area.

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Organometallics, 2000

The ratio of meso/rac-diastereomers in solution is solventand temperature-dependent, consistent w... more The ratio of meso/rac-diastereomers in solution is solventand temperature-dependent, consistent with an intermolecular exchange between diastereomers. This is the very first observation of such an exchange for lead (II) compounds. An intramolecular exchange process is responsible for equivalency of both FcN groups in solution. The NMR measurements of 1 revealed the authentic spectroscopical data: 13 C-207 Pb coupling constants in solid-state 13 C NMR spectra.

Global Environmental Politics, 2004

... Publication Date, 1976 Jan 01. OSTI Identifier, OSTI ID: 7147836. Report Number(s), COO-3134-... more ... Publication Date, 1976 Jan 01. OSTI Identifier, OSTI ID: 7147836. Report Number(s), COO-3134-9. DOE Contract Number, E(11-1)-3134. Resource Type, Technical Report. Research Org, Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (USA). Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory. ...

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1997

[3-(N,N-dimethyIaminopropyl]-lithium (DMAP)Li (I) reacts with chloro(triphenylphosphane)-gol(I) C... more [3-(N,N-dimethyIaminopropyl]-lithium (DMAP)Li (I) reacts with chloro(triphenylphosphane)-gol(I) ClAu · P(C6H6)3 to form monometallic organo gold(I)-derivate (DMAP)Au · P(C6H5)3 (1) respectively with [2-(dimethylaminomethyl)ferrocenyl]-lithium (FcN)Li (II) to form a heterobimetallic organo gold(1)-compound (FcN)Au · P(C6H5)3 (2). Reactions of the gold(I)-compIexes ClAu · P(C6H4F-p)3, ClAu · P(C6H4F-m)3 and ClAu · P(C6F5)3 with II lead to the formation of (FcN)Au · P(C6H4F-p)3 (3), (FcN)Au ·

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Feb 1, 1998

[2-(dimethylaminomethyl)ferrocenyl]–lithium, FcNLi (I) reacts with gold (I) complexes ClAu·L to h... more [2-(dimethylaminomethyl)ferrocenyl]–lithium, FcNLi (I) reacts with gold (I) complexes ClAu·L to heterobimetallic organo gold(I) compounds (FcN)Au·L [L=P(C6H3F2-m,p)3 (1), P(C6H3F2-m,m)3 (2), P(C6H4CH3-o)3 (3), P(C6H4CH3-m)3 (4), P(C6H4CH3-p)3 (5), P(C2H5)3 (6)]. Starting from [FcNAu]2 and P(C6H4Cl-m)3 the (FcN)Au·P(C6H4Cl-m)3 (7) is formed. The organo gold derivatives 1–7 were characterized by mass-, NMR- and Mössbauer spectroscopy as well as by cyclovoltametry and X-ray diffraction.

Journal of Geophysical Research, 1994

The 500-km-long Alaska Peninsula and Shumagin Islands segments of the Aleutian arc have a moderat... more The 500-km-long Alaska Peninsula and Shumagin Islands segments of the Aleutian arc have a moderate to high probability of rupturing in one or more large or great earthquakes in the next few decades. To understand the likely modes of rupture in the next sequence of large and great events and to delineate the current geometry of the plate interface, we determine focal mechanisms, depths, and source time functions from seismic records for the largest events since 1917: the great earthquake of November 10,1938, and seven events with surface wave magnitude (Ms) of 6.9 to 7.5. Teleseismic body waves and surface waves are used to estimate the seismic moment and gross rupture characteristics of the great earthquake of November 10,1938, along the Alaska Peninsula. Body wave inversion of five P and four SH waves gives a duration of about 110 s in which moment was released in two episodes, each of about 50 s duration, with the second being larger than the first. The first source was located in the general vicinity of the epicenter of the mainshock, and the second, which occurred about 60 s later, was centered about 180 km to the northeast. The body-wave-derived seismic moment is 3.7×1021 N m (Mw 8.3). We corroborate the body wave results by calculating surface waves by normal-mode summation and comparing them with data at periods greater than 50 s. An adequate fit to observed seismograms is obtained for either a single point source or two point sources, with one located about 180 km northeast of the mainshock epicenter. Rupture in 1938 appears to have been confined to the Alaska Peninsula segment; uniform rupture into the Shumagin region is not supported by the data. The Ms 6.9 earthquake of May 13,1993, ruptured a small portion of the Shumagin gap. The earthquake of May 14,1948, (Ms 7.5) occurred on a shallow dipping thrust fault with a depth of about 31 km, not 60 km as originally suggested. Five Ms ˜ 7 events in the 1938 rupture zone have locations, depths, and mechanisms that define a shallow dipping (16°-19°) plate interface which shallows to 8° under Kodiak Island. Subduction of seamounts of the Gulf of Alaska seamount province may explain the location, moment, focal mechanism, and depth of the five Ms ˜ 7 events. The plate interface dips nearly uniformly between the Alaska Peninsula and Shumagin segments, indicating that segmentation, if any, is not controlled by the orientation of the plate interface. A slight warp of the plate interface may form the boundary between rupture zones of great earthquakes along the Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula segments of the arc and may explain why rupture zones of large to great earthquakes rarely cross this tectonic boundary.

Spatial variations in the present tectonic style are observed along the Alaska-Aleutian arc: chan... more Spatial variations in the present tectonic style are observed along the Alaska-Aleutian arc: changes in dip and maximum depth of the Benioff zone, widening of the trench-volcano gap, progression from oblique to normal subduction in the western and central Aleutians to almost continental collision in the Gulf of Alaska. The trench-volcano gap is 170 km wide in the central Aleutians, 300 km wide at the Alaska Peninsula, and 570 km wide in the Gulf of Alaska/Cook Inlet/Mt. McKinley region. Widening of the trench-volcano gap and related changes in dip of the Benioff zone correlate in the Gulf of Alaska with supply of large amounts of terrigenous sediments to the subduction zone. The unusual width of the gap, associated with a shallow dip of the subducted plate may be generated by at least two mechanisms: sedimentary accretion, and sediment-induced inhibition of subduction. During subduction of Pacific lithosphere, the trench in the Gulf of Alaska may have migrated 200 km seaward by accretion. The width of the remaining portion (300 to 400 km) of the gap can be explained by assuming shallow dip during initiation of Pacific-plate subduction following consumption of the Kula ridge. Possible reasons for the initial shallow dip of the Pacific plate include among others: (1) Inhibition of subduction by incorporating low-density terrigenous sediments into the descending dense oceanic lithosphere. If subducted by the oceanic conveyor belt, sediments add buoyancy to the consumed plate. (2) Suction between the buoyant continental overthrusting wedge and the sinking oceanic plate. This suction can exist as long as the nature of the contact zone prevents vertical decoupling between the two overlapping tectonic units. Reasons (1) and (2) apply only at shallow depths (<100 km). At larger depths (>100 km), thermally induced density differences between the subducted plate and the surrounding mantle, and mantle mobility maintained by convective heat from the asthenosphere may be more important factors controlling the dip of subducted plates. From this local study it appears that abundant sediment supply tends to inhibit or retard subduction of oceanic lithosphere.

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Monatsh Chem, 1997

ABSTRACT

A comprehensive understanding of earthquake risks in urbanized regions requires an accurate asses... more A comprehensive understanding of earthquake risks in urbanized regions requires an accurate assessment of both urban vulnerabilities and hazards from earthquakes, including ones whose timing might be affected by human activities. Socioeconomic risks associated with human-triggered earthquakes are often misconstrued and receive little scientific, legal, and public attention. Worldwide, more than 200 damaging earthquakes, associated with industrialization and urbanization, were documented since the 20th century. Geomechanical pollution due to large-scale geoengineering activities can advance the clock of earthquakes, trigger new seismic events or even shot down natural background seismicity. Activities include mining, hydrocarbon production, fluid injections, water reservoir impoundments and deep-well geothermal energy production. This type of geohazard has impacts on human security on a regional and national level. Some planned or considered future engineering projects raise particularly strong concerns about triggered earthquakes, such as for instance, sequestration of carbon dioxide by injecting it deep underground and large-scale natural gas production in the Marcellus shale in the Appalacian basin. Worldwide examples of earthquakes are discussed, including their associated losses of human life and monetary losses (e.g., 1989 Newcastle and Volkershausen earthquakes, 2001 Killari earthquake, 2006 Basel earthquake, 2010 Wenchuan earthquake). An overview is given on global statistics of human-triggered earthquakes, including depths and time delay of triggering. Lastly, strategies are described, including risk mitigation measures such as urban planning adaptations and seismic hazard mapping.

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Oct 1, 1980

Page 1. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 70, No. 5, pp. 1595-1606, October ... more Page 1. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 70, No. 5, pp. 1595-1606, October 1980 ST. ELIAS, ALASKA, EARTHQUAKE OF FEBRUARY 28, 1979: TECTONIC SETTING AND PRECURSORY SEISMIC PATTERN BY OMAR J. PEREZ AND KLAUS H. JACOB ...

Based on the historic seismic record and accurate hypocenter data obtained from the eastern Aleut... more Based on the historic seismic record and accurate hypocenter data obtained from the eastern Aleutian seismic network, a relationship between the subduction-zone seismicity, volcano-trench separation, and the occurrence of great thrust earthquakes has been established for the Aleutian arc. On the basis of strong-motion accelerometer data it was found that high stress drops (540 t 650 bars) were associated with two moderate-size earthquakes (m/sub b/ = 6.0 and 5.8) within the Shumagin Islands seismic gap. This indicates that near the down-dip end of the major thrust zone, at depths of about 40 km, high tectonic stresses have accumulated within the gap segment of the arc. That such accumulation of stress is presently an ongoing process is corroborated by results from geodetic precision leveling on Unga Island. The leveling data indicate tilt rates of about 1 microradian/year. The tilting is directed down towards the trench and up towards the volcanic arc. Whether the recent activity of Pavlof, Shishaldin and Westdahl volcanoes indicates transmission of high tectonic stresses from the major thrust zone to the volcanic arc is unresolved. The search for a shallow magma chamber beneath the seismically monitored Pavlof volcano is still inconclusive although large amounts of recently acquired data remain to be analyzed. A geologic reconnaissance of the Shumagin Islands and the Adjacent Alaska Peninsula revealed Quaternary uplifted marine terraces and evidence for Holocene faulting. Both findings have severe implications for long-term tectonic activity and seismic hazards in the region of this seismic gap, portions of which are presently considered for off-shore hydrocarbon exploration and development. A critical analysis of th presently operating seimic data acquisition system reveals that a major change in remote sensing and central recording equipment is urgently needed for the Pavlof, Cold Bay, and Shumagin sections of the seismic array.

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Collect Czech Chem Commun, 1998

119Sn, 15N, 13C, and 1H NMR spectra were studied for [2-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl]stannanes , R... more 119Sn, 15N, 13C, and 1H NMR spectra were studied for [2-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl]stannanes , R1R2R3R4Sn or R1R2R2 4Sn, where R1, R2, and R3 are 1-butyl, Cl or Br, the same or different, and R4 is 2-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl. The occurrence of intramolecular ...