Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World · 1994 · 35 citations · 0 references
EngineeringCivil EngineeringGeophysicsEarthquake EngineeringInstrumentationStructural EngineeringEarthquake Ground MotionGround Motion CharacterizationSeismic Data AcquisitionSeismic InstrumentationSeismic MonitoringStructural Health MonitoringEarthquake ResponseEarthquake SeismologyMonitoring NetworksStrong Ground Motion RecordsStrong-motion InstrumentationStrong-motion NetworksStrong-motion SensorsStructural Response Monitoring
The National Strong-Motion Program (NSMP) designs, develops, and operates a nation-wide earthquake instrumentation network in order to record potentially damaging ground motion and to monitor the structural response of buildings, bridges, and dams in seismically prone regions.