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Announcing: BAUBLES, BEADS AND THINGS Come in & string your own. African trade beads, wood shells, and much more Mon: 9-5:30 Tues-Fri: 9-9 Sat:8-5:30 -jr V^331 UNIVERSITY DR. Above Kesami Sandwich Shoppe ! 846-7614^ fa.+4+++ **.***-¥--¥--¥-¥-¥--¥--¥--¥--¥--¥-¥-*¥¥^¥V |Sl^upc ^ u Researchers seek method for earthquake control THE BATTALION Page 3 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1975 Man is on the road to controlling earthquakes. TAMU scientists may predict ear thquakes and even lessen their de structive force as the result of re search at the Center for Tec- tonophysics. A group is making experimental high-pressure studies of the causes of movements along faults. Drs. Mel Friedman, John Logan and Mr. Jack Magouirk received a grant this week of $42,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior to continue this work. “It’s known that a number of warning events take place up to three years prior to a major ear thquake,” Friedman said. “These include changes in the way seismic waves travel through the area of eventual faulting and changes in the electrical resistance of the rock. “These effects are caused when the rock mass begins to fracture prior to the major favdt displace ment that produces the ear thquake,” he said. “The fracturing causes a volume increase and an as sociated change in the degree of water saturation and pressure in the rock. “The volume increase is known to occur prior to the faulting or previ ously solid rock,” Friedman said. “But, it’s not known, and it’s our job to determine, if it occurs when ear thquakes originate along previously broken rock.” Most earthquakes occur along faults with a history of movement like the San Andreas fault in California. “The volume increase occurs as a result of minute fracturing in rocks stressed almost to their breaking point,” he said. According to their model of events, the rocks along a fault con tract before an earthquake, reduc ing the fluid pressure in the rock. This contraction has the effect of Wainerdinamedhead of resource center strengthening the rock and tem porarily delaying the quake. How^ ever, water from the surrounding regions can seep in and trigger the earthquake. “Another area of the research in cludes developing ways to produce and therefore to control ear thquakes, Friedman said. “One method under study involves caus ing many small earthquakes to eliminate major, catastrophic ones. “It is proposed that wells could be drilled and water injected into the fault zone, which would ‘lubricate it,’ causing small displacements and prohibiting the major ones,” he said. “Likewise, water can be pumped out to stop movement along the fault. This way ear thquakes could be turned on and METAL DIPLOMAS AGGIES! 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TAMU’s board of directors au thorized establishment of the center to coordinate and expand the un- versity’s research, teaching and public service programs regarding better utilization of existing energy and mineral supplies. “The center will be the focal point for our work with state agencies in volved in energy-related activities, particularly the Governor’s Energy Advisory Council,” Dr. Jack Wil liams, TAMU President, said. “Additionally, the center will seek federal projects which coincide with the university’s strengths in the energy and mineral field and complement our primary goal of meeting the needs of Texas. ” Wainerdi will serve as director of the new center as part of his overall responsibilities as associate vice president for academic affairs. “Dr. Wainerdi’s diverse background and proven record of providing direction for major prog rams make him an ideal and obvious choice for this key position,” said’ Dr. John C. Calhoun, Jr., vice pres ident for academic affairs. 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