Open AccessA simplified model of Wood-Anderson Seismograph
Author(s) -
A. N. Tandon
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v2i3.4682
Subject(s) - seismometer , geology , torsion pendulum clock , pendulum , torsion (gastropod) , geodesy , seismology , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , medicine , surgery , quantum mechanics
A demountable type of Torsion Seismograph based on the principle of the Torsion Seismograph of Wood and Anderson has been described. The model is easy to construct and gives satisfactory results for pendulum periods up to 6 seconds. A few records taken by the instrument are reproduced.