Reviewing a typical protective device trip curve (click here to see Fig. 2), it can be divided into three regions. First is the “instantaneous region,” which is the region intended to interrupt ...

Just like the ocean's rising and dropping tides, the Earth's crust also has tides caused by gravitational tugging between the moon and sun.These cyclical rising and falling Earth tides can trigger ...

Protecting personnel and equipment from damage is a top priority for most companies, especially those whose work involves industrial power systems. The neutral grounding resistor (NGR) with integral ...

The same tides that affect ocean waves can trigger earthquakes along California's San Andreas Fault, and scientists unexpectedly find that these quakes are more likely to happen as tides are ...

Advanced satellite and lidar mapping has uncovered signs that the Tintina fault in Canada's Yukon may be primed for a powerful earthquake. A long-overlooked geologic fault in Canada's remote north may ...

The Hollywood Fault has gotten a lot of attention lately from opponents of developments in its vicinity, but we can't forget that Hollywood's not the only fault in town. Researchers at UC Santa ...

Heather Sundsvold and Emilie Veith’s sixth graders attended a geology field trip Sept. 29. Both classes are currently learning earth science as part of their everyday curriculum this year. Instructor ...

Faults in the Earth are categorized into three general groups based on the sense of slip, or movement, that occur along them during earthquakes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The geological debate over whether developer Millennium Partners can build two very tall mixed-use towers next to the Capitol Records Building in Hollywood (and whether a lot of other developers can ...