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Overview

Igor A. Beresnev is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with an emphasis on subfields such as Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and aspects related to Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics

Beresnev has published frequently in several scientific venues. The most notable publication venues include:

  • Pure and Applied Geophysics
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
  • Journal of Seismology
  • Sensors

The following are selected recent publications showcasing the scope and focus of their research:

  • The Effects of Variable Velocity of Rupture Propagation on Fault's Directivity Pulses, 2021, Pure and Applied Geophysics
  • Spatial Heterogeneity of Fault Slip and the Radiated Spectra of Ground Motions, 2022, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • The path-independent J-integral and the crack-extension energy-release rate, 2021, European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
  • Uncertainties in Finite-Fault Slip Inversions, Part II: Fault Discretization and Parameterization of Slip Function, 2022, Pure and Applied Geophysics
  • A Method to Simulate High-Frequency Decay of Acceleration Spectra of Ground Motions without the Need for Kappa or fmax Filters, 2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Their collaborative work involves a number of frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Kaitlyn Roxby
  • Alexey Yurikov
  • Boris Gurevich
  • Konstantin Tertyshnikov
  • Maxim Lebedev

Igor A. Beresnev's research contributions span from theoretical and applied geophysics to engineering disciplines related to seismic phenomena. Their work engages with the complexities of fault mechanics, ground motion analysis, and energy release rates in the context of earthquake science. This multidisciplinary approach reflects a blend of seismic wave analysis, structural mechanics, and material behavior under geophysical conditions.

Best Publications

  • Modeling finite-fault radiation from the ωn spectrum

    Igor A. Beresnev;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Changes in permeability caused by transient stresses: Field observations, experiments, and mechanisms

    Michael Manga;Igor Beresnev;Emily E. Brodsky;Jean E. Elkhoury

  • Elastic-wave stimulation of oil production; a review of methods and results

    Igor A. Beresnev;Paul A. Johnson

  • FINSIM--a FORTRAN Program for Simulating Stochastic Acceleration Time Histories from Finite Faults

    Igor A. Beresnev;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Nonlinear soil response—A reality?

    Igor A. Beresnev;Kuo-Liang Wen

  • Nonlinear ground-motion amplification by sediments during the 1994 Northridge earthquake

    Edward H. Field;Paul A. Johnson;Paul A. Johnson;Igor A. Beresnev;Yuehua Zeng

  • Stochastic finite-fault modeling of ground motions from the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake. I. Validation on rock sites

    Igor A. Beresnev;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Source Parameters of Earthquakes in Eastern and Western North America Based on Finite-Fault Modeling

    Igor A. Beresnev;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Uncertainties in Finite-Fault Slip Inversions: To What Extent to Believe? (A Critical Review)

    Igor A. Beresnev

  • Generic finite-fault model for ground-motion prediction in eastern North America

    Igor A. Beresnev;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Compatible ground-motion time histories for new national seismic hazard maps

    Gail M Atkinson;Igor A Beresnev

  • Don't Call it Stress Drop

    Gail M. Atkinson;Igor Beresnev

  • Vibration-induced mobilization of trapped oil ganglia in porous media: experimental validation of a capillary-physics mechanism.

    Wenqing Li;R. Dennis Vigil;Igor A. Beresnev;Pavel Iassonov

  • Properties of Vertical Ground Motions

    Igor A. Beresnev;Amber M. Nightengale;Walter J. Silva

  • Theory of vibratory mobilization on nonwetting fluids entrapped in pore constrictions

    Igor A. Beresnev

  • What We Can and Cannot Learn about Earthquake Sources from the Spectra of Seismic Waves

    Igor A. Beresnev

  • Nonlinear distortion of signals radiated by vibroseis sources

    Andrey V. Lebedev;Igor A. Beresnev

  • A model for enhanced fluid percolation in porous media by application of low-frequency elastic waves

    Pavel P. Iassonov;Igor A. Beresnev

  • Nonlinear soil amplification inferred from downhole strong seismic motion data

    Kuo-Liang Wen;Igor A. Beresnev;Yeong Tein Yeh

  • Nonlinear soil amplification: Its corroboration in Taiwan

    Igor A. Beresnev;Kuo-Liang Wen;Yeong Tein Yeh

  • Stochastic finite-fault modeling of ground motions from the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake. II. Widespread Nonlinear response at soil sites

    Igor A. Beresnev;Gail M. Atkinson;Paul A. Johnson;Edward H. Field

Frequent Co-Authors

Gail M. Atkinson
Gail M. Atkinson University of Western Ontario
Paul A. Johnson
Paul A. Johnson Los Alamos National Laboratory
Edward H. Field
Edward H. Field United States Geological Survey
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley
Emily E. Brodsky
Emily E. Brodsky University of California, Santa Cruz
Chi-Yuen Wang
Chi-Yuen Wang University of California, Berkeley
Derek Elsworth
Derek Elsworth Pennsylvania State University
Yuehua Zeng
Yuehua Zeng United States Geological Survey
David White
David White University of Southampton

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