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Pakzad Earthquake Theory
A proposal for Earthquake detection
Earth is made of layers. These layers are made of different substances. They also have
different masses and different molecular structures; some are softer than other is. In some
layers, for example, fossil have been liquefied and turned into oil and gas.
The centrifuge force of Earth’s rotation along its own access and the centrifuge force
related to Earth orbiting the Sun, causes formation of hollow spaces in-between different
layers of Earth. As the rotation of Earth goes on, these hollow spaces grow toward a final
size and shape. At the same time, the soft and movable layers next to these hollow spaces
start covering the inner surface of these hollow spaces.
The formation of these hollow spaces reaches a point when they become completely
enclosed “cavities” with their inner surface hardening as time goes by.
If we focus on the cavities discusses above from acoustics point of view, at their early
stages they are similar to a conference room with carpeted floor, ceiling and walls.
Obviously, if one claps his hands in such conference room, there is not much echo or
reverberation of the sound and the audio heard in the room is a short burst of noise.
However, the same clap of hand, in an empty room the same size as the above conference
room, with hard walls, hard ceiling and floor will have a noticeable reverberation (or
Resonance) and the audio heard is a more sustained one. This is simply because the hard
surfaces reflect back the mechanical energy of the audio signals.
The Earth cavities are therefore comparable with our empty room example, where any
noise in them will be a reverberating and sustained one.
We know that any enclosed space with hard surface (one that reflects mechanical energy)
has a specific Resonance frequency that is directly related to the form and shape and
dimension of the space.
Earth cavities are such enclosed spaces that through their formation can take different
form and shapes. It will be explained later that a sphere shaped cavities is the most potent
one. In any case, the regular shaped cavity has a resonance frequency which starts and
looses it strength until it ends (Attenuates) at different intervals. This process repeats
itself repeatedly. Any kind of energy in that cavity transforms on vibration.
When the inner surface of the cavity is soft, attenuation is high and the resonance
frequency dies down quickly. However, as the inner surface of the cavity more and more
hardens, this attenuation gets lower and lower and therefore the time required for the
resonance frequency to die down gets longer and longer.
This process reaches the point when the re-generation of the resonance frequency starts
before the end of the attenuation of the previous resonance frequency. In other words
before one resonance frequency dies, the next one has started. At this point (let us call it
“point of no return”), the resonance has entered a loop where with each re-generation of
the resonance, the energy level within the cavity increases until in reaches the point that it
causes the cavity to collapse.
In theory, if we can detect resonance frequencies of a given cavity, we can then:
•Measure the level of the frequency at different proximities to identify the location
of the cavity.
•By identifying the frequencies of the cavity, we can determine the general shape
for the cavity:
oIf there are more than one resonance frequencies, the energy buildup
caused by the “point of no return” is divided amongst different frequencies
and therefore the collapse of the cavity is not abrupt. Such cavity can
produce mild earthquakes
oIf there is only one resonance frequency, this is a clear indication that the
cavity is a sphere and the energy build up will be on that one frequency,
and therefore the collapse will be a strong and abrupt one, capable of
creating very strong earthquakes.
•Measure how often it is re-generating
•Measure the attenuation rate.
•Based on periodic measurements of the above, calculate how long it will take for
the cavity to reach the “point of no return”
•Based on the characteristics of the frequencies (and number of resonance
frequencies in a particular cavity) estimate the magnitude of the earthquake.
To find and observe the cavity resonance frequencies on a measuring tool, the following
methodology can be used:
Steel pole, inserted in a concrete, 10-20 meters deep, with a quarts connection at the top
to pick up any vibration.
The resonance frequency of the cavity (which is a mechanical vibration), especially when
it has low levels, (early stage of the cavity formation) is mixed up with all other
mechanical vibrations around it. In other words, the frequency that we are searching for is
“correlated” with other frequencies and is only detectable with the Linearizer in use.
Linearizer used for this will be one trimmed for very low frequencies.
The best place to test is away from cities where there is a lot of man made noise. Deserts
are obviously a prime location.
Rotation of Earth causes noise in very low frequencies that humans cannot hear.
Earthquakes (collapse of Earth cavities) occur in these same low frequencies. These low
frequencies noises are audible by some animals’ in particular large animals that have big
ears. This is the reason for whales beaching themselves, particularly before an
earthquake. The build up of resonance in earth cavities, when in it reaches the point of no
return, produces a very high-level noise in low frequencies that spreads in the ocean, and
the noise becomes unbearable for whales. This is not unlike a person not being able to
stay next to a jet engine without any protection against his ears. The loud noise cannot be
tolerated after awhile.
This theory can be tested in a lab environment and in practice and show where and how
deep under the earth surface an earthquake will happen.
One commonly accepted claim for the cause of an earthquake is the movement of Earth’s
plates. Nevertheless, in these fault lines, where plates are touching each other, one must
detect a lot of vibration noise (just as if a noise from one end of a very long hall way
reaches the other end with minimal effort.). Even in this case, the methodology proposed
can take advantage of the gap in the Earth’s crust (at the fault lines), detect, and identify
the resonance characteristics of cavities much easier.
Steel Bar (very
thin) with a quartz
connected to the
body.
Metallic Cylinder,
10-20 meters deep
in the ground (10
CM of thick)