[DOC] [TLE] Frequently Asked Questions About Strong Motion - Center for ... [PAR] An accelerograph? ... level, meant to communicate the level qualitatively, as 
when one says "heavy rain" vs. ... sensors are high precision, sensitive 
instruments designed to record motions ... than the strong shaking that occurs 
near earthquakes. ... and NSMP instrument with earthquake-monitoring devices 
include buildings,. [DOC] [TLE] Seismometer - Wikipedia [PAR] Seismometers are instruments that measure motion of the ground, including 
those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other 
seismic sources. Records of seismic waves allow seismologists to map the 
interior of the Earth .... This type of strong motion seismometer recorded upon a 
smoked glass... [DOC] [TLE] Potential Advantages of a Strong Motion Velocity Meter Over a ... [PAR] record only during strong ground shaking. Furthermore, be- cause of the limited 
dynamic range of recording devices, it was most efficient to record ground... [DOC] [TLE] A SIMPLIFIED INSTRUMENT FOR RECORDING STRONG MOTION ... [PAR] A strong-motion earthquake recorder for the direct measurement of one point on 
the response ... those obtained by a standard spectrum analysis of accelerograph 
records. The device has the advantages of low initial cost and of low 
maintenance ... One of the first systematic attempts to produce an instrument of 
this kind was. [DOC] [TLE] Seismograph - World Book Online [PAR] The most sensitive seismographs magnify ground motion by as much as 10 ... A 
nanometer equals one-billionth of a meter, or about 1/25,4000,000 inch. ... 
Different types of seismographs are used to measure short and long seismic 
waves. ... The strong motion accelerograph records shaking that is too strong for 
sensitive... [DOC] [TLE] California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program CSMIP News [PAR] CGS' Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (SMIP) has installed ... do one thing
, and do it well: provide data on how earthquake shaking impacts the building,... [DOC] [TLE] SEISMOMETER & SEISMOGRAM [PAR] record motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by 
earthquakes, nuclear explosions ... Use of this device was recorded in the ... This 
type of strong motion seismometer recorded upon a smoked .... One of the 
continuing problems with sensitive vertical seismographs is the buoyancy of their 
masses. [DOC] [TLE] Instrumentation in Earthquake Seismology [PAR] advancement in making more sensitive seismographs and devising timing ... 
correct ground motion (Figure 1.1), much like driving a car and not worrying too 
much of ... Earlier, analog instrument were usually made to record one type of 
ground motion ... instruments can measure rather strong motions and the strong 
motion... [DOC] [TLE] 75th anniversary of strong motion observationA historical review ... [PAR] ideas on how to construct the first strong motion accelerograph. Next, it describes 
the ... uniformly processed strong motion records in southern California. .... 
recording of strong earthquake shaking, has again focused a ... development of 
modern and highly sensitive instruments toward ... The falling cylinder, or some 
kind. [DOC] [TLE] Procedures for Estimating Earthquake Ground Motions - USGS ... [PAR] a length of approximately 160 km, is one of the largest in northern California. ... 
Define the characteristics of ground shaking expected at the site 21 .... Variation 
in ground-motion response spectra and peak ground acceleration values for the 
same ...... Sensitivity. .... Ensembles of strong ground-motion records of 
earthquakes. [DOC] [TLE] Download File - USGS Professional Pages - U.S. Geological Survey [PAR] of strong-motion accelerographs to support the somewhat diver- ... describes 
performance-test results for the following five types ... 3. tests of clipping behavior 
and sensor linearity (sensitivity ... devices record ADC counts internally and 
download them as ..... much as TFF tests, but the input-sine shaking is held at 
one or. [DOC] [TLE] The Determination of True Ground Motion from Seismograph Records [PAR] accelerograph curve and that obtaincd by one differentiation of the recorded ... 
Tests of Earthquake Accelerometers on a Shaking Table. ... with the routine 
analysis of strong-motion seismograph records. ... Accelerographs of the type dis- 
... are 10 cps and greater, the higher frequencies being used where less 
sensitivity. [DOC] [TLE] 4. Observing the Active Earth: Current Technologies

Question: A strong motion accelerograph, a type of this device, records shaking too strong for sensitive ones
Answer: seismograph