P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Institute of Seismology and Aseismic Construction
The Institute of Seismology was founded in 1951 bringing together the department
of geophysics of the Tajik branch of the AS of the USSR and three existing seismic
stations in the territory of the Republic. In 1958, it was reorganized as the Institute
of Seismology and Aseismic Construction. The Institute consists of 7 laboratories
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Seismic Danger
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Seismic Stableness of the Industrial, Civil and Hydrotechnical Constructions
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Dynamics of Construction
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Powerful Motions
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Seismic Stableness of Building Constructions
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Physics of Earthquakes
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Modern Motions of Earth-crust, and of Geophysical Expedition.
The major fields of investigations of the Institute include
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Investigation of the nature of seismic processes and connection of seismic
activity with geological structure, geophysical data, fields of stresses, and
deformation of the earthcrust.
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Perfection of methods of seismic division into districts, calculation of
seismic danger and trench-raid of possible heralds of powerful earthquakes.
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Investigation of the affects of ground motion during large earthquakes on the
engineering and geological conditions, and in the characteristics of
earthquake-induced stresses in buildings and other constructions.
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Compiling a detailed map of Tajikistan's seismic district divisions. This map
also shows the sites of large industrial and hydrotechnical units. The

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microdivision of the mapped seismic districts allows for site-specific

recommendations of construction techniques.
The major scientific results of the Institute include
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a quantitative method of the estimation of seismic activity was established,
and a method of seismic division into districts was improved.
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maps of seismic division into districts of the Tajikistan territory and seismic
microdivision into the districts of the cities and settlements of the Republic
were created.
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methods of the long-term and short-term prediction of earthquakes were
developed.
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the new architectural construction regulations were established.