Variability of damage ratios for property in earthquakes

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 297-316

  Rhoades, David A ^a   Dowrick, David J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DAMAGE MECHANICS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; INSURANCE SYSTEM; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SKEWNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0000357019     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1586042     Document Type: Article

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