Earthquake performance of gas transmission pipelines

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 493-527

  O'Rourke, T D ^a   Palmer, M C ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b Stopen Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; GAS PIPELINE; GAS TRANSPORT; GROUND MOTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 0000445677     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1585895     Document Type: Article

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