Analysis of soil effects and distribution of damage from the Pyrgos 1993 (Greece) earthquake

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-128

  Bouckovalas, G ^a   Anagnostopoulos, A ^a   Kapenis, A ^a   Karantoni, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Microzoning; Seismic motion; Soil effects

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; HOUSES; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; SOILS;

FAULT RUPTURE; MICROZONATION; PYRGOS EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC EXCITATION; SEISMIC GROUND RESPONSE; SEISMIC INTENSITY;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

ACCELERATION; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; PYRGOS EARTHQUAKE 1993; SEISMIC EXCITATION; SOIL CONDITIONS;

GREECE, PYRGOS;

EID: 0030136094     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00430272     Document Type: Article

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