The Hyogo-ken Nanbu (Kobe) earthquake of 17 January 1995: Seismological aspects and ground motions

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 771-777

  Byrne, Peter M ^a   Finn, W D Liam ^a   Ventura, Carlos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplification; Damage; Ground motions; Liquefaction; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

GROUND MOTIONS; HYOGO-KEN NANBU EARTHQUAKE;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; GROUND MOTION; KOBE EARTHQUAKE 1995; LIQUEFACTION; SEISMICITY;

JAPAN, HONSHU, KOBE;

EID: 0030159437     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l96-887     Document Type: Article

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