Peak surface strains during strong earthquake motion

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 311-319

  Trifunac, M D ^a   Lee, V W ^a  

^a Civil Engineering Department ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Strong earthquake ground motion; Surface strains

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKES; SEISMIC WAVES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN CONTROL; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

GROUND MOTION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; EARTHQUAKE MOTION; GROUND MOTION; SITE RESPONSE; STRAIN;

USA, CALIFORNIA, IMPERIAL VALLEY, WESTMORELAND;

EID: 0030183199     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0267-7261(96)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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