Peak velocities and peak surface strains during Northridge, California, earthquake of 17 January 1994

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 301-310

  Trifunac, M D ^a   Todorovska, M I ^a   Ivanovic S S ^a  

^a Civil Engineering Department ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Peak strains; Peak velocities; Strong earthquake motion

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; MOTION CONTROL; SEISMIC WAVES; STRAIN CONTROL; SURFACE PHENOMENA; VELOCITY CONTROL;

GROUND MOTION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EARTHQUAKE MOTION; GROUND MOTION; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0030185796     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0267-7261(96)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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