Fault movement and its impact on ground deformations and engineering structures

Engineering Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 119-133

  Vallejo, Luis E ^a   Shettima, Mahiru ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b J and L Environmental Management Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

FAULT MOVEMENT; GROUND DEFORMATION; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS THEORY;

TECTONICS;

DEFORMATION; FAULT MOVEMENT; STRIKE SLIP; STRIKE-SLIP; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 0030239366     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-7952(96)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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