Identification and modeling of earthquake ground response - I. Site amplification

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 499-522

  Elgamal, A W ^a   Zeghal, M ^b   Parra, E ^c   Gunturi, R ^d   Tang, H T ^e   Stepp, J C ^f  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b LLC   (United States)

^c PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Earthquake Hazard Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; ELASTIC WAVES; LOAD TESTING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL MECHANICS; STRAIN;

EARTHQUAKE GROUND RESPONSE; SITE AMPLIFICATION;

SEISMOLOGY;

AMPLIFICATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHEAR WAVE; SITE EFFECT;

TAIWAN, LOTUNG; USA, CALIFORNIA, TREASURE ISLAND;

EID: 0030433844     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0267-7261(96)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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