Empirical ground motion relations for earthquakes in the Cascadia region

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-77

  Atkinson, Gail M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cascadia; Earthquakes; Ground motion; Response spectra

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA; GROUND MOTION;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CASCADES; USA, WASHINGTON, CASCADES;

EID: 0030833261     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l96-091     Document Type: Article

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