3-D simulation of near-field strong ground motion: Basin edge effect derived from rupture directivity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 905-908

  Inoue, Tomohiro ^a   Miyatake, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMIC WAVES; VELOCITY; WAVE TRANSMISSION; AMPLIFICATION; EARTHQUAKES; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

GROUND MOTION;

EARTHQUAKES; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

BASIN EDGE EFFECT; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EDGE EFFECT; GROUND MOTION; KOBE EARTHQUAKE 1995; RUPTURE DIRECTIVITY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC AMPLIFICATION; SEISMICITY; STRONG GROUND MOTION;

JAPAN, HONSHU, KOBE;

AMPLIFICATION EFFECTS; DYNAMIC RUPTURES; FINITE VELOCITY; GROUND VELOCITY; LARGE AMPLITUDE; PEAK GROUND VELOCITY; RUPTURE DIRECTIVITY; STRONG GROUND MOTION;

EID: 0031126966     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00619     Document Type: Article

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