Benefits of scenario ground motion maps

Engineering Geology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 43-57

  Anderson, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deterministic; Nevada; Probalistic; Scenario; Seismic hazard

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKES; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY;

NEVADA; SCENARIO;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE HAZARD; GROUND MOTION; HAZARD MAPPING; SEISMIC RISK;

USA, NEVADA;

EID: 0031280110     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(97)81913-8     Document Type: Article

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