Shear-wave velocity survey of seismographic sites in eastern Canada: Calibration of empirical regression method of estimating site response

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 981-987

  Beresnev, Igor A ^a   Atkinson, Gail M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND MOTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHEAR WAVE; SITE RESPONSE;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0031410866     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.68.6.981     Document Type: Article

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