Semi-Markovian approach for modelling seismic aftershocks

Engineering Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 969-976

  Al Hajjar, Jihad ^a   Blanpain, Olivier ^a   Menu, Jean Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^b SEERCO Sols et Structures   (France)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Markov process; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS; SEMI MARKOVIAN APPROACH;

EARTHQUAKES;

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE; MARKOV PROCESS; SEISMICITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031539291     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(97)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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