Amplification of strong ground motion and damage patterns during the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 75 I, 1998, Pages 714-725

  Trifunac, Mihailo D ^a   Todorovska, Maria I ^b  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

LINEAR TRANSFER FUNCTION THEORY; SITE AMPLIFICATION FACTORS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0031633673     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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