Simulation-based comparison of four site-response estimation techniques

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-42

  Coutel, Fabien ^a   Mora, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC AMPLIFICATION; SITE RESPONSE;

EID: 0031715545     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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