Ground settlement in simi valley following the northridge earthquake

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-89

  Abdel Haq, Ali ^a,c   Hryciw, Roman D ^b,c  

^a Gorian and Assoc Inc   (United States)

^b The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c ASCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILATOMETERS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; SILT; SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

CONE PENETRATION TESTS (CPT); GROUND SETTLEMENT;

SOIL MECHANICS;

LIQUEFACTION; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SETTLEMENT;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SIMI VALLEY;

EID: 0031895395     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1998)124:1(80)     Document Type: Article

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