Earthquake hazard in Christchurch

Bulletin of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-22

  Dowrick, D J ^a   Berryman, K R ^a   McVerry, G H ^a   Zhao, J X ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOLOGY;

HISTORICAL SEISMICITY; PALEOSEISMICITY;

RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS;

EID: 0032027155     PISSN: 01100718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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