2D nonlinear seismic ground analysis by FEM-BEM: The case of kobe in the Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake

Structural Engineering/Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Takemiya, Hirokazu ^a   Adam, Maher ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alluvium amplification; Disaster belt zone; Hyogo ken Nanbu Earthquake; Nonlinear behavior; Time domain FEM BEM analysis

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; EARTHQUAKES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ALLUVIAL AMPLIFICATION; DISASTER BELT ZONE;

SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 0032042937     PISSN: 02898063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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