Engineering characterization of earthquake strong ground motions in the Pacific Northwest

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1560, 1998, Pages 313-324

  Silva, Walter J ^a   Wong, Ivan G ^b   Darragh, Robert B ^c  

^a Pacific Engineering and Analysis   (United States)

^b URS Greiner Woodward Clyde   (United States)

^c Division of Mines and Geology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC DESIGN; SITE EFFECT;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032461014     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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