A tieoretical attenuation model for earthquakeinduced ground motion

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-315

  Olafsson S ^a   Sigbjornsson R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Attenuation formula; Fourier spectrum; Peak acceleration; Rms acceleration; Source model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033241808     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632469909350348     Document Type: Article

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