A site-conditions map for California based on geology and shear-wave velocity

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Wills, C J ^a   Petersen, M ^b   Bryant, W A ^b   Reichle, M ^b   Saucedo, G J ^a   Tan, S ^c   Taylor, G ^b   Treiman, J ^c  

^a California Division of Mines and Geology   (United States)

^b California Division of Mines and Geology   (United States)

^c California Div of Mines and Geology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; HAZARDS; MAPS; SHEAR WAVES;

GROUND MOTIONS;

SEISMOLOGY;

BEDROCK; EARTHQUAKE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SITE EFFECT; SURFACE WAVE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034450334     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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