Seismic evaluation of existing nuclear facility using ambient vibration test to characterize dynamic behavior of the structure and microtremor measurements to characterize the soil: A case study

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 9-12, 2002, Pages 1159-1167

  Volant, Ph ^a   Orbovic, N ^a   Dunand, F ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b Maison des Geosciences   (France)

Author keywords

Damping; Dynamic behavior; H V ratios; Seismic evaluation; Site effect; Spectral ratios

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; SOILS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

AMBIENT VIBRATION RECORDS; MICROTREMOR MEASUREMENTS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SITE EFFECT; SOIL DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0036817949     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0267-7261(02)00143-4     Document Type: Article

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