Hints about site amplification effects comparing macroseismic hazard estimate with microtremor measurements: The AGRI valley (Italy) example

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-72

  Gallipoli, Maria Rosaria ^a   Mucciarelli, Marco ^b,c   Albarello, Dario ^d   Lapenna, Vincenzo ^a   Schlattarella, Marcello ^b   Calvano, Giorgio ^e  

^a Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c National Institute of Geophysic and Volcanology   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^e ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

HVSR technique; Seismic hazard enhancement; Site amplification; Val d Agri area

Indexed keywords

RESONANCE; SEISMOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MACROSEISMIC HAZARDS;

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037250357     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632460309350441     Document Type: Article

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