Simplified R-factor relationships for strong ground motions

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-45

  Cuesta, Isabel ^a   Aschheim, Mark A ^b   Fajfar, Peter ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; DAMPING; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

GROUND MOTIONS; STRENGTH REDUCTION FACTORS;

EARTHQUAKES;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CODE; STRONG MOTION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0037297358     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1540997     Document Type: Article

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