Surface seismic refraction/reflection measurement determinations of potential site resonances and the areal uniformity of NEHRP site class D in Memphis, Tennessee

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-189

  Williams, R A ^a   Wood, S ^b   Stephenson, W J ^a   Odum, J K ^a   Meremonte, M E ^a   Street, R ^b   Worley, D M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFRACTION; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PROFILOMETRY;

SEISMIC VELOCITIES;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

FLOODPLAIN; RESONANCE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

MEMPHIS; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; SHELBY COUNTY [TENNESSEE]; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037299857     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1543161     Document Type: Article

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