Evaluation of seismic performance for tunnel retrofit project

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 575-589

  Law, Hubert K ^a   Lam, Ignatius P ^a  

^a Earth Mechanics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Earthquakes; Retrofitting; Seismic response; Tunnels

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; TUNNELS;

EARTHQUAKE EXCITATION;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC RETROFIT; TUNNEL;

UNITED STATES;

CLINOPODIUM DOUGLASII; CROTON OVALIFOLIUS;

EID: 0042804939     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:7(575)     Document Type: Article

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