Long-period microtremors, microseisms and earthquake damage: Northridge, CA, earthquake of 17 January 1994

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 253-267

  Trifunac, M D ^a   Todorovska, M I ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient noise; Microseisms; Microtremors; Microzonation; Northridge earthquake; Seismic hazard; Seismic hazard mapping; Site amplification; Site response

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MAPPING; MAPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SOIL MECHANICS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

CONTOUR MAPS; MICROSEISMS; MICROTREMORS; SITE AMPLIFICATION;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

AMPLIFICATION; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; SEISMIC HAZARD; SITE EFFECT;

EID: 0342433787     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0267-7261(00)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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