An indication of the soil topmost layer response in Quito (Ecuador) using noise H/V spectral ratio

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-133

  Gueguen P ^a,b,c   Chatelain, J L ^a,b,c   Guillier, B ^b,c   Yepes, H ^c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Ecuador   (Ecuador)

^c ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Ecuador; Noise spectral ratio; Quito; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ESTIMATION; LAND FILL; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SOLID WASTES;

NOISE SPECTRAL RATIO; RECEIVER FUNCTIONS (RF); STANDARD SPECTRAL RATIO (SSR);

SOIL MECHANICS;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE EFFECT; SOIL DYNAMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0343962986     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0267-7261(99)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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