Site-specific microzonation study in Delhi Metropolitan City by 2-D modelling of SH and P-SV waves

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 161, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 1165-1184

  Parvez, Imtiyaz A ^a   Vaccari, F ^b,d   Panza, G F ^b,c  

^a CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delhi; Response spectra ratio; Seismic microzonation; Synthetic seismograms

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0344595111     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-003-2501-2     Document Type: Article

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