The use of direct boundary element method for gaining insight into complex seismic site response

Computers and Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 10-11 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 821-835

  Álvarez Rubio, Sonia ^a   Benito, Juan José ^b   Sánchez Sesma, Francisco José ^c   Alarcón, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Euroseistest; Local conditions; Numerical modelling; Site effects

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRATIGRAPHY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EUROSEISTEST; LOCAL CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; SITE EFFECTS;

SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 14044254765     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.09.014     Document Type: Article

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