Ambient noise energy bursts observation and modeling: Trapping of harmonic structure-soil induced-waves in a topmost sedimentary layer

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 507-524

  Cornou, C ^a,d   Gueguen P ^a,b   Bard, P Y ^a,b   Haghshenas, E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b University Paris Est LCPC   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND SEISMOLOGY IIEES   (Iran)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

H over V spectral ratio; Microtremors; Site effects; Structure soil interaction; Urban ground motion

Indexed keywords

MICROTREMOR; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMICITY; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TRAPPED WAVE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GRENOBLE; ISERE; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 14244269349     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-004-1980-7     Document Type: Article

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