Equations for the estimation of strong ground motions from shallow crustal earthquakes using data from Europe and the middle east: Horizontal peak ground acceleration and spectral acceleration

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-53

  Ambraseys, N N ^c   Douglas, J ^a,c   Sarma, S K ^c   Smit, P M ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b National Emergency Operations Centre   (Switzerland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attenuation relations; Europe; Middle East; Strong ground motion estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444405287     PISSN: 1570761X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-005-0183-0     Document Type: Article

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