Dynamic soil properties of hong kong reclamation sites for seismic applications

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-27

  Chandler, A M ^a   Su, R K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Damping; Dynamic; Earthquakes; Period; Reclamation; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142728795     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.2000.10667811     Document Type: Article

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