Investigation of seismic response of soil sites in Hong Kong: Part i-preliminary dynamic test results

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 19-27

  Wong, Yuk Lung ^a   Guo, Xun ^b   Lui, James Y H ^c   Yuan, Yi Fan ^b   Zhao, John X ^d   Yin, Jian Hua ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Institute of Engineering Mechanics   (China)

^c ARUP   (United Kingdom)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bender Element Test; Cyclic Triaxial Test; Resonant Column Test; Shear Modulus; Shear Wave Velocity; Soil Damping Ratios; Soil Site Seismic Amplification

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142834853     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.2000.10667829     Document Type: Article

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