Seismic characterization of Neapolitan soils

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 161, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 1285-1300

  Nunziata, C ^a   Natale, M ^a   Panza, G F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inversion; Napoli; Pyroclastic materials; Shear wave velocities

Indexed keywords

SEISMICITY; SITE EFFECT; SOIL DYNAMICS;

CAMPANIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NAPOLI; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2342574695     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-003-2492-z     Document Type: Article

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