Seismic characterization of the shore sand at Catania

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-264

  Nunziata, C ^a   Costa, G ^b   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

Liquefaction; Seismic risk; Shear wave velocity measurements

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342637232     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009861824955     Document Type: Article

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