3D configuration of Mygdonian basin and preliminary estimate of its site response

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 871-887

  Raptakis, D G ^a   Manakou, M V ^a   Chavez Garcia F J ^b   Makra, K A ^c   Pitilakis, K D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

3D soil model; Amplification factor; Earthquake records; Microtremor measurements; Mygdonian basin; Resonant frequency; Seismic prospecting; Shear wave velocity; Site response

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AMPLIFICATION FACTOR; EARTHQUAKE RECORDS; MICROTREMOR MEASUREMENTS; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SITE RESPONSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL SOIL MODEL;

SOIL MECHANICS;

BASIN FILL; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE EFFECT;

EID: 27244434622     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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