Liquefaction limit during earthquakes and underground explosions: Implications on ground-motion attenuation

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 355-363

  Wang, Chi Yuen ^a   Wong, Alex ^a   Dreger, Douglas S ^a   Manga, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEDIMENTS; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ENERGY DENSITY; GROUND-MOTION ATTENUATION; LIQUEFACTION LIMIT; SATURATED SOILS; SEISMIC ENERGY;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE; EXPLOSION; GROUND MOTION; LIQUEFACTION; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

EID: 33644527559     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120050019     Document Type: Article

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