Assessing the vibrational frequencies of the Cathedral of Cologne (Germany) by means of ambient seismic noise analysis

Natural Hazards

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 229-236

  Fäcke, Andreas ^a   Parolai, Stefano ^b   Richwalski, Sandra M ^b,c   Stempniewski, Lothar ^a  

^a Ingenieure im Bauwesen GbR   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cathedral; H V; Modal analysis; Resonance frequency; Seismic noise; Seismic vulnerability; Spectral ratio

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC NOISE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VIBRATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; COLOGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

EID: 33645884695     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-005-8616-2     Document Type: Article

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