Distant-earthquake simulations considering source rupture propagation: Refining the seismic hazard of Hong Kong

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 613-635

  Megawati, Kusnowidjaja ^a   Chandler, Adrian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Deterministic seismic hazard assessment; Distant earthquake; Ground motion simulation; Hong Kong; Rupture directivity; Rupture velocity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

DETERMINISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; DISTANT EARTHQUAKE; GROUND-MOTION SIMULATION; PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD ANALYSES; RUPTURE DIRECTIVITY; RUPTURE PROPAGATION; RUPTURE VELOCITY;

EARTHQUAKES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RUPTURE; SEISMIC HAZARD;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33646173424     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: 10969845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.548     Document Type: Article

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