Attenuation relations of strong ground motion in Japan using site classification based on predominant period

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 898-913

  Zhao, John X ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Asano, Akihiro ^b   Ohno, Yuki ^b   Oouchi, Taishi ^b   Takahashi, Toshimasa ^b   Ogawa, Hiroshi ^b   Irikura, Kojiro ^c   Thio, Hong K ^d   Somerville, Paul G ^d   Fukushima, Yasuhiro ^e   Fukushima, Yoshimitsu ^f  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b SHIKOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO INC   (Japan)

^c AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Japan Engineering Consultants Co Ltd   (Japan)

^f Fukoku Seimei Bldg   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; FORECASTING; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TECTONICS;

DISTANCE MODIFICATION FACTOR; FAULTING MECHANISM; GROUND MOTION; SPECTRAL ACCELERATION ATTENUATION MODEL; SUBDUCTION SLAB EVENTS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FAULTING; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STRONG MOTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33745462779     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120050122     Document Type: Article

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