Evaluation of site effects using numerical and experimental analyses in Città di Castello (Italy)

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 941-951

  Pergalani, F ^a   de Franco, R ^b   Compagnoni, M ^a   Caielli, G ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental analysis; Numerical analysis; Site effects; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LITHOLOGY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SEISMOLOGY;

PSEUDO-VELOCITY SPECTRA; SITE EFFECTS; SPECTRAL INTENSITY;

URBAN PLANNING;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL METHOD; SITE EFFECT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746738093     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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