Inverse analysis of weak and strong motion downhole array data from the Mw7.0 Sanriku-Minami earthquake

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-92

  Assimaki, D ^a   Steidl, J ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Downhole arrays; Equivalent linear; Genetic algorithms; Inversion; Site response

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; ESTIMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR WAVES; SOIL MECHANICS;

DOWNHOLE ARRAYS; EQUIVALENT LINEAR; INVERSION ALGORITHM; SITE RESPONSE;

EARTHQUAKES;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; GROUND MOTION; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SITE EFFECT; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 33747366150     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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