Probabilistic seismic hazard map for Bulgaria as a basis for a new building code

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 881-887

  Simeonova, S D ^a   Solakov, D E ^a   Leydecker, G ^b   Busche, H ^b   Schmitt, T ^b   Kaiser, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^b Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODE; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; MAPPING; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC HAZARD;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749660404     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-6-881-2006     Document Type: Article

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