Identification of nonlinear site response using the H/V spectral ratio method

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 533-546

  Wen, Kuo Liang ^a,b   Chang, Tao Ming ^b   Lin, Che Min ^a   Chiang, Hsien Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Borehole array; Horizontal to vertical spectral ratio; Nonlinear site effect

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; DATA SET; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE EFFECT; SOIL DYNAMICS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750620793     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2006.17.3.533(T)     Document Type: Article

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