Liquefaction studies for seismic microzonation of Delhi region

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 646-654

  Rao, K S ^a   Satyam, D Neelima ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Liquefaction; Microzonation; Seismic hazard; Standard penetration test

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947589865     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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