Spatial variation of maximum considered and design basis earthquakes in peninsular India

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 639-645

  Jaiswal, Kishor ^a   Sinha, Ravi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Earthquake resistant design; Peak ground acceleration; Peninsular India; Seismic hazard; Stable continental region

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947643744     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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