Istanbul at the threshold: An evaluation of the seismic risk in Istanbul

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-75

  Pyper Griffiths, Jacob H ^a   Irfanoglu, Ayhan ^a   Pujol, Santiago ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; EARTHQUAKES; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC RISK; VULNERABLE BUILDINGS;

SEISMOLOGY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GROUND CONDITIONS; GROUND MOTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMICITY; SITE EFFECT; URBAN AREA; VULNERABILITY;

DUZCE [DUZCE (PRV)]; DUZCE [TURKEY]; ISTANBUL [ISTANBUL (PRV)]; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 34047247752     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.2424988     Document Type: Article

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