Effects of local site and building parameters on damage distribution in Angra do Heroísmo-Azores

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 986-999

  Teves Costa, Paula ^a   Oliveira, Carlos S ^b   Senos, M Luisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c Institute of Meteorology   (Portugal)

Author keywords

1980 Azores earthquake; Ambient vibrations; Angra do Hero smo; Building behaviour; Damage distribution; H V spectral ratio; Site effects; Soil frequency

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOLOGY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AMBIENT VIBRATIONS; DAMAGE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL FREQUENCY;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; MICROTREMOR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC DESIGN; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 34447505987     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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