Site classification using horizontal-to-vertical response spectral ratios and its impact when deriving empirical ground-motion prediction equations

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 712-724

  Fukushima, Yoshimitsu ^a   Bonilla, Luis Fabián ^b   Scotti, Oona ^b   Douglas, John ^c  

^a SHIMIZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^c BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Attenuation Relation; H V; Predominant Period; Response Spectral Ratio; Site Classification

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); GEOLOGIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATTENUATION RELATION; HORIZONTAL-TO-VERTICAL (H/V) RESPONSE SPECTRAL RATIOS; PREDOMINANT PERIODS; SITE CLASSIFICATION;

SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 34547927765     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632460701457116     Document Type: Article

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