The geotechnical effects of long human habitation (2000< years): Earthquake induced landslide hazard in the city of Zefat, northern Israel

Engineering Geology

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 57-78

  Katz, Oded ^a   Crouvi, Onn ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Archeological mound; Earthquake; Hazard; Human habitation; Landslide; Site conditions

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; HAZARDS; ISRAEL; SLOPE STABILITY;

ARCHEOLOGICAL MOUND; HUMAN HABITATION; SITE-CONDITIONS;

LANDSLIDES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CALIBRATION; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; MODELING; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SITE EFFECT; SLOPE FAILURE; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 36048952148     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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