Chimney damage in the greater Seattle area from the Nisqually earthquake of 28 February 2001

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1143-1158

  Booth, Derek B ^a   Wells, Ray E ^b   Givler, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CHIMNEYS; DATA ACQUISITION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

BRICK CHIMNEYS; SEATTLE BASINS;

SEISMOLOGY;

CHIMNEY; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING;

NORTH AMERICA; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 4344680517     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120030102     Document Type: Article

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