Surface-to-base amplification evaluated from KiK-net vertical array strong motion records

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 707-716

  Kokusho, Takaji ^a   Sato, Katsuharu ^a  

^a CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Base layer; Multi reflection theory; S wave velocity ratio; Seismic amplification; Seismic zonation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR WAVES; VELOCITY;

MULTI-REFLECTION THEORY; S-WAVE VELOCITY RATIO; SEISMIC AMPLIFICATION; SEISMIC ZONATION; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY;

EARTHQUAKES;

AMPLIFICATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; STRONG MOTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 46549086737     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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