Directivity in NGA earthquake ground motions: Analysis using isochrone theory

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 279-298

  Spudich, Paul ^a   Chiou, Brian S J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; MOTION ESTIMATION;

CAMPBELL; CORRECTION FACTORS; EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS; GROUND MOTION PREDICTION; GROUND MOTIONS; ISOCHRONES; SPECTRAL ACCELERATION;

EARTHQUAKES;

ACCELERATION; CORRECTION; GROUND MOTION; INDUCED SEISMICITY; PREDICTION; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 48549104788     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.2928225     Document Type: Article

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