Investigation of the seismic damage caused to the Gunung Sitoli (Tögi-Ndrawa) cave by the 2005 Great Nias earthquake

Yerbilimleri/ Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Aydan, Ömer ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nias Earthquake; Seismic damage; Stalactite; T gi Ndrawa Cave

Indexed keywords

CAVE; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOTECTONICS; SPELEOTHEM; STALACTITE; STRONG MOTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NIAS; NORTH SUMATRA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 57749200260     PISSN: 13012894     EISSN: 26872978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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