Paleoseismic investigation of historical liquefactions along the Ionian coast of sicily

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-79

  Guarnieri, P ^a   Pirrotta, C ^a   Barbano, M S ^a   De Martini, P M ^b   Pantosti, D ^b   Gerardi, F ^a   Smedile, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eastern sicily; Holocene deposits; Liquefaction structures; Paleoseismology

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; LANDFORMS; SEISMOLOGY;

CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKES; EASTERN SICILY; HOLOCENE DEPOSITS; MOUNT ETNA; PALEOSEISMOLOGY; RECURRENCE TIMES; SEISMIC EFFECTS; SEISMOGENIC SOURCES;

LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 57849163714     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632460802212030     Document Type: Article

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