Response spectral amplification ratios from 1- and 2-dimensional nonlinear soil site models

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 563-573

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Zhao, John X ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Basin effects; Site amplification; Soil nonlinear response

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EXCITED STATES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LOCATION; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROGRAMMED CONTROL SYSTEMS; SOILS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

1-D MODELS; AMPLIFICATION RATIOS; BASIN EFFECTS; CROSS OVERS; DE AMPLIFICATIONS; EXCITATION SPECTRUM; GROUND SURFACES; GROUND-SHAKING; NON-LINEAR MODELS; NONLINEAR SOIL SITES; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATIONS; SITE AMPLIFICATION; SOIL NONLINEAR RESPONSE; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL SITES; SPECTRAL AMPLIFICATIONS; SPECTRAL VALUES;

AMPLIFICATION;

ACCELERATION; AMPLIFICATION; GEOMETRY; GROUND MOTION; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRONG MOTION;

EID: 59049090940     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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