Bedrock depth mapping of the coast south of Istanbul: Comparison of analytical and experimental analyses

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 315-329

  Birgören, Gülüm ^a   Özel, Oǧuz ^b   Siyahi, Bilge ^c  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bedrock depth; Istanbul; Microtremor; Resonance frequency; Site response

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; GROUND MOTION; MAPPING; MICROTREMOR; PENETRATION TEST; RESONANCE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRONG MOTION; TRANSFER FUNCTION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EURASIA; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 66949154735     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 1303619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/yer-0712-3     Document Type: Article

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