Database for earthquake strong motion studies in Italy

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 852-881

  Scasserra, Giuseppe ^a,b   Stewart, Jonathan P ^b   Kayen, Robert E ^c   Lanzo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data Processing; Database; Geophysics; Ground Motion Prediction Equations; Strong Motion

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CORRECTION; DATA BANK; DATABANKS; DATABASE; FINITE SOURCES; GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS; GROUND MOTION PREDICTION EQUATIONS; HIGH-PASS FILTERING; HYPOCENTER LOCATION; LOCAL VELOCITY; NOISE EFFECTS; RECORDING STATIONS; SEISMIC SOURCE; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SOURCE PARAMETERS; STRONG GROUND MOTION; STRONG MOTION;

DATA PROCESSING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EARTHQUAKES; GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

EID: 68949158550     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632460802566997     Document Type: Article

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