Survey of historic buildings predating the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes and magnitude estimation based on structural fragility

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-35

  Kochkin, Vladimir G ^a   Crandell, Jay H ^b  

^a NAHB Research Center Inc   (United States)

^b Applied Residential Engineering Services   (United States)

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EID: 70350257458     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.75.1.22     Document Type: Article

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