Comparison between recorded and derived horizontal peak ground accelerations in Jordan

Natural Hazards

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-115

  Al Homoud, Azm S ^a   Amrat, Abdel Qader Fandi ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Jordan Seismological Observatory   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC HAZARD;

JORDAN;

EID: 7844221398     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008040722121     Document Type: Article

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