The role of alternating outcrops of sediments and basaltic lavas on seismic urban scenario: The study case of Catania, Italy

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 411-439

  Panzera, F ^a   Rigano, R ^a   Lombardo, G ^a   Cara, F ^b   Di Giulio, G ^b   Rovelli, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1D modeling; Earthquake records; PGA values; Scenario earthquake; Spectral ratios

Indexed keywords

1D MODELING; EARTHQUAKE RECORDS; PGA VALUES; SCENARIO EARTHQUAKE; SPECTRAL RATIOS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEPOSITS; DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

EARTHQUAKES;

BASALT; BEDROCK; BOREHOLE; CLAY; CONGLOMERATE; CONTOUR MAP; DATABASE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAVA FLOW; LITHOTYPE; MARL; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; OUTCROP; SEDIMENT; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TERRACE; TRANSFER FUNCTION; URBAN AREA;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 79952709080     PISSN: 1570761X     EISSN: 15731456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-010-9202-x     Document Type: Article

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