Numerical evaluation of topographic effects at the nicastro ridge in Southern Italy

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 404-432

  Pagliaroli, Alessandro ^a   Lanzo, Giuseppe ^a   D'Elia, Beniamino ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

2D Site Response Analyses; Eurocode 8; Nicastro Ridge; Real Accelerograms; Ricker Wavelets; Stratigraphic Amplification; Topographic Amplification

Indexed keywords

EUROCODE 8; NICASTRO RIDGE; REAL ACCELEROGRAMS; RICKER WAVELETS; SITE RESPONSE ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHIC AMPLIFICATION; TOPOGRAPHIC AMPLIFICATION;

GRAPHIC METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY;

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 79953706288     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2010.501892     Document Type: Article

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