Evidences of landslide earthquake triggering due to self-excitation process

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 861-879

  Bozzano, F ^a   Lenti, L ^b   Martino, Salvatore ^a   Paciello, A ^c   Mugnozza, G Scarascia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquake triggered landslide; Italy; Local seismic response

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BEDROCK; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; GROUND MOTION; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOURCE PARAMETERS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ITALY;

EID: 79955557796     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0514-5     Document Type: Article

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