Robustness of microtremor h/v spectra in the estimation of an inclined basinbedrock interface and improvement of the basin model in southern part in osaka plains

Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 642, 2009, Pages 1453-1460

  Uebayashi, Hirotoshi ^a   Kawabe, Hidenori ^a   Kamae, Katsuhiro ^a   Miyakoshi, Ken ^b   Horike, Masanori ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GEO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basin model; Improvement; Inclined basin bedrock interface; Microtremor H V spectra; Robustness; Sennan area

Indexed keywords

BASIN MODEL; IMPROVEMENT; INCLINED BASIN-BEDROCK INTERFACE; MICROTREMORS; SENNAN AREA;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; BUILDINGS; COASTAL ZONES; LANDFORMS; SHEAR WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

EID: 79960748438     PISSN: 13404202     EISSN: 18818153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3130/aijs.74.1453     Document Type: Article

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