Dynamic site characterization of Christchurch strong motion stations

Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 195-204

  Wood, Clinton M ^a   Cox, Brady R ^a   Wotherspoon, Liam M ^b   Green, Russell A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR WAVES; SURFACE WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION; WELL LOGGING;

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HORIZONTAL-TO-VERTICAL SPECTRAL RATIOS; NATURAL PERIOD; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SITE CLASSIFICATION; SURFACE WAVE TESTING;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 84858989042     PISSN: 11749857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5459/bnzsee.44.4.195-204     Document Type: Article

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