Prediction of peak ground acceleration by genetic expression programming and regression: A comparison using likelihood-based measure

Engineering Geology

Volumn 141-142, Issue , 2012, Pages 92-113

  Güllü, Hamza ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attenuation equation; Genetic expression programming; Likelihood estimation; Peak ground acceleration; Seismic hazard study

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION EQUATION; GENETIC EXPRESSIONS; LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION; SEISMIC HAZARDS;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GENETIC PROGRAMMING;

GROUND MOTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAK ACCELERATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY;

EID: 84861980647     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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