Site characterization in the greater bangkok area by microtremor observations

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-226

  Poovarodom, Nakhorn ^a   Plalinyot, Nonthakorn ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Microtremor; Predominant Period; Shear Wave Velocity; Site Effects

Indexed keywords

BANGKOK; MICROTREMORS; PREDOMINANT PERIOD; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SITE EFFECTS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; AMPLIFICATION; SEISMIC DESIGN; SOILS;

SHEAR WAVES;

EID: 84872445004     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2012.707346     Document Type: Article

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