Assessment of seismic site conditions: A case study from Guwahati City, Northeast India

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1645-1668

  Nath, S K ^a   Thingbaijam, K K S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Guwahati city; Predominant frequency; Shearwave velocity; Site classification

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BUILDINGS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR WAVES; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; TOPOGRAPHY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GUWAHATI CITY; PREDOMINANT FREQUENCY; SHEAR-WAVE VELOCITY; SITE CLASSIFICATION; SOIL LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL; STANDARD PENETRATION TEST; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY SOUNDINGS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 84874871197     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-010-0197-7     Document Type: Article

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