Improving the spatial resolution of ground motion variability using earthquake and seismic noise data: The example of Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 385-399

  Ullah, S ^a   Bindi, D ^a   Pittore, M ^a   Pilz, M ^a   Orunbaev, S ^b   Moldobekov, B ^b   Parolai, S ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (CAIAG)   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

Clustering analysis; Correlation analysis; Microzonation; Site response analysis

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GROUND-MOTION VARIABILITY; K-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM; MICROZONATION; OPTIMAL ENGINEERING DESIGN; SEISMIC HAZARD AND RISK ASSESSMENTS; SITE RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; CORRELATION METHODS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EARTHQUAKES;

ALGORITHM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; GROUND MOTION; OUTCROP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SITE EFFECT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION;

BISHKEK; CHUY; KYRGYZSTAN;

EID: 84874949315     PISSN: 1570761X     EISSN: 15731456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-012-9401-8     Document Type: Article

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