Kappa (κ) scaling of ground-motion prediction equations using an inverse random vibration theory approach

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 336-346

  Atik, Linda Al ^a   Kottke, Albert ^b   Abrahamson, Norman ^c   Hollenback, Justin ^d  

^a Linda Alatik Consulting   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER AMPLITUDE SPECTRA; FREQUENCY LIMITATION; GROUND-MOTION PREDICTION EQUATIONS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; RANDOM VIBRATION THEORY; SCALING FUNCTIONS; SEISMOLOGICAL MODELS; STOCHASTIC PARAMETERS;

DROPS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EQUATION; GROUND MOTION; PREDICTION; SEISMOLOGY; STOCHASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84893244989     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: 19433573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120120200     Document Type: Article

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