NGA-West2 models for ground motion directionality

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1285-1300

  Shahi, Shrey K ^a   Baker, Jack W ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; GEOPHYSICS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EMPIRICAL MODEL; GROUND MOTION RESPONSE; HORIZONTAL GROUND MOTION; MULTIPLICATIVE FACTORS; PACIFIC EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SEISMIC HAZARD ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ACCELERATION;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING;

DATABASE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROUND MOTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EID: 84907518043     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: 19448201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/040913EQS097M     Document Type: Article

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