A Seismic Hazard Study through the Comparison of Ground Motion Prediction Equations Using the Weighting Factor of Logic Tree

Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 861-884

  Güllü, Hamza ^a   İyisan, Recep ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attenuation Equation; Logic Tree; Seismic Hazard Assessment; Venn Diagram; Weighting Factor

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; HAZARDS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOLOGY;

ATTENUATION EQUATION; LOGIC TREE; SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; VENN DIAGRAMS; WEIGHTING FACTORS;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

EID: 84947937104     PISSN: 13632469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2015.1104752     Document Type: Article

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