Empirical ground-motion models for point- and extended-source crustal earthquake scenarios in Europe and the Middle East

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 359-387

  Akkar, S ^a   Sandikkaya M A ^a   Bommer, J J ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 acceleration spectral ordinates; Ground motion prediction equations; Pan European strong motion database; PGA; PGV; Seismic hazard assessment

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FORECASTING; HAZARDS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; GROUND-MOTION PREDICTION EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR SITE AMPLIFICATION; PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION; SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SPECTRAL ACCELERATION; SPECTRAL ORDINATES; STRONG MOTION;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DATABASE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; ELASTICITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROUND MOTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PEAK ACCELERATION; POINT SOURCE; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EUROPE; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 85028207254     PISSN: 1570761X     EISSN: 15731456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-013-9461-4     Document Type: Article

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