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Title
Seismological and Engineering Aspects of the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake.
File
PB97186050.pdf
Author(s)
['Bertero, V. V.', 'Borcherdt, R.', 'Clark, P. W.', 'Dreger, D.', 'Filippou, F.', 'Foutch, D.', 'Gee, L.', 'Higashino, M.', 'Kono, S.', 'Lu, L. W.']
Source
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 1995, 268 p.
Identifying Number(s)
UCB/EERC-95/10
Abstract
;Table of Contents: Introduction; Seismologic, Geodetic, Tectonic Aspects of Earthquake; Strong-Ground Shaking Generated by the Earthquake; Geotechnical Aspects; Response of Traditional Wooden Japanese Construction; Engineered Buildings; and Performance of Highway Bridges.
Keywords
Reinforced concrete; Seismic waves; Steel structures; Geodetics; Liquefaction; Soil-structure interactions; Kobe (Japan); Rock mechanics; Damage assessment; Tectonics; Hyogokehn-Nanbu Earthquake; Soil mechanics; Structural vibration; Earthquake damage; Wooden structures; Highway bridges; Seismic effects; Geotechnical engineering; Honshu; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Dynamic structural analysis