Near surface shear wave velocity in Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest, the capital of Romania with nearly 2 1/2 million inhabitants, is endangered by the strong earthquakes in the Vrancea seismic zone. To obtain information on the near surface shear-wave velocity <i>Vs</i> structure and to improve the available microzonations we c...

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Main Authors: M. von Steht, B. Jaskolla, J. R. R. Ritter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-12-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/8/1299/2008/nhess-8-1299-2008.pdf