Comprehensive Seismic Zonation Schemes for Regions at Different Scales

• Main Authors: Sitharam, T. G. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), James, Naveen (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kolathayar, Sreevalsa (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Geotechnical engineering.; Natural disasters.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Geophysics.; Geology.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.

This book reviews and assesses various methodologies for site characterization and site effects estimation to carry out seismic zonation at micro and macro levels. Readers will learn about the suitability of these methodologies for different levels of zoning in order to optimize the resources for ca...