12. The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985—A Theoretical Investigation of Large‐ and Small‐scale Amplification Effects in the Mexico City Valley

Bard, Pierre‐Yves; Campillo, Michel; J. Chávez‐García, Francisco; J. Sánchez‐Sesma, Francisco

doi:10.1193/1.1585493

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12. The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985—A Theoretical Investigation of Large‐ and Small‐scale Amplification Effects in the Mexico City Valley

Published in Earthquake Spectra • Aug 1, 1988

Authors:

Pierre‐Yves Bard

Michel Campillo

Francisco J. Chávez‐García

Abstract

The linear, large‐scale and small‐scale amplification effects in the Mexico City valley, related to both the surficial clay layer and the underlying thick sediments, are investigated with two‐dimensional (2D) models and compared with the results of simple one‐dimensional (1D) models. The deep sedime...

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Geology

Seismology

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