Seismicity and structural safety in buildings: lessons learned in Mexico

Motivated by the recent seismic events in México, the seismic environment of the country is reviewed together with the mechanisms and the regions that generate earthquakes. Some of the parameters used to determine the intensity as a difference with the magnitude of earthquakes and the way to make pr...

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Main Authors: Juan José Pérez-Gavilán, Jorge Aguirre, Leonardo Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2018-03-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/9300