Geomechanics and Engineering A

Volume 9, Number 2, 2015, pages 125-144

DOI: 10.12989/gae.2015.9.2.125

Seismic microzonation of Kolkata

Amit Shiuly, R.B. Sahu and Saroj Mandal

Abstract

This paper presents the probabilistic seismic microzonation of densely populated Kolkata city, situated on the world

Key Words

seismic microzonation of Kolkata city; probabilistic seismic hazard; ground motion amplification; response spectra

Address

(1) Amit Shiuly: Department of Civil Engineering, Jalpaiguri Govt Engg College, 735102, India; (2) R.B. Sahu, Saroj Mandal: Department of Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 32, India.