Among all the numerical methods in seismology, the finite-difference (FD) technique
provides the best balance of accuracy and computational efficiency. This book offers a …

We built a 3D seismic model of the Po Plain and neighboring regions of northern Italy,
covering altogether an area about 600 km by 300 km with an approximately 1 km spaced …

In earthquake engineering,“engineering bedrock” is regarded as a stiff material (ie, rock or
rock‐like geological formation) that is characterized by a shear‐wave velocity greater than a …

During the 2012 Emilia earthquake sequence, prolonged shaking associated with long-
period motions were observed in the Po Plain basin in Northern Italy. Such anomalous …

Recent moderate-sized earthquakes (ML≤ 5.2) that occurred in northern Italy demonstrate
that the currently available ground-motion prediction equations (GMPE s) largely …

Seismic moment tensor is one of the most important source parameters defining the
earthquake dimension and style of the activated fault. Geoscientists ordinarily use moment …

Moment tensor determinations of small earthquakes are quite challenging. It is because their
signal-to-noise ratio is satisfactory only at frequencies above the microseismic noise peak …

In order to characterize better P-wave velocities for the shallow crust of the Po Plain and
surrounding regions, we have selected 64 deep wells mainly located in the plain and also …

This study investigates and quantifies the influence of the shallower deposits (down to few
hundreds of meters) of the Po Plain sedimentary basin (northern Italy) on the long‐period …

Many studies on the inelastic response spectra have mainly focused on structures with the
conventional hysteretic behavior. However, for self-centering structures with the flag-shaped …