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topographic amplification: a standalone construct

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Earthquake engineering

increase of earthquake ground motion at ridges, crests and slopes caused by the shape of the ground surface.

In earthquake engineering, topographic amplification refers to increase of earthquake ground motion at ridges, crests and slopes caused by the shape of the ground surface. This meaning comes from Geli (1988) in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.[1]

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References

Geli, L., Bard, P., & Jullien, B. (1988). The effect of topography on earthquake ground motion: A review and new results. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 78(1), 42-63. https://doi.org/10.1785/bssa0780010042

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