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Central Department of Geology, Kathmandu, Nepal

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  Frequency Dependent Damage Pattern in Kathmandu Valley Due to Mw 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake
  Author(s): Navin Thapa*, Kiran Pandey and Subesh Ghimire
  
  The Mw 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake (25th April 2015) is powerful earthquake ripped through Central Nepal occurs about 77 Km northwest of Kathmandu Valley. Several studies reveal the fact that comparatively larger earthquake damage in the Kathmandu valley are associated with the valley ground structure. Study focus on reason behind clustering of damages due to mainshock (7.8 Mw) inside Kathmandu valley in certain pattern and its dependency with frequency content of the shattered waves. Data used to meet objective of present research are ground motion data and damage data, for ground motion data seismic stations inside the valley are use. The damage data are collected by both primary and secondary sources. Frequency domain spectral analysis is incorporated in research and found that the maximum power and amplitude, associated, and attributed for particular narrow frequency band. Spatial compo.. View More»
  

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