Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
• Literature Review: Numerical Methods Used to Simulate Realistic Earthquakes in Large Sedimentary Basins
  • Finite-Difference Methods
  • Boundary-Element Methods
  • Finite-Element Methods
• Proposed Work
• Summary of Completed Work
  • Our 3-D Finite-Element Model: Theoretical and Numerical Aspects
  • The Simulations and Analysis of the Moon Basin
  • Simulation and Analysis of a 1994 Northridge Earthquake Aftershock in San Fernando Basin
• Future Work
  • Implement Extended Earthquake Source Model in FEM
  • Introduce More Efficient Absorbing Boundary Conditions
  • Perform 3-D Simulation of Real Earthquake with Extended Earthquake Source and Analysis of Site Effects on Seismic Ground Motion
• References
• About this document ...