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- Title
- Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas. Seismic Risk Analysis of Simple Series Systems.
- File
- PB80104755.pdf
- Author(s)
- Panoussis, G.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., May 1974, 21 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- INTERNAL STUDY-41
- Abstract
- A method is presented for the evaluation of the seismic risk at a site of an engineering project. A particular consideration is the geographical spread of the site, rather than the concentration of the system at one point. A site is assumed to be distributed geographically in a linear manner with a known random distribution of strength. It can then be assumed to be a series of 'short' links. Each link has a resistance which is a known random variable and is independent of every other link. Four plots are detailed comparing various results: probability of failure of a one-site system, two-site system, and four-site system; probability of failure of a one-site system versus the location of the site; probability of failure of a one-site system versus increasing resistance; and probability of failure of a two-site system. The computer program employed is included in this report.
- Keywords
- Random processes; Probability theory; Risk analysis; Seismic risk; Earth movements; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Computer programs; Earthquakes; Geological faults