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- Title
- Regional Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis through Geographic Information Systems.
- File
- PB95183612.pdf
- Author(s)
- King, S. A.; Kiremidjian, A. S.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., June 1994, 194 p.
- Abstract
- A geographic information system (GIS) provides the ideal environment for conducting a comprehensive regional seismic hazard and risk analysis. This disseration describes in detail the current GIS technology and the various steps in a regional seismic hazard and risk analysis. An overview of the different models for estimating the effects of local site conditions is presented. This research includes the development and example illustration of a GIS-based methodology for quantifying and combining the hazards associated with these secondary site effects. The methodology to combine the various hazards is based on a weighted average approach that utilizes the knowledge of local experts. This dissertation also covers the estimation of regional earthquake damage and loss, including the development of a methodology for compiling a comprehensive inventory of structures in a large region.
- Keywords
- Seismic hazards; Seismic waves; Computerized simulation; Risk analysis; Mathematical models; Site characterization; Earthquake damage; Ground motion; Soil structure interactions; Case studies; Geographic information systems; Seismicity; Seismic effects; Earthquakes; Structural analysis