RMS acceleration hazard for San Francisco

Edward Kavazanjian; Heriberto Echezuria; Martin W. McCann

doi:10.1016/0261-7277(85)90005-1

RMS acceleration hazard for San Francisco

Edward Kavazanjian, Heriberto Echezuria, Martin W. McCann

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Abstract

The annual probability of exceeding levels of the root mean square acceleration (RMS_a) of strong ground shaking is evaluated for downtown San Francisco. Attenuation relationships for RMS_a are developed for use in the seismic hazard analysis. A Bayesian seismic hazard analysis that incorporates the variability in seismicity parameters and the attenuation uncertainty is used.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	106-123
Number of pages	18
Journal	International Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-7277(85)90005-1
State	Published - Jul 1985
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

earthquakes
probability
root mean square acceleration
seismic hazard
strong motion attenuation

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General Engineering

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