EVALUATING SEISMIC RISK IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, SAN FRANCISCO, 12-16 AUGUST 1985
EVALUATING SEISMIC RISK IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, SAN FRANCISCO, 12-16 AUGUST 1985
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1985
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I. M. Idriss
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An important element in evaluating seismic risk is the evaluation of the earthquake ground motions likely to be generated during future earthquakes. To evaluate these motions, the following geologic and seismologic input is needed: (1) seismic sources on which future earthquakes are likely to occur; (2) size of possible earthquake and frequency with which an earthquake is likely to occur on each source; and (3) distance and orientation of each source with respect to the site. This input is based on data gathered from studies of historical seismicity, evaluation of seismographic or instrumental records, and appropriate geologic investigations. With this input a seismic hazard evaluation can be performed. The procedures available at present for conducting this evaluation are outlined with special emphasis on the use of probabilities. The results of a probabilistic seismic hazard evaluation are influenced by (a) the recurrence relationship; (b) maximum magnitude derived for each source; (c) magnitude-rupture length (or area) relationship; (d) distance (from site to source) probability distribution function; and (e) attenuation relationship. Procedures for calculating special ordinates are also presented. Examples from practice are described, among them the evaluation of risk at two sites in Anchorage, Alaska. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 287689. (TRRL)