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Module 7
SEISMIC HAZARD ANALYSIS
(Lectures 33 to 36)
PROBLEMS
1. Estimate the surface rupture lengths, rupture areas, and maximum surface
displacements for earthquakes of
.
2. The site is located near four active faults in California. Fault A is a normal fault.
Faults B and C are strike-slip faults and Fault D is reverse fault. The coordinates of
the site and faults shown above are in km. assuming that only linear segments can
rupture in an individual event, perform a deterministic seismic hazard analysis to :
(a) Determine the anticipated peak acceleration at the site. Use the attenuation
relationship(s) from module3 you believe are most appropriate and briefly justify
your selection.
(b) Determine and plot the anticipated response spectrum at the site.
(c) Assuming that the site consists of a bedrock outcrop, determine the anticipated
duration of strong motion at the site.
(d) Estimate the anticipated Arias Intensity at the site.
(a) Earthquakes are equally likely to occur at any point on the fault segment.
(b) Earthquakes are twice as likely to occur the midpoint of the fault segment as at
either end or the likelihood is linearly distributed between the midpoint and the
ends.
NUMBERS OF EARTHQUKES
-1800
-150
11
1
-150
11
1
(a) What is the probability that at least one earthquake of magnitude greater than 7.0
will occur in a 10-year period? In a 50-year period? In a 250-year period?
(b) What is the probability that exactly one earthquake of magnitude greater than 7.0
will occur in a 10-year period? In a 50-year period? In a 250-year period?
(c) Determine the earthquake magnitude that would have a 10% probability of being
exceeded at least once in a 50-year period.