Seismic hazard model for loss estimation and risk management in Taiwan

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 9-12, 2002, Pages 743-754

  Campbell, K W ^a   Thenhaus, P C ^b   Bamhard, T P ^b   Hampson, D B ^b  

^a EQECAT   (United States)

^b ABS CONSULTING   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Porfolio management; Risk management; Risk modeling; Seismic hazard; Seismic risk; Seismic zonation; Seismicity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR WAVES; TECTONICS;

SEISMIC HAZARDS;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; GROUND MOTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMOTECTONICS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0036817319     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0267-7261(02)00095-7     Document Type: Article

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