Uncertainty about the uncertainty in seismic hazard analysis

Engineering Geology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 165-168

  Bommer, Julian J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aleatory uncertainty; Epistemic uncertainty; Recurrence interval; Return period; Seismic hazard assessment

Indexed keywords

ARSENALS; HAZARDS; SEISMOLOGY;

EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTY;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC HAZARD; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037638790     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00278-8     Document Type: Note

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