Uncertainty analysis of strong-motion and seismic hazard

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-347

  Sigbjornsson R ^a,b   Ambraseys, N N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Ground motion estimation equation; Hazard assessment; Regression; Strongmotion; Uncertainty; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

GROUND MOTION ESTIMATION EQUATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION; STRONG-MOTION; UNCERTAINTY;

EARTHQUAKES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HAZARDS; MOTION ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEISMIC DESIGN;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646047894     PISSN: 1570761X     EISSN: 15731456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BEEE.0000021424.14259.9d     Document Type: Article

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