Why do modern probabilistic seismic-hazard analyses often lead to increased hazard estimates?

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1967-1977

  Bommer, Julian J ^a   Abrahamson, Norman A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pacific Gas and Electricity ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ESTIMATION; HAZARDS; PROBABILITY;

GROUND-MOTION; PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC-HAZARD ANALYSES;

SEISMOLOGY;

GROUND MOTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EID: 33846097127     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120060043     Document Type: Review

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