Robustness of the holistic seismic risk evaluation in urban centers using the USRi

Natural Hazards

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 501-516

  Marulanda, Mabel Cristina ^a   Cardona, Omar D ^b   Barbat, Alex H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Deterministic values; Monte Carlo simulation; Robustness; Sensitivity analysis; Stochastic values; Uncertainty analysis; Urban seismic risk index

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349118734     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-008-9301-z     Document Type: Article

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