Cracking an open safe: More HAZUS vulnerability functions in terms of structure-independent intensity

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 607-618

  Porter, Keith ^a  

^a SPA Risk LLC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEISMOLOGY;

CASUALTY RATE; CODE DESIGNS; DISTANCE RANGES; INTENSITY MEASURE; REPAIR COSTS; SEISMIC VULNERABILITY FUNCTIONS; SOIL CLASS;

SEISMIC DESIGN;

COST ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; REPAIR; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 79251495554     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.3153330     Document Type: Article

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