Global sensitivity analysis for stochastic ground motion modeling in seismic-risk assessment

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-143

  Vetter, Christopher ^a   Taflanidis, Alexandros A ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MODELS; CRITICAL COMPONENT; EARTHQUAKE HAZARD; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; GROUND MOTIONS; MARGINAL DISTRIBUTION; MODEL PARAMETERS; RELATIVE INFORMATION; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SEISMIC RISK; SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC GROUND MOTION MODEL; STOCHASTIC SAMPLING; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; UNCERTAIN MODELS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HAZARDS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC DESIGN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ENTROPY; GROUND MOTION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84858618435     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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