Epistemic uncertainty for NGA-West2 models

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1301-1318

  Al Atik, Linda ^a   Youngs, Robert R ^b  

^a Linda Alatik Consulting   (United States)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FORECASTING; MOTION ESTIMATION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

DISCRETE APPROXIMATION; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; GROUND-MOTION PREDICTION EQUATIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84907518400     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: 19448201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/062813EQS173M     Document Type: Article

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