Uncertainties in ground motion prediction in probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) of civil infrastructure

Handbook of Seismic Risk Analysis and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 29-56

  Stafford, Peter J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aleatory variability; Epistemic uncertainty; Ergogic assumption; Ground motion prediction equation (GMPE); Input variable uncertainty; Parametric; Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA)

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FORECASTING; HAZARDS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALEATORY VARIABILITY; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; ERGOGIC ASSUMPTION; GROUND-MOTION PREDICTION EQUATIONS; INPUT VARIABLES; PARAMETRIC; PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD ANALYSIS;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

EID: 84942807827     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857098986.1.29     Document Type: Chapter

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