Why are the Standard Probabilistic Methods ofEstimating Seismic Hazard and Risks Too Often Wrong

Earthquake Hazard, Risk and Disasters

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 309-357

  Panza, Giuliano ^a,b,c,f   Kossobokov, Vladimir G ^b,d,e,f   Peresan, Antonella ^a,b,f   Nekrasova, Anastasia ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^e INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^f International Seismic Safety Organization ISSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neo deterministic method; Probabilistic method; Seismic hazard assessment; Seismic risk assessment; Validation

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; HAZARDS; RISK PERCEPTION; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

DETERMINISTIC METHODS; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85016284873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394848-9.00012-2     Document Type: Chapter

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