An Overview of the SIGMA Research Project A European Approach to Seismic Hazard Analysis /

• Main Authors: Pecker, Alain (Author), Faccioli, Ezio (Author), Gurpinar, Aybars (Author), Martin, Christophe (Author), Renault, Philippe (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, 42
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Natural disasters.; Environmental sciences.; Computer mathematics.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Natural Hazards.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Computational Science and Engineering.

This book presents a summary of the important outcomes of the SIGMA project related to all aspects of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment: source characterization, rock motion characterization, site response characterization, and hazard calculations, with for all of them emphasis on the treatmen...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 General Concepts and PSHA Background
• 3 Seismic Source Characterization
• 4 Rock Motion Characterization
• 5 Site Response Characterization
• 6 Seismic Hazard Computation
• 7 Interfaces Between Sub Projects
• 8 Probabilistic Seismic Testing and Updating of Seismic Hazard Results
• 9 Summary and Way Forward
• 10 References
• 11 Annex 1: List of Committee Members
• 12 Annex 2: List of Publications.