The Municipality of Bucharest is one of the capitals with the highest seismic risk in the world. Bucharest is particularly vulnerable to seismic hazard due to: the high density of inhabitants, especially within the residential districts with blocks of flats; the old public utility fund; the out-of-date infrastructure; the numerous industrial parks that are undergoing a restructuring process, no...

accurate identification of seismic hazard and the estimation of associated seismic demands are the key components in the performance-based seismic design (pbsd). although nonlinear time history (nth) analysis is the most precise procedure to evaluate the seismic demands of buildings structures, it is relatively complex and time-consuming for routine applications. nonlinear static procedures (ns...

the territory of serbia is vulnerable to various types of natural hazards and the risk is not equal across the entire territory; it varies depending on the type of hazard and the expected potential for damage. the first aim of this research was to determine the geographical distributions of the major types of natural hazards. seismic hazards, landslides, rock falls, floods, torrential floods...

Foreword The purpose of the Delta Risk Management Strategy (DRMS) Initial Technical Framework (ITF) is to guide the analysis of specific technical topics as they relate to assessing potential risks to Delta levees and assets resulting from various potential impacts (e.g., floods, earthquakes, subsidence, and climate change). These ITFs are considered " starting points " for the work that is to ...

Ground motion estimation for a site (34.01 o N, 71.45 o E) located in the Peshawar in terms of Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) values is conducted. It is carried out with deterministic seismic hazard analysis approach using faults sources within a radius of one hundred kilometers around site. The results of this study indicate that the Main Boundary Thrust located at a distance of twenty nine (2...

References l.html#ref-list-1 http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/364/1845/1965.ful This article cites 25 articles, 5 of which can be accessed free Rapid response 1845/1965 http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/letters/submit/roypta;364/ Respond to this article Email alerting service here in the box at the top right-hand corner of the article or click Receive free email alerts when n...

A probabilistic method was developed for ranking Canadian hydropower dams according to their seismic vulnerability. The method is based on the probabilistic seismic hazard at the dam location, the seismic fragility of the dam, and the construction date of the dam. The seismic hazard is represented by the peak ground acceleration of seismic motions at the dam location for a specified probability...

Three objectives are set for this year: (1) The development and implementation of probabilistic seismic hazard model for multi-sites with consideration of spatial variation of ground motions; (2) The refinement of the methodology to calculate seismic fragility of water supply systems based on a combination of Monte Carlo simulation and hydraulic network analysis for damaged systems; and (3) The...