Permanent ground displacements/deformations caused by earthquakes can seriously challenge the safety of nuclear power plants. The state-of-the-art hazard analysis methods provide a fault displacement curve, i.e., annual probability given measure will be exceeded. evaluation requires great effort, empirical evidence, and sufficient data for characterization activity capability to cause permanent...

Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) combines the probabilities of all earthquake scenarios with different magnitudes and distances with predictions of resulting ground motion intensity, in order to compute seismic hazard at a site. PSHA also incorporates uncertainties in ground motion predictions, by considering multiple Ground Motion Prediction ("attenuation") Models (GMPMs). Current ...

Interaction between a structure under base excitation and heavy non-structural elements that it supports is significant in the seismic analysis and design of the structure. Heavy non-structural elements may slide/rock under base excitation, and this dynamic action affects the seismic behavior of the supporting structure. Hence, in this study, a numerical model was presented to describe the seis...

In this paper, we discuss a possible combination of Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) and Neo-deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment (NDSHA), propose new warning model, EEW2.0. The aim is to provide differentiated alert various end-users based on the results seismic hazard assessment evaluation. implementation such system contains three basic steps: (a) classification “potential cause hazard” in ...

Earthquake Early Warning Systems (EEWS), based on real-time prediction of ground motion or structural response measures, may play a role in reducing vulnerability and/or exposition of buildings and lifelines. In fact, recently seismologists developed efficient methods for rapid estimation of event features by means of limited information of the P-waves. Then, when an event is occurring, probabi...

Seismic hazard analyses, either in a deterministic (DSHA) or probabilistic (PSHA) framework, are both commonly adopted for evaluating earthquake risk. Although different in methodology, both approaches involving tedious calculation are certainly a computer-aided analysis. For Taiwan, a few PSHA studies have been conducted, but not a single comprehensive DSHA study is yet available for this regi...

Like all theories in any branch of physics, theories of the seismic source should be testable (i.e., they should be formulated so that they can be objectively compared to observations and rejected if they disagree). Unfortunately, many widely held theories of the seismic source, such as the elastic rebound paradigm and characteristic earthquake model, and theories for applying them to make prob...

Since nuclear power plants in Japan are located on the seashore, it is also required to ensure sufficient safety against tsunamis and high tidal waves. The Examination Guide for Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities revised by the Nuclear Safety Commission in 2006 refers to safety consideration of tsunamis and landslide of slopes around site as accompanying phenomena of earthquake ...

Dantewara District or Dakshin Bastar District is situated in the State of Chhattisgarh in Indian. The district is part of Bastar Division. Until 1998, the Dantewara District was a tehsil of the larger Bastar District. Dantewara District has an area of 10,238.99 km2. It is bounded on the north and northeast by Bastar District, on the east by Malkangiri District of Orissa state, on the south and ...