Advances in Seismic Risk Assessment using Simulated Earthquake Ground Motions

Speakers:
Nenad Bijelić , Ph.D. (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
Maha Kenawy, Ph.D. (University of Nevada, Reno)
Nasser Marafi, Ph.D., P.E. (Risk Management Solutions, Newark, CA)

Summary:
Presented by the EERI Younger Members Committee, this webinar presents recent studies that utilize physics-based simulations to identify the important characteristics of earthquake ground motions and expected structural response. Physics-based simulations of earthquake ground motions have steadily emerged as an alternative for seismic risk assessment of civil structures, particularly for regions expected to experience large-magnitude and rare earthquakes, for which few observational data is available.

Speakers will explore approaches in three regions in the US.: (1) shallow crustal earthquakes representative of Hayward Fault ruptures in the San Francisco Bay Area; (2) large-magnitude earthquakes due to the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest; and (3) SCEC CyberShake earthquakes in the Los Angeles area. All studies utilize large-scale three-dimensional models that characterize the sedimentary basin in their respective regions. Panelists will also discuss the effects of the geologic structure on the simulated ground motions and the impacts on the structural demands and collapse risk.

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