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Apr 26, 2012
Evaluating Fault Rupture Hazard for Strike-Slip Earthquakes
Authors: Mark Petersen, Tianqing Cao, Tim Dawson, Arthur Frankel, Chris Wills, and David SchwartzAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects
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We present fault displacement data, regressions, and a methodology to calculate in both a probabilistic and deterministic framework the fault rupture hazard for strike-slip faults. To assess this hazard we consider: (1) the size of the earthquake and probability that it will rupture to the surface, (2) the rate of all potential earthquakes on the fault (3) the distance of the site along and from the mapped fault, (4) the complexity of the fault and quality of the fault mapping, (5) the size of the structure that will be placed at the site, and (6) the potential and size of displacements along or near the fault. Probabilistic fault rupture hazard analysis should be an important consideration in design of structures or lifelines that are located within about 50m of well-mapped active faults.
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© 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Continuum mechanics
- Design (by type)
- Displacement (mechanics)
- Earthquake engineering
- Earthquakes
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Geohazards
- Geotechnical engineering
- Geotechnical investigation
- Mathematics
- Occupational safety
- Practice and Profession
- Probability
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
- Safety
- Site investigation
- Solid mechanics
- Structural design
- Structural mechanics
- Structural reliability
- Surface fault rupture
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Mark Petersen
U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, CO
Tianqing Cao
California Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA
Tim Dawson
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
Arthur Frankel
U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, CO
Chris Wills
California Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA
David Schwartz
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
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