Seismic hazard estimation for Mumbai city

Kanth, Raghu STG and Iyengar, RN (2006) Seismic hazard estimation for Mumbai city. In: Current Science, 91 (11). pp. 1486-1494.

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Abstract

This article presents an engineering approach to estimate the existing seismic hazard for Mumbai city. After assembling a catalogue of past earthquakes and analysing the database statistically, the recurrence relation for the control region is found out. This is used to compute the probability of ground motion that can be induced by each of the twenty-three known faults that exist around the city. Final results are presented in the form of peak ground acceleration and response spectra, for two different return periods. These results can be directly used by engineers as basic inputs in earthquake-resistant design of structures in and around Mumbai.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Current Science
Publisher:	Indian Academy of Sciences
Keywords:	Design spectrum;Ground motion;Mumbai city;Seismic hazard;Site effects
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	08 Mar 2007
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:34
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/9635

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