MANAVKUMAR SAMJAYKUMAR BHAVSAR_ASSIGNMENT 1_CVG6320

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CVG6320 SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 Manavkumar Sanjaykumar Bhavsar Student ID: 300279268
ASSIGNMENT 1 Q1. PSHA stands for: a. Project Seismic Risk Assessment b. Probabilistic Site Hazard Assessment c. Probabilistic Study Hazard Assessment d. Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment Ans: D - Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment Q2. Surface faulting occur when the epicenter is shallow, and the rapture area grows towards the surface: a. True b. False Ans : B False -Surface faulting will occur when the hypocenter is shallow . Q3. If a seismic event is predicted to occur with a frequency of 1 Hz, and a horizontal amplitude of 10 mm, the PGA will be: (Hint: g=9.81m/s2 ) a. 0.04g b. 0.40g c. 4.00g d. 40.0g Ans : A - 0.04g
Q4. Using Richter scale, the local Magnitude for the seismic event in question 3 will be: a. 6.0 b. 5.0 c. 4.0 d. 3.0 Ans : C 4.0
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Q5. The rupture area that is expected to be associated with the seismic event in question 3 will be: a. 0.1 km2 b. 1.0 km2 c. 10 km2 d. 100 km2 Ans : B 1.0 km2 -Since the magnitude of the seismic event is 4, thus, from the table rupture area would be 1 km2. Q6. The damage expected to associate with the seismic event in question 3 can be described as: a. Minor b. Light c. Moderate d. Strong Ans : B Light
Q7. What are the types of seismic hazard assessment, what is the main difference between these types? Give an example of each type. Ans : - There are two types of seismic hazard assessment: 1) Deterministic seismic hazard assessment (DSHA) 2) Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) Probabilistic risk takes into account all possible scenarios, their likelihood, and their corresponding effects, whereas deterministic risk takes into account the impact of a single risk scenario. 1) DSHA: - Since it analyses a typical incident and generates a realistic distribution of the consequences on the land, DSHA is preferred in emergency management. - For each significant seismic source, a specific earthquake situation (earthquake magnitude and location) is formed, and a predetermined ground movement likelihood level is selected. The location of the earthquake is used to determine the distance to the site. The ground movement is then determined for each scenario using a ground motion prediction equation given the size, length, and number of standard deviations for the ground movement. 2) PSHA: - PSHA is chosen for a territorial prevention study because it compares different study- relevant communities and considers the consequences of all conceivable seismic sources. - The probabilistic approach takes into account all conceivable and pertinent deterministic earthquake scenarios (including all combinations of magnitude and location). It also takes into account all conceivable ground motion probability levels (a range of the number of s tandard deviations above or below the median). For each earthquake scenario, the distane to the site is calculated, and using a ground motion attenuation relation, the ground motio ns are then computed for each number of standard deviations above or below the median. Q8. A study area has been exposed to several earthquakes, as shown in the table 1 below. Using the PSHA method, determine the following: a. The probability of having an earthquake with M>6.0 in the next 1 year b. The average number (per year) for events having M> 4.5
Ans: a) Here, T=25 years (1972-1997) m N(m) in T years Annual N(m)/T Cumulative Annual N(m) 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 6 11 0.44 0.44 5 58 2.32 2.76 4 81 3.24 6.0 Probability of an earthquake event with M>6 in next one year is 0.44% . b) Magnitude A N N U A L N (m)
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