LARGE-SCALE REGIONAL SEISMIC RISK

this paper takes a novel approach to regional risk analysis reliability methods are applied in conjunction with multiple probabilistic models for hazard infrstructure and loss. A state -of-the -art and freely available software is developed to carry out the multi-model reliability analysis. a comprehensive example is presented in which the vanouver metropolitan region in canada is addressed . probabilistic loss curves are presented and discussed .

Keywords:

seismic risk , reliability analysis , probabilistic models , software