TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Probabilistic seismic hazard zonation of Syria
JO  - Natural hazards
A1  - Malkawi, Abdallah I. Husein
A1  - Liang, Robert Y.
A1  - Nusairat, Jamal H.
A1  - Al-homoud, Azm S.
SP  - 139
EP  - 151
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
N2  - Earthquake hazard maps for Syria are presented in this paper. The Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) and the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) on bedrock, both with 90% probability of not being exceeded during a life time of 50, 100 and 200 years, respectively are developed. The probabilistic PGA and MMI values are evaluated assuming linear sources (faults) as potential sources of future earthquakes. A new attenuation relationship for this region is developed. Ten distinctive faults of potential earthquakes are identified in and around Syria. The pertinent parameters of each fault, such as theb-parameter in the Gutenberg-Richter formula, the annual rateλ 4 and the upper bound magnitudem 1 are determined from two sets of seismic data: the historical earthquakes and the instrumentally recorded earthquake data (AD 1900-1992). The seismic hazard maps developed are intended for preliminary analysis of new designs and seismic check of existing civil engineering structures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0921-030X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00613073
ID  - ref1
ER  -