aDepartment of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
bInstitute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
cEastern International Engineers Inc., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract:
A method for conducting a seismic hazard analysis of active faults using a fault-rupture model and a point-source model is presented. Based on a peak ground acceleration (PGA) attenuation formula, the annual probability of exceedance at a specific site is calculated. The uniform hazard spectrum is also determined based on a spectral amplitude attenuation formula. To improve the reliability of the seismic hazard analysis, a detailed study of hazard parameters is conducted and discussed. A specific site in Taiwan is chosen to illustrate the hazard analysis.