Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Stanford University Report No. 111 June 1994 REGIONAL SEISMIC HAZARD AND RISK ANALYSIS THROUGH GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS by Stephanie A. King and Anne S. Kiremidjian
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stanford University
Report No. 111 June 1994
REGIONAL SEISMIC HAZARD AND RISK ANALYSIS THROUGH
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
byStephanie A. King
andAnne S. Kiremidjian
The John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center was established to promote research and education in earthquake engineering. Through its activities our understanding of earthquakes and their effects on mankind’s facilities and structures is improving. The Center conducts research, provides instruction, publishes reports and articles, conducts seminar and conferences, and provides financial support for students. The Center is named for Dr. John A. Blume, a well-known consulting engineer and Stanford alumnus.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report was originally published as the Ph.D. dissertation of the first author.
Early on in this work, the United States Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California provided valuable support for the geographic information system and geologic data necessary for this research. I appreciate the time and effort of Dr. Carl Wentworth and especially Dr. Roger Borcherdt for sharing his understanding of the effects of local site effects on earthquake motions. In the later stages of this work, the Environmental Systems Research Institute in Redlands, California provided valuable support by generously donating a version of their Arc/InfoTM software for use at the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center.
This research work was financially supported by several sources. They include the California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering through a research grant from the Kajima Corporation, the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant EID- 9024032), the John A Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, and the Department of Civil Engineering. Also, the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Applied Technology Council, particularly Robert Wtlson, provided valuable support with respect to the case study presented in this dissertation. The support of all of these organizations is greatly appreciated. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this dissertation are those of the author and do not represent those of the aforementioned sponsors.
Ronaldo Borja who provided many valuable discussions at the onset of this research. Drs.
Roger Scholl and Lawr~ce Reaveley provided practical insight and advice during the later
part of this research.
This research work was financially supported by several sources. They include the
California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering through a research grant
from the Kajima Corporation, the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant EID-
9024032), the John A Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, and the Department of
Civil Engineering. Also, the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the
Applied Technology Council, particularly Robert Wtlson, provided valuable support with
respect to the case study presented in this dissertation. The support of all of these
organizations is greatly appreciated. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations expressed in this dissertation are those of the author and do not
represent those of the aforementioned sponsors.
I would especially like to acknowledge one individual, Christopher Rojahn, not
only for sharing his wealth of knowledge on all aspects of earthquake engineering, but also
and more importantly for always being there when I needed encouragement, advice, a few
laughs, a good listener, and someone to remind me of my priorities in life. Lastly, I am
eternally grateful to my parents, Paul and Josephine, and my two brothers, Paul Jr. and
Jonathan, for their continuing encouragement, as well as their outstanding upbringing that
taught me that anything is possible with a little hard work and self confidence.
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