| Title | Fourth generation seismic hazard maps of Canada: values for over 650 Canadian localities intended for the 2005 National Building Code of Canada |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Adams, J ;
Halchuk, S |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4459, 2003, 155 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/214223  Open Access |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication supercedes Trial seismic hazard maps of
Canada - 1999: 2%/50 year values for selected Canadian cities |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Eastern offshore region; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northern offshore region; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Offshore region;
Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Western offshore region; Yukon |
| NTS | 1; 2; 3; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 62; 63; 64; 65;
66; 67; 68; 69; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 114O; 114P; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340; 560 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Subjects | geophysics; environmental geology; seismic interpretations; seismic risk; seismicity; earthquake risk; earthquakes; seismic zones; earthquake studies; analytical methods; strong motion seismology;
seismology; building codes |
| Illustrations | sketch maps; tables; graphs |
| Released | 2003 04 01; 2008 08 26 |
| Abstract | We summarize the methods being used for the new seismic hazard maps of Canada and estimate median ground motion on firm soil sites for a probability of exceedence of 2% in 50 years. Spectral
acceleration at 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 second periods and peak acceleration will form the basis of the seismic provisions of the 2005 National Building Code of Canada. We tabulate values for more than 650 localities to be listed in the next Code and
include maps of seismic hazard for Canada. The four spectral parameters will allow the construction of approximate uniform hazard spectra for each listed locality, and hence improve earthquake- resistant design. For comparison to NBCC 1995, selected
10% in 50 year hazard values are also given. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 214223 |
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