| Title | Fifth generation seismic hazard model for Canada: grid values of mean hazard to be used with the 2015 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 | Halchuk, S C; Adams, J E ; Allen, T I |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7893, 2015, 26 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/297378  Open Access |
| Links | Erratum
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| Year | 2015 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is related to the following
publications |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf; txt; tiff |
| 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; strong motion seismology; seismology; building
codes; models |
| Illustrations | tables |
| Program | Canadian Hazard Information Service |
| Released | 2015 11 20 |
| Abstract | Canada's 5th Generation seismic hazard model is the basis for the seismic design provisions in the 2015 National Building Code of Canada. The 2015 code uses mean ground motion on firm soil sites for a
probability of exceedance of 2% in 50 years, with the ground motion being described by seismic hazard values for eight parameters: spectral acceleration at 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 and 10.0 second periods, peak acceleration and peak velocity. We
tabulate values of the eight parameters and for three additional spectral periods (0.05, 0.1 and 0.3 seconds) for more than 200,000 grid points over Canadian territory and surrounding areas. Values at eight probability levels are provided. The
spectral parameters will allow the construction of approximate uniform hazard spectra and hazard curves for every locality in Canada, and hence provide necessary information for earthquake-resistant design. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The Open File provides the seismic hazard values for an approximately 10 km spaced grid of points covering all of Canada. These values are proposed as
the design requirements for the 2015 edition of the National Building Code of Canada. The table of values at different periods (ranging from 0.05 to 10.0 seconds) of shaking and different probability levels is the main output. Additionally, a brief
summary of the method, results and maps of the seismic hazard for each of the parameters at the national building code probability of 2%/50 years is provided. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 297378 |
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