| Title | Fifth generation seismic hazard model for Canada: crustal, in-slab, and interface hazard values for southwestern Canada |
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| Author | Halchuk, S; Adams, J; Allen, T |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8090, 2016, 23 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/299244 (Open Access) |
| Year | 2016 |
| 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 (Grid files); tiff |
| Province | Alberta; British Columbia; Western offshore region |
| NTS | 82; 83; 92; 93; 102; 103 |
| Area | Vancouver; Vancouver Island |
| Lat/Long WENS | -138.0000 -110.0000 56.0000 45.0000 |
| Subjects | geophysics; environmental geology; seismic interpretations; seismic risk; seismicity; earthquake risk; earthquakes; seismic zones; earthquake studies; strong motion seismology; seismology; building
codes; models; velocity surveys; seismic velocities; geological hazards |
| Illustrations | tables; location maps; block diagrams; plots |
| Program | Canadian Hazard Information Service, Canadian Hazard Information Service |
| Released | 2016 10 27 |
| Abstract | Canada's 5th Generation seismic hazard model is the basis for the seismic design provisions in the 2015 National Building Code of Canada. For the southern half of British Columbia and Alberta, the
hazard contributions come from three main sources of shaking - crustal, in-slab and interface earthquakes - and this report provides their individual hazard contributions. Spectral acceleration is determined at 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0
and 10.0 second periods, peak acceleration and peak velocity. Values at eight probability levels are provided between 1/50 and 1/2,475 per annum. The spectral parameters allow the construction of uniform hazard spectra (UHS) for each of the three
contributors. These individual UHS will allow better-informed choices for scenario events and for the selection of representative time histories than is possible from the total UHS. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Canada¿s 5th Generation seismic hazard model is the basis for the seismic design requirements in the 2015 National Building Code of Canada. For the
southern half of British Columbia and Alberta, hazard comes from three main sources of shaking - crustal, in-slab and interface earthquakes - and this report provides their individual hazard contributions. Earthquake shaking ground motions are
determined for a range of periods, for peak acceleration and peak velocity. Values at eight probability levels are provided between 1/50 and 1/2475 per year. The calculated parameters allow one to construct uniform hazard spectra (UHS) for each of
the three hazard components. These individual UHS will allow better-informed choices for hypothetical events and for the selection of representative time histories of earthquake shaking than is possible from the total UHS. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 299244 |
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