| Title | Trial Sixth Generation seismic-hazard model of Canada: seismic-hazard values for selected localities |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Kolaj, M; Halchuk, S; Adams, J ; Allen, T I |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8629, 2020, 9 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/321473  Open Access |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf; xlsm (Microsoft Excel) |
| 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 |
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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; Nature and Environment; Science and Technology; Government and Politics; seismic interpretations; seismic risk; seismicity; earthquake risk; earthquakes; seismic zones; earthquake studies;
strong motion seismology; seismology; building codes; models; seismic waves; seismic velocities; 6th Generation Seismic Hazard Model of Canada (CanadaSHM6-trial); National Building Code of Canada (NBCC2020); Regulation; Safety regulations;
Infrastructures |
| Illustrations | tables; spectra; plots |
| Program | Canadian Hazard Information Service |
| Released | 2020 01 23 |
| Abstract | The preliminary 6th Generation seismic hazard model of Canada (CanadaSHM6-trial) provides the basis for design values proposed for the 2020 edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC2020).
Seismic hazard values at a probability level of 2% in 50 years for 679 Canadian localities are provided in an accompanying spreadsheet to supplement the public review of the seismic hazard portion of NBCC2020 scheduled from January to March 2020. The
spreadsheet tool provides the ability to select a Canadian locality and visualize seismic hazard values for any value of VS30 (140 - 3000 m/s) and Site Class (E-A). In this document we provide detailed instructions on the use of this spreadsheet.
This work will be superseded by a forthcoming Open File, once NBCC2020 is finalized to reflect the final seismic hazard values calculated using CanadaSHM6. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Canada's 6th Generation seismic hazard model is the basis for the seismic design requirements in the 2020 National Building Code of Canada. The Open
File provides the proposed 2020 hazard values determined from this model for a set of 680 localities covering Canada¿s major population centres. The 6th Generation hazard values are provided in a spreadsheet tool that allows the user to make direct
comparison to the 5th Generation hazard values, which are used in the 2015 National Building Code of Canada. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 321473 |
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