NEHRP Research: U.S. Geological Survey

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NEHRP Research U.S. Geological Survey

• Nicolas Luco (designee of David Applegate)
• Research Structural Engineer
• National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project
  Engineering Risk Assessment Project
• Golden, Colorado

20 January 2010
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Other Related USGS Research

• Update of ground motion maps
• Unified CA Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF
  3.0)
• CEUS Seismic Source Characterization (SSC)
• Near-source rupture directivity?
• Hawaii
• New ground motion maps
• Ground motion maps for existing buildings?
• Hazard results for site classes other than B
• Guam American Samoa

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Other Related USGS Research

• Ground motion seismograms
• Deaggregation-based conditional mean spectra via
  web
• Simulated seismograms (physics-based)
• Other related efforts
• Urban hazard mapping (e.g., Seattle)
• Bicentennial of 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquake
• Earthquake Scenario Project (ESP)
• Engineering Risk Assessment (ERA) Project