PSHA of Central Region at Nepal with Bhaktapur City as Study Area

Description

This study focuses on the SHA of Kathmandu Valley using probabilistic approach. For that purpose the ((Cornell, 1968) (McGuire, 1976)) procedures, known often as the Cornell-McGuire procedure for the PSHA is used for the computation of seismic hazard. The procedure of PSHA as shown in include following four steps;

  1. Identification and characterization if earthquake sources
  2. Characterization of temporal (seismicity) distribution
  3. Use of Ground Motion Prediction Equation (GMPE) to determine the Ground Motion (GM) produced at site by earthquake of any possible size occurring at any possible point within the source zone
  4. Final step is to combine the uncertainties in earthquake location, size and ground motion parameter