Earthquake Hazards Program
Spectral acceleration levels at 1.0 second peiod expected for major building locations in the southern San Francisco Bay region for a repeat of the 1906 earthquake (Mw=7.7) (from figure 2a).
This document provides the requested vision for the future of the National Strong-Motion Program operated by the US Geological Survey. Options for operation of the program are presented in a companion document.
Each of the three major charges of the EHRP, program council pertaining to the vision document is addressed here. The "Vision Summary" through a series of answers to specific questions is intended to provide a complete synopsis of the committees response to program council charges. The Vision for the Future of the NSMP is presented as section III of the Summary.
Analysis and detailed discussion supporting the answers in the summary are presented as sections organized according to the charges of the program council. The mission for the program is adopted from that developed at the national workshop entitled "Research Needs for Strong Motion Data to Support Earthquake Engineering" sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Download this report as a 46-page PDF file (of97-530b.pdf; 20.7 MB).
For questions about this report, contact Roger Borcherdt.
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Go to Chapter A: Executive Summary of Vision and Options for the Future of the US National Strong-Motion Program
Go to Chapter C: Options for the Future of the US National Strong-Motion Program
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