Progress report on the Worldwide Earthquake Risk Management (WWERM) Program
By: S. T. Algermissen, Walter W. Hays, and Paul R. Krumpe
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Abstract
Considerable progress has been made in the Worldwide Earthquake Risk Management (WWERM) Program since its initiation in late 1989 as a cooperative program of the Agency for International Development (AID), Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), and the U.S. Geological Survey. Probabilistic peak acceleration and peak Modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) maps have been prepared for Chile and for Sulawesi province in Indonesia. Earthquake risk (loss) studies for dwellings in Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, have been completed and risk studies for dwellings in selected areas of central Chile are underway. A special study of the effect of site response on earthquake ground motion estimation in central Chile has also been completed and indicates that site response may modify the ground shaking by as much as plus or minus two units of MMI. A program for the development of national probabilistic ground motion maps for the Philippines is now underway and pilot studies of earthquake ground motion and risk are being planned for Morocco.
Suggested Citation
Algermissen, S.T., Hays, W., and Krumpe, P.R., 1992, Progress report on the Worldwide Earthquake Risk Management (WWERM) Program, in NIST Special Publication, no. 843, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, p. 329-336.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Progress report on the Worldwide Earthquake Risk Management (WWERM) Program |
| Issue | 843 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Publ by Natl Inst of Standards & Technology |
| Publisher location | Gaithersburg, MD, United States |
| Larger Work Title | NIST Special Publication |
| First page | 329 |
| Last page | 336 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 24th Joint Meeting on Wind and Seismic Effects |
| Conference Location | Gaithersburg, MD, USA |