Chapter 13 Seismic risk assessment and analysis

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Historical record of seismic activity in the area

13.3 Comparison of the British, French and Belgian records

13.4 Instrumentation data

13.5 The structural setting

13.6 Conclusions

13.7 Attenuation of acceleration with depth

13.8 Statistical frequency of events

13.9 Accommodation of the seismic risk data in the design of the project