MANAVKUMAR SAMJAYKUMAR BHAVSAR_ASSIGNMENT 1_CVG6320

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CVG6320 SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 Manavkumar Sanjaykumar Bhavsar Student ID: 300279268
ASSIGNMENT 1 Q1. PSHA stands for: a. Project Seismic Risk Assessment b. Probabilistic Site Hazard Assessment c. Probabilistic Study Hazard Assessment d. Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment Ans: D - Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment Q2. Surface faulting occur when the epicenter is shallow, and the rapture area grows towards the surface: a. True b. False Ans : B False -Surface faulting will occur when the hypocenter is shallow . Q3. If a seismic event is predicted to occur with a frequency of 1 Hz, and a horizontal amplitude of 10 mm, the PGA will be: (Hint: g=9.81m/s2 ) a. 0.04g b. 0.40g c. 4.00g d. 40.0g Ans : A - 0.04g
Q4. Using Richter scale, the local Magnitude for the seismic event in question 3 will be: a. 6.0 b. 5.0 c. 4.0 d. 3.0 Ans : C 4.0
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