DESIGN EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS FROM PROBABILISTIC RESPONSE SPECTRA: CASE STUDY OF NEPAL

Abstract

Probabilistic hazard estimate through out Nepal considering historical earthquakes, intra plate slip and faults are done. As a typical case probabilistic spectra are plotted for Pokhara city. For the city, design earthquakes for three probabilities of exceedences are simulated which can be useful to design new structures and retrofit of existing structures.