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Seismic hazard means the possibility of a strongest ground motion taking place in a specified area during a given time interval. Because earthquake occurrence in time, location and magnitude are random, the probabilistic method is a reasonable choice for seismic hazard assessment.

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  1. College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Jie Li

  2. College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Wei Liu

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Li, J., Liu, W. (2021). Seismic Hazard Assessment. In: Lifeline Engineering Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9101-3_2

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