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Earthquake damage costs in the design of water resource systems
Author(s) -
Jacobsen S. E.,
Torabi M.,
Bansal P. P.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr010i002p00176
Subject(s) - intensity (physics) , resource (disambiguation) , probabilistic logic , computer science , reliability engineering , function (biology) , earthquake scenario , environmental science , civil engineering , engineering , seismic hazard , computer network , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , evolutionary biology , biology
A renewal theoretic cost model is developed for the purpose of evaluating expected future damage costs due to earthquakes for a segment of a water distribution system located in a large seismic region. These costs depend upon the intensity that the structure is designed to withstand. A probabilistic model for the occurrences of earthquakes during a planning period in a region with several faults is used to obtain expected future damage costs as a function of design intensity. A numerical example is included to indicate the usefulness of the methodology, and we show how the optimal design intensity for a structure at a given location can easily be computed. The difficulties that arise in network systems problems are discussed.