Titre du document / Document title

A critical review of the seismic hazard zoning of peshawar and adjoining areas

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

ALI Qaisar ⁽¹⁾ ; AKHTAR NAEEM KHAN ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Civil Engineering NWFP University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, PAKISTAN

Résumé / Abstract

Many of the structural engineers in Pakistan refer to the UBC code for the design of aseismic structures. On the seismic zones of international cities, the UBC code 1997 has placed Peshawar in the most severe earthquake Zone 4 similar to the high earthquake prone cities of California, Alaaka, Japan, Chile, Taiwan or Turkey. These places have suffered some of the most destructive earthquakes of the past. The earthquake history of Peshawar, however, does not inform us about moderate devastation. Moreover work done on the seismic zoning of Pakistan by different national and international agencies and independent researchers present widely conflicting pictures of the seismic hazard of Peshawar. This paper critically reviews almost all of the published work done on seismic zoning, in the light of the locally available data, geology, tectonics and earthquake history of Peshawar.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of earthquake engineering   ISSN 1363-2469 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 9, n^o5, pp. 587-607 [21 page(s) (article)] (16 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Imperial College Press, London, ROYAUME-UNI  (1997) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Middle East ; South America ; Far East ; North America ; United States ; Asia ; Indian Peninsula ; Turkey ; Taiwan ; Chile ; Japan ; California ; Pakistan ; earthquake engineering ; buildings ; tectonics ; earthquakes ; seismic zoning ; critical review ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Moyen Orient ; Amérique du Sud ; Extrême Orient ; Amérique du Nord ; Etats Unis ; Asie ; Péninsule Indienne ; Turquie ; Taiwan ; Chili ; Japon ; Californie ; Pakistan ; Génie parasismique ; Bâtiment ; Tectonique ; Séisme ; Zonation sismique ; Etude critique ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Oriente Medio ; America del sur ; Extremo Oriente ; America del norte ; Estados Unidos ; Asia ; Península India ; Turquía ; Taiwan ; Chile ; Japón ; California ; Pakistan ; Edificio ; Tectónico ; Sismo ; Estudio crítico ;

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

Seismic hazard zoning ; Peshawar ; uniform Building Code ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 26460, 35400013171997.0010