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SITE DESIGN EARTHQUAKE [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

... the artificial representation of the combined effects, at the site, of a set of possible earthquakes having an occurrence rate of 0.01 per year, based on historical records of actual earthquakes applicable to the site, and expressed in the form of a response spectra or a time history ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

représentation technique des effets combinés, sur le site, d'une série de séismes possibles présentant une fréquence maximale de 0.01 par année déterminée en fonction de données historiques relatives à des séismes qui se sont produits sur le site en question et exprimée sous forme de spectres de réponse ou de diagrammes d'évolution (...)

Spanish

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