Limitations of the Cornell - Mcguirre earthquake risk method - an engineering viewpoint for Australia

ABSTRACT

The need to consider earthquake loading as an important element in building desing in Australia, especially when undertaking desings for emergency and critical facilities and high - occupancy type structures, is now accepted. For the purpose of integrating such earthquake load parameters into desings, recommendations in the form of regulations or as a code are required. Thesetechnical and indeed legally binding regulations have received little attention in the pastbecause of the perception that Australia has "low" seismicity and hence a "low" risk (AU)