Open Source Tools Help Earthquake Researchers Stay a Step Ahead
Aug 05, 2009, 14:32 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Lisa Hoover)
" Researchers are also using OpenSees to understand the
potential ill-effects of seismic activity on California's viaducts
and bridges.
"Australia is no stranger to earthquakes so the government
agency Geoscience Australia has developed the Earthquake Risk Model
to determine ground motion and loss scenarios based on the seismic
strength of a quake. It's an event-based tool that has helped the
country develop disaster and emergency management response
scenarios and, with further development, could connect with
earthquake monitoring systems to help researchers produce loss
assessments from previously recorded events."
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