Nicolas Luco
Nico is a Research Civil Engineer in the Earthquake Hazards Program.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 52
Modifications to risk-targeted seismic design maps for subduction and near-fault hazards
ASCE 7-10 introduced new seismic design maps that define risk-targeted ground motions such that buildings designed according to these maps will have 1% chance of collapse in 50 years. These maps were developed by iterative risk calculation, wherein a generic building collapse fragility curve is convolved with the U.S. Geological Survey hazard curve until target risk criteria are met. Recent resear
Authors
Abbie B. Liel, Nicolas Luco, Meera Raghunandan, C. Champion
Aftershock risks such as those demonstrated by the recent events in New Zealand and Japan
Recent earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan show that it is important to consider the spatial and temporal distribution of aftershocks following large magnitude events since the probability of high intensity ground motions from aftershocks, which are capable of causing significant societal impact, can be considerable. This is due to the fact that a mainshock will have many aftershocks, some of whi
Authors
Nilesh Shome, Nicolas Luco, Matt Gerstenberger, Oliver S. Boyd, Edward H. Field, Abbie Liel, John W. van de Lindt
Introduction: Special issue on earthquake ground-motion selection and modification for nonlinear dynamic analysis of structures
No abstract available.
Authors
Erol Kalkan, Nicolas Luco
Direct calculation of the probability distribution for earthquake losses to a portfolio
We demonstrate a direct method for the calculation of the annual frequency of exceedance for earthquake losses (or the probability distribution for annual losses) to a portfolio. This method parallels the classic method of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for the calculation of the annual frequency of exceedance for earthquake ground motions. The method assumes conditional independence of the
Authors
Robert L. Wesson, David M. Perkins, Nicolas Luco, Erdem Karaca
New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US
USGS scientists and our partners recently revealed the latest National Seismic Hazard Model, showing that nearly 75% of the United States could experience a damaging earthquake, emphasizing seismic hazards span a significant part of the country.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 52
Modifications to risk-targeted seismic design maps for subduction and near-fault hazards
ASCE 7-10 introduced new seismic design maps that define risk-targeted ground motions such that buildings designed according to these maps will have 1% chance of collapse in 50 years. These maps were developed by iterative risk calculation, wherein a generic building collapse fragility curve is convolved with the U.S. Geological Survey hazard curve until target risk criteria are met. Recent resear
Authors
Abbie B. Liel, Nicolas Luco, Meera Raghunandan, C. Champion
Aftershock risks such as those demonstrated by the recent events in New Zealand and Japan
Recent earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan show that it is important to consider the spatial and temporal distribution of aftershocks following large magnitude events since the probability of high intensity ground motions from aftershocks, which are capable of causing significant societal impact, can be considerable. This is due to the fact that a mainshock will have many aftershocks, some of whi
Authors
Nilesh Shome, Nicolas Luco, Matt Gerstenberger, Oliver S. Boyd, Edward H. Field, Abbie Liel, John W. van de Lindt
Introduction: Special issue on earthquake ground-motion selection and modification for nonlinear dynamic analysis of structures
No abstract available.
Authors
Erol Kalkan, Nicolas Luco
Direct calculation of the probability distribution for earthquake losses to a portfolio
We demonstrate a direct method for the calculation of the annual frequency of exceedance for earthquake losses (or the probability distribution for annual losses) to a portfolio. This method parallels the classic method of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for the calculation of the annual frequency of exceedance for earthquake ground motions. The method assumes conditional independence of the
Authors
Robert L. Wesson, David M. Perkins, Nicolas Luco, Erdem Karaca
New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US
USGS scientists and our partners recently revealed the latest National Seismic Hazard Model, showing that nearly 75% of the United States could experience a damaging earthquake, emphasizing seismic hazards span a significant part of the country.