Welcome to the homepage for a new book in preparation by Jack W Baker, Brendon A Bradley and Peter J Stafford.
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With this book, we aim to describe the principles and procedures behind Probabilistic Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis, enabling users of these tools to understand best practices, and enabling geology, seismology, geophysics and civil engineering researchers to see the broader implications of their work. With a basic overview that is focussed on procedures rather than the validity of detailed scientific models used for inputs, this book will be broadly accessible to readers in all of the above fields.
A primary objective of this project is to facilitate the teaching of these topics to late-stage undergraduate and post-graduate level students in the fields of engineering and the earth sciences. However, our hope is that the book also becomes a valuable resource for practitioners and fellow researchers in these fields. To that end we attempt to present the material in as transparent a manner as possible, whilst also indicating where the state-of-the-art lies.
 Jack W Baker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. |  |