Rupture-to-Rafters Simulations: Unifying Science and Engineering for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation

Author

Krishnan, Swaminathan ; Muto, Matthew ; Mourhatch, Ramses ; Bjornsson, Arnar Bjorn ; Siriki, Hemanth

Author_Institution

California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

13

Issue

4

fYear

2011

Firstpage

28

Lastpage

43

Abstract

High-performance computing has brought about a renaissance in computational seismology and earthquake engineering. Researchers in both fields are using advanced numeric tools and high-fidelity numerical models synergistically to create rupture-to-rafters simulations. This end-to-end approach promises to significantly advance earthquake damage prediction, preparation, mitigation, and disaster response.

Keywords

disasters; earthquake engineering; fracture; hazards; seismology; structural engineering computing; computational seismology; disaster response; earthquake damage mitigation; earthquake damage prediction; earthquake damage preparation; earthquake engineering; earthquake hazard mitigation; high-fidelity numerical model; high-performance computing; rupture-to-rafters simulation; science and engineering; Analytical models; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Earthquakes; Hazards; Numerical models; Prediction models; Seismic waves; Earthquake engineering; computational seismology; computer simulations; disaster response; scientific computing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computing in Science & Engineering

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1521-9615

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCSE.2011.23

Filename

5728785