Large-Scale Earthquake Simulation: Computational Seismology and Complex Engineering Systems

Methods commonly used to generate artificial ground histories can´t deal with the complex interactions that occur during earthquakes, including the seismic source and wave´s path, site conditions, and the presence of the built environment. To address this problem, researchers in Carnegie Mellon University´s Quake Group have used high-performance computing to simulate earthquakes at regional scales including complex engineering systems.