Analysis Of Risks To Southern California Highway System Due To Magnitude 78 Earthquake Along Southern San Andreas Fault

Download or read book Analysis of Risks to Southern California Highway System Due to Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Along Southern San Andreas Fault written by Stuart D. Werner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of its Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is undertaking a multidisciplinary "Golden Guardian" (GG) exercise for assessing the resiliency of Southern California (SC) following a Magnitude 7.8 earthquake along a segment of the southern San Andreas Fault that extends from Bombay Beach along the Salton Sea To Lake Hughes in the Traverse Range north of Los Angeles. The objective of this project has been to perform a single deterministic analysis of the seismic risks to the SC highway system due to the Magnitude 7.8 scenario earthquake that is being considered under this GG exercise. This analysis has been conducted using a new methodology and software package that is names REDARS (tm) 2 (Risks from Earthquake DAmage to Roadway Systems). REDARS(tm) 2 estimates of post-earthquake traffic flows, travel times, and trip demands, potential losses that result from earthquake-induced traffic and travel disruptions throughout the system as well as repair costs.