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This is the second part of our study on the assessment of seismic hazard and seismic risk for Tulbagh, the settlement, located about 90 km N-E from Cape Town, where the strongest and most damaging earthquake known in the existing earthquake history of South Africa took place. This part of our study, which can be read independently from Part I, concentrates on the probabilistic seismic risk analysis (PSRA) forTulbagh. The work begins with an introduction and a historical perspective on the estimation of seismic damage to buildings. The methodology for the estimation of expected damage from a probabilistic point of view is then presented. The work closes with an application of the described methodology to a site in the vicinity of Tulbagh.
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Kijko, A., Retief, S.J.P. & Graham, G. Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment for Tulbagh, South Africa: Part II – Assessment of Seismic Risk. Natural Hazards 30, 25–41 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025036409750
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