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Building Disaster Resilient Communities Session 11: Understanding Hazards and Assessing Vulnerability. Steven P. French, Ph.D., AICP Georgia Institute of Technology. Q3 Flood Hazard Map. Estimated Intensity from a 7.0 R Magnitude Earthquake on the Hayward Fault Source: USGS.
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Building Disaster Resilient CommunitiesSession 11: Understanding Hazards and Assessing Vulnerability Steven P. French, Ph.D., AICP Georgia Institute of Technology
Estimated Intensity from a 7.0 R Magnitude Earthquake on the Hayward Fault Source: USGS
Expected Ground Motion in the Mid-America PGA 0.20g 0.15g 0.10g
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