Fundamental aspects of seismic microzonation

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Rubric:     Seismic zoning   
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Seismic microzonation (SMZ), as generally accepted, is an essential part of engineering survey regulated by numerous normative documents. At the same time, the scientific component of the SMZ work falls back into the shadow, if at all is considered. Meanwhile, the SMZ touch upon the bases of many fundamental problems of seismology, building physics, soil mechanics, seismic wave, etc. The paper concerns a brief consideration of the SMZ aspects, which traditionally belong to the field of fundamental science.