Notes on Development of the Seismic Intensity Scale

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Rubric:     Technical regulation and design standards development   
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The present notes are extension of the subject discussed in our journal for the recent years. Some essential drawbacks of existing seismic intensity scales are presented. The ways of developing the methods to determine the earthquake effect parameters required to design structures to be erected in earthquake-prone areas are discussed. The seismologists’ proposals dealing with modification of seismic scales are considered.