Monte-Carlo simulation for moderate seismic zones using artificial accelerograms

The present technical note deals with a new method to generate seismic accelerograms based on statistical characteristics and the classification of seismic waves. A short heterogeneous sitebased analyse of these accelerograms is given with a seismic wave propagation code in 1D. After, a numerical simulation is done in order to obtain PGA using Newmark’s explicit scheme, and finally, Monte-Carlo simulation is used to determinate failure’s probability of structures localised in moderate seismic zones in hexagonal France.