Seismic ground noise describes the persistent vibration of the ground due to surface waves generated from traffic,

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Seismic ground noise describes the persistent vibration of the ground due to surface waves generated from traffic, heavy machinery, winds, ocean waves, and earthquakes. A group of civil engineers investigated the structural damage to a three-story building caused by seismic ground noise in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (March, 2013). The methodology involved modeling the acceleration Y (in meters per second-squared) of the seismic ground noise using a normal probability distribution. Consider a normal distribution for Y with μ = .5 m/sand σ = 0.1 m/s2. Find a value of acceleration, Y = a, such that P(Y > a) = .70.

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Statistics For Engineering And The Sciences

ISBN: 9781498728850

6th Edition

Authors: William M. Mendenhall, Terry L. Sincich

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