It is shown that considering a fixed increment of a given magnitude at a fault is equivalent to factoring the mechanical moment at the fault as done in structural engineering with the applied loads, by the most currently used structural engineering standards (e.g. Eurocodes). A special safety factor gEM is introduced and related to the partial factor gq acting on the mechanical moment representing the fault.A comparison is then made between the hazard maps obtained with the Neo Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment (NDSHA) technique, using two different approaches for the definition of the seismic sources considered for the computation of the synthetic seismograms.
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