The graduation thesis includes an examination of the definition of the elastic acceleration spectrum according to the draft of the new Eurocode 8 and the analysis of the elastic acceleration spectra for selected locations in Slovenia. It presents the effects of various parameters on the elastic acceleration spectra. The development of a new seismic hazard map is also briefly presented. The elastic acceleration spectra according to the currently valid standard are compared to those based on the draft of the new standard. According to the draft of the new standard, the spectra can be determined by two different procedures, which vary in the scope the independent input data. In addition, the thesis presents spectra determined on the basis of two national studies performed by the Slovenian Environment Agency and two European seismic hazard studies. We found that the values of the elastic acceleration spectrum, calculated by the draft of the new standard, can be quite different from the values determined according to the currently valid standard. In addition, we found that when applying the draft of the new standard, the spectral values in the range of medium and long vibration periods are highly dependent on the choice of the procedure for determining the spectra according to the new standard.
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