Ground Motion Parameters Measured by triaxial accelerographs 2 orthogonal horizontal components 1...

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Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

Measured by triaxial accelerographs2 orthogonal horizontal components1 vertical component

Digitized to time step of 0.005 - 0.01 secFor 60 sec record,

N = 3 x 60 / 0.01 = 18,000 values

Important characteristicsAmplitudeFrequency contentDuration

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Amplitude parameters

Peak accelerationPeak velocityPeak displacementSustained maximum acceleration

3-cycle5-cycle

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

Amplitude parameters

Rocksite

Rocksite

Soilsite

Soilsite

Highest amax

Highest vmax

Fault Normal Fault Parallel

Frequency content parameters

Fourier spectrum

Plot of cn vs n gives Fourier spectrum

cn

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

nnn

no tcctx

sin)(

1

n

Example fromProShake

Frequency content parameters

Response spectrum

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

Examples fromProShake

Frequency content parameters

Spectral parameters

Predominant period

Bandwidth

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Duration

Bracketed duration

Trifunac duration

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+0.05g

-0.05g

5%

95%

Td

Td

Other ground motion parameters

rms acceleration

Arias intensity

Spectral intensity

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

dttaT

aT

drms

d

0

2)]([1

dttag

I a

0

2)]([2

5.2

0),()( dTTPSVSI

All are influencedby amplitude,frequency content,and duration

All are influencedby amplitude,frequency content,and duration

Effects of source parameters on ground motions

Magnitude

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

Effects of source parameters on ground motions

Magnitude

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Prediction

Predictive relationships (attenuation relationships)

Establish database

Select form of predictive equation

Perform regression analyses

Evaluate uncertainty

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Prediction

Examples:

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

Prediction

Standard error - ln Y

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log R

ln Y

M = M*

R = R*

ln Y ln Yln Y

Accounts for uncertaintyin prediction of effects ofearthquake

Accounts for uncertaintyin prediction of effects ofearthquake

Prediction

Standard error - ln Y

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

log R

ln Y

M = M*

median +ln Y

median -ln Y

Prediction

Standard error

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log R

ln Y

M = M*

R = R*

ln YY = Y*

Prediction

Standard error

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

log R

ln Y

M = M*

R = R*

ln YY = Y*

Most ground motion parameters are lognormally distributed

Most ground motion parameters are lognormally distributed

Lognormal distribution

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

x ln x

The logarithm of a lognormally distributed random variable is normally distributed

The logarithm of a lognormally distributed random variable is normally distributed

Median of ln x is equal to mean of ln x

Median of x is less than mean of x

Standard normal distribution

Standard normal variate, z

Mean: z = 0

Standard deviation: z = 1

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x

xXz

Values of probability distribution for z obtained from widely used tables

Values of probability distribution for z obtained from widely used tables

Prediction

Standard error

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

log R

ln Y

M = M*

R = R*

ln YY = Y*

P[Y > Y*| M=M*, R=R*]

Prediction

Standard error

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

log R

ln Y

M = M*

R = R*

ln YY = Y*

P[Y > Y*| M=M*, R=R*]

Prediction

Common parameters

Peak acceleration

Spectral accelerations

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T

Sa

0

amax

Prediction

Common parameters

Peak acceleration

Spectral accelerations

Ground Motion ParametersGround Motion Parameters

T

Sa

0

median

median +

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