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Site-Specific Ground Motions for Seismic Design of Buildings and Other Structures -, 2022
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Notation
- Chapter 1: Response Spectrum of Ground Motion [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Ground Motion Histories
- 1.3 Geometric-Mean, Maximum-Horizontal, and Rotated-Median Amplitudes
- 1.4 Single-Degree-of-Freedom System
- 1.5 Deformation Response Spectrum
- 1.6 Pseudo-Acceleration Response Spectrum
- 1.7 Pseudo-Velocity Response Spectrum
- 1.8 Tripartite Response Spectrum
- 1.9 Geometric-Mean, Maximum-Horizontal, and Rotated-Median Response Spectra
- 1.10 Smooth Response Spectrum from PGA, PGV, and PGD
- 1.11 Summary
- References
- Chapter 2: General Procedure [Go to Page]
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Site Coordinates
- 2.3 Site Class
- 2.4 MCER and Design Response Spectra
- 2.5 Tripartite Plot of Design Response Spectrum
- 2.6 Displacement-Sensitive Region of Design Response Spectrum
- 2.7 Vertical Response Spectrum
- 2.8 Summary
- References
- Chapter 3: Ground Motion Hazard Analysis [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 UHRS for VS30 = 2,500 ft/s
- 3.3 Magnitude and Distance of Controlling Earthquakes
- 3.4 Calculation of Epsilon ε
- 3.5 UHRS for Actual VS30
- 3.6 Conversion from Geometric-Mean to Maximum-Horizontal
- 3.7 Probabilistic MCER Response Spectrum
- 3.8 Deterministic MCER Response Spectrum
- 3.9 Site-Specific MCER Response Spectrum
- 3.10 Design Response Spectrum
- 3.11 Tripartite Plot of Design Response Spectrum
- 3.12 SDS and SD1 from GMHA
- 3.13 PGAM from GMHA
- 3.14 PGA, PGV, and PGD of Design Ground Motion
- 3.15 Vertical Response Spectrum
- 3.16 Near-Field (Near-Source) Factors
- 3.17 Steps of GMHA
- 3.18 Summary
- References
- Chapter 4: Site Response Analysis [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 MCER Response Spectrum of Outcrop Motion
- 4.3 Histories of Outcrop Motion
- 4.4 Dynamic Analyses of Soil Profiles
- 4.5 MCER Response Spectrum of Free-Surface Motion
- 4.6 Design Parameters
- 4.7 Summary
- References
- Chapter 5: GMHA for a Site in California [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Site Coordinates and Site Class
- 5.3 General Procedure
- 5.4 UHRS for Reference VS30
- 5.5 Proof of Method
- 5.6 Max UHRS for Actual VS30
- 5.7 Risk Coefficients
- 5.8 Probabilistic MCER Response Spectrum
- 5.9 Deterministic MCER Response Spectrum
- 5.10 Site-Specific MCER Response Spectrum
- 5.11 Design Response Spectrum
- 5.12 Tripartite Plot of Design Response Spectrum
- 5.13 SDS and SD1 from GMHA
- 5.14 PGAM from GMHA
- 5.15 PGA, PGV, and PGD of Design Ground Motion
- 5.16 Vertical Response Spectrum
- 5.17 Summary
- References
- Chapter 6: Ground Motions for Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Buildings [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 BSE-2N Ground Motions
- 6.3 BSE-1N Ground Motions
- 6.4 BSE-2E Ground Motions
- 6.5 BSE-1E Ground Motions
- 6.6 Summary
- References
- Chapter 7: Ground Motions for Design of Bridges, LNG Tanks, and Tall Buildings [Go to Page]
- 7.1 AASHTO and Caltrans Ground Motions
- 7.2 OBE Ground Motions
- 7.3 SSE Ground Motions
- 7.4 Service-Level Ground Motions for Tall Buildings
- 7.5 Summary
- References
- Chapter 8: Damping Adjustment of Response Spectrum [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Procedure
- 8.3 Example
- 8.4 Summary
- References
- Chapter 9: Summary [Go to Page]
- References
- Index
- About the Author [Go to Page]
