scholarly journals Time-frequency response spectrum of rotational ground motion and its application

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Che ◽  
Qifeng Luo
Author(s):  
Ichiro Ichihashi ◽  
Akira Sone ◽  
Arata Masuda ◽  
Daisuke Iba

In this paper, a number of artificial earthquake ground motions compatible with time-frequency characteristics of recorded actual earthquake ground motion as well as the given target response spectrum are generated using wavelet transform. The maximum non-dimensional displacement of elasto-plastic structures excited these artificial earthquake ground motions are calculated numerically. Displacement response, velocity response and cumulative input energy are shown in the case of the ground motion which cause larger displacement response. Under the given design response spectrum, a selection manner of generated artificial earthquake ground motion which causes lager maximum displacement response of elasto-plastic structure are suggested.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Huiguo Chen ◽  
Yingmin Li ◽  
Junru Ren

By analyzing the evolutionary spectrum method for multivariate nonstationary stochastic processes, a simulation method for fully nonstationary spatially variable ground motion is proposed based on the Kameda time-varying power spectrum model. This method can properly simulate nonstationary spatially variable ground motion based on a target response spectrum. Two numerical examples, in which the Kameda time-varying power spectra are calculated for different conditions, are presented to demonstrate the capabilities of the proposed method. In the first example, the nonstationary spatially variable ground motion that satisfies the time-frequency characteristics and response characteristics of the original ground motion is simulated by identifying the parameters of the given time-varying power spectrum. In the second example, the ground motion that satisfies the design response spectra is simulated by defining the parameters of the time-varying power spectrum directly. The results demonstrate that the method can effectively simulate nonstationary spatially variable ground motion, which implies that the proposed method can be used in engineering applications.


1985 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Rutenberg ◽  
A. C. Heidebrecht

The primary purpose of this paper is to discuss the separation of travelling wave effects from the mass center to resistance center eccentricity effects, and to propose means by which the torsional spectrum (or a torsional seismic factor) could be incorporated in the seismic provisions of the National Building Code of Canada. The paper begins the treatment of the subject matter by presenting a detailed review of previous work on the effects of torsional ground motion, emphasizing the methods which have been proposed to develop torsional response spectra. The travelling wave assumption is critically reviewed and the effective phase velocities applicable for design purposes are discussed. This is followed by a simple analysis showing how the torsional spectra can be derived directly from the corresponding translational response spectra. Formulae separating the torsional input effects from the accidental eccentricity effects are presented and discussed. Finally, it is shown how the torsional spectrum can be incorporated within the framework of the response spectrum procedure of the 1985 edition of the National Building Code of Canada. Key words: seismic, earthquake, structure, dynamic, rotation, code, torsion, foundation, eccentricity, response spectrum, acceleration, velocity, design.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 3927-3933
Author(s):  
Dong Mei Huang

The solution method for earthquake responses of non-proportion damping system based on Clough-Penzien three-step non-stationary seismic random model is investigated in this paper. Firstly, the unified motion equation of non-proportion damping system is set up and then decoupled by complex mode method. Secondly, the earthquake responses in time-frequency domain are calculated by taking Clough-Penzien three-step non-stationary seismic random model as excitation, which ground motion parameters consistent with that of design response spectrum in china seismic code, and then the non-stationary time-varying variance of earthquake responses can be obtained, subsequently, the variances of equivalent stationary responses are integraled in ground motion duration. At last, an example of base seismic-isolation system is given to show the application of the proposed method.


Author(s):  
Fabio Sabetta ◽  
Antonio Pugliese ◽  
Gabriele Fiorentino ◽  
Giovanni Lanzano ◽  
Lucia Luzi

AbstractThis work presents an up-to-date model for the simulation of non-stationary ground motions, including several novelties compared to the original study of Sabetta and Pugliese (Bull Seism Soc Am 86:337–352, 1996). The selection of the input motion in the framework of earthquake engineering has become progressively more important with the growing use of nonlinear dynamic analyses. Regardless of the increasing availability of large strong motion databases, ground motion records are not always available for a given earthquake scenario and site condition, requiring the adoption of simulated time series. Among the different techniques for the generation of ground motion records, we focused on the methods based on stochastic simulations, considering the time- frequency decomposition of the seismic ground motion. We updated the non-stationary stochastic model initially developed in Sabetta and Pugliese (Bull Seism Soc Am 86:337–352, 1996) and later modified by Pousse et al. (Bull Seism Soc Am 96:2103–2117, 2006) and Laurendeau et al. (Nonstationary stochastic simulation of strong ground-motion time histories: application to the Japanese database. 15 WCEE Lisbon, 2012). The model is based on the S-transform that implicitly considers both the amplitude and frequency modulation. The four model parameters required for the simulation are: Arias intensity, significant duration, central frequency, and frequency bandwidth. They were obtained from an empirical ground motion model calibrated using the accelerometric records included in the updated Italian strong-motion database ITACA. The simulated accelerograms show a good match with the ground motion model prediction of several amplitude and frequency measures, such as Arias intensity, peak acceleration, peak velocity, Fourier spectra, and response spectra.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002029402110130
Author(s):  
Guan Chen ◽  
Zhiren Zhu ◽  
Jun Hu

This study proposed a simple and effective response spectrum-compatible ground motions simulation method to mitigate the scarcity of ground motions on seismic hazard analysis base on wavelet-based multi-resolution analysis. The feasibility of the proposed method is illustrated with two recorded ground motions in El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake. The results show that the proposed method enriches the ground motions exponentially. The simulated ground motions agree well with the attenuation characteristics of seismic ground motion without modulating process. Moreover, the pseudo-acceleration response spectrum error between the recorded ground motion and the average of the simulated ground motions is 5.2%, which fulfills the requirement prescribed in Eurocode 8 for artificially simulated ground motions. Besides, the cumulative power spectra between the simulated and recorded ground motions agree well on both high- and low-frequency regions. Therefore, the proposed method offers a feasible alternative in enriching response spectrum-compatible ground motions, especially on the regions with insufficient ground motions.


Geophysics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. W17-W30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Li ◽  
Mirko van der Baan

Traditionally, seismological interpretations are based on the measurement of only translational motions, such as particle displacement, velocity, and/or acceleration, possibly combined with pressure changes; yet theory indicates that rotational motions should also be observed for a complete description of all ground motions. The recent and ongoing development of rotational sensors renders a full analysis of the translational and rotational ground motion possible. We have developed the basic mathematical theory related to rotational motion. And we also evaluated several instruments used to directly measure the rotational ground motion, which may be applicable for exploration geophysics. Finally, we made several applications of rotational motion in exploration geophysics, namely, (1) P- and S-wavefield separation, (2) wavefield reconstruction, (3) ground-roll removal, (4) microseismic event localization and reflection seismic migration by wavefield extrapolation, and (5) moment tensor inversion. The cited research shows that in particular, the information on the spatial gradient of the wavefield obtained by rotational sensors is beneficial for many purposes. This tutorial is meant to (1) enhance familiarity with the concept of rotational seismology, (2) lead to additional applications, and (3) fast track the continued development of rotational sensors for global and exploration geophysical use.


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