Regional Ground-Motion Simulation Using Recorded Ground Motions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinzheng Lu ◽  
Qingle Cheng ◽  
Yuan Tian ◽  
Yuli Huang
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Target Location ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Motion Simulation ◽  
Ground Motion Simulation ◽  
Seismic Damage Assessment

ABSTRACT Regional ground-motion simulation is important for postearthquake seismic damage assessment. Herein, a ground-motion simulation method using recorded ground motions is proposed. Inverse-distance-weighted interpolation of the response spectra is performed to obtain the response spectrum at the target location. Then the ground-motion time history for the target location is obtained by correcting the nearest-station records using the continuous wavelet transform. An evaluation measure for the accuracy of the predicted ground motion, that is, the response-spectrum error, is introduced, and its relationship with the seismic damage of regional buildings is determined via a city-scale nonlinear time-history analysis. The response-spectrum errors under different site conditions, distances, and elevation differences are analyzed. The application conditions for the proposed method are subsequently outlined. The Tsinghua campus is examined as a case study to validate the method. Finally, downtown San Francisco under an Mw 7.0 simulated earthquake on the Hayward fault is selected as an example to demonstrate the proposed method. The proposed method overcomes the difficulties in determining the intrastation ground motions and provides valuable input to postearthquake seismic damage assessment.

scholarly journals Evaluation of seismic performance measures for MDOF RC structures subjected to simulated and real ground motions

2020 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Shaghayegh Karimzadeh ◽  
Aysegul Askan ◽  
Ahmet Yakut
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Motion Simulation ◽  
Ground Motion Simulation ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analyses ◽  
Nonlinear Time History ◽  
Simulated Ground Motions

Nonlinear time history analyses of structures require full time series of ground motion records. For regions with sparse seismic networks or potential large earthquakes, ground motion simulation has gained more attention in recent years. Simulated records are required to be generated using regional input dataset and then verified against existing recorded ground motions of past events. To use simulated ground motions in engineering applications, estimation of reliable seismic demand parameters is essential. In this study, the real and simulated records of the 2009 L’Aquila, Italy earthquake with (Mw=6.3) are investigated for their use in engineering practice. In the first step, misfits are evaluated for alternative seismological measures (peak values, duration and frequency as well as energy content of the time histories). Next, varying multi-degree-of-freedom reinforced concrete structures with different number of stories are selected. Numerical models of the structures are performed in the OpenSees platform. Seismic performance measures in terms of inter-story drift ratio for the selected structures are assessed through nonlinear time history analyses for both the real and simulated ground motions. Then, the misfits are estimated in terms of structural demand parameters. Results reveal a good fit between the seismological and engineering demand misfits for the selected ground motion simulation approaches.

Seismic damage assessment based on regional synthetic ground motion dataset: a case study for Erzincan, Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 1371-1397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaghayegh Karimzadeh ◽  
Aysegul Askan ◽  
Murat Altug Erberik ◽  
Ahmet Yakut
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Seismic Damage Assessment

Two-Dimensional Capacity Spectrum Method and Seismic Damage Assessment for RC Structures

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Hao Xiang He ◽  
Hong Nan Li
Keyword(s):  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Damage Index ◽  
Time History ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Capacity Spectrum Method ◽  
Spectrum Method ◽  
Capacity Spectrum ◽  
Seismic Damage Assessment ◽  
Capacity Method

The force-deformation curve of a reinforced concrete structure in push-over analysis is used to compute the corresponding damage index. A simplified and practical method is established for seismic damage assessment in combination with capacity spectrum method. The two-dimensional capacity spectrum method and the combination of the damage in two directions are discussed. A numerical example using single and double horizontal capacity method and time history analysis demonstrate that the response and damage of structure can be computed accurately in the two-dimensional capacity method. The common trend of structural torsional response can also be reflected. The results show the two-dimensional capacity method is valid and simple.

scholarly journals Sensitivity Analysis of the Interfrequency Correlation of Synthetic Ground Motions to Pseudodynamic Source Models

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 301-313
Author(s):  
Seok Goo Song ◽  
Mathieu Causse ◽  
Jeff Bayless
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Ground Motion ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Source Parameters ◽  
Simulation Methods ◽  
Motion Simulation ◽  
Ground Motion Simulation ◽  
Earthquake Source Parameters ◽  
Source Models ◽  
Earthquake Rupture Processes

Abstract Given the deficiency of recorded strong ground-motion data, it is important to understand the effects of earthquake rupture processes on near-source ground-motion characteristics and to develop physics-based ground-motion simulation methods for advanced seismic hazard assessments. Recently, the interfrequency correlation of ground motions has become an important element of ground-motion predictions. We investigate the effect of pseudodynamic source models on the interfrequency correlation of ground motions by simulating a number of ground-motion waveforms for the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake, using the Southern California Earthquake Center Broadband Platform. We find that the cross correlation between earthquake source parameters in pseudodynamic source models significantly affects the interfrequency correlation of ground motions in the frequency around 0.5 Hz, whereas its effect is not visible in the other frequency ranges. Our understanding of the effects of earthquake sources on the characteristics of near-source ground motions, particularly the interfrequency correlation, may help develop advanced physics-based ground-motion simulation methods for advanced seismic hazard and risk assessments.

Seismic response analysis of steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110075
Author(s):  
Junling Chen ◽  
Jinwei Li ◽  
Dawei Wang ◽  
Youquan Feng
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Seismic Action ◽  
Response Spectrum Method ◽  
Spectrum Method ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Ground Types ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

The steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower is characterized by the concrete tubular segment at the lower part and the traditional steel tubular segment at the upper part. Because of the great change of mass and stiffness along the height of the tower at the connection of steel segment and concrete segment, its dynamic responses under seismic ground motions are significantly different from those of the traditional steel tubular wind turbine tower. Two detailed finite element models of a full steel tubular tower and a steel–concrete hybrid tower for 2.0 MW wind turbine built in the same wind farm are, respectively, developed by using the finite element software ABAQUS. The response spectrum method is applied to analyze the seismic action effects of these two towers under three different ground types. Three groups of ground motions corresponding to three ground types are used to analyze the dynamic response of the steel–concrete hybrid tower by the nonlinear time history method. The numerical results show that the seismic action effect by the response spectrum method is lower than those by the nonlinear time history method. And then it can be concluded that the response spectrum method is not suitable for calculating the seismic action effects of the steel–concrete hybrid tower directly and the time history analyses should be a necessary supplement for its seismic design. The first three modes have obvious contributions on the dynamic response of the steel–concrete hybrid tower.

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