Empirical equations for the prediction of PGA and pseudo spectral accelerations using Iranian strong-motion data

H Zafarani, L Luzi, G Lanzano, MR Soghrat - Journal of Seismology, 2018‏ - Springer
A recently compiled, comprehensive, and good-quality strong-motion database of the
Iranian earthquakes has been used to develop local empirical equations for the prediction of …

Spectral acceleration prediction using genetic programming based approaches

M Gandomi, AR Kashani, A Farhadi, M Akhani… - Applied Soft …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Evolutionary computation (EC) is a widely used computational intelligence that facilitates the
formulation of a range of complex engineering problems. This study tackled two hybrid EC …

Seismic hazard analysis and local site effect of the 2017 Mw 7.3 Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran, earthquake

H Zafarani, Y Jafarian, A Eskandarinejad, A Lashgari… - Natural Hazards, 2020‏ - Springer
A strong earthquake occurred on November 12, 2017, in Sarpol-e Zahab city, western Iran,
with the moment magnitude (M_ w M w) of 7.3 and a focal depth of 18 km. The maximum …

Selection of shelters after earthquake using probabilistic seismic aftershock hazard analysis and remote sensing

S Ommi, M Janalipour - Natural Hazards, 2022‏ - Springer
After a major earthquake, one of the main tasks is to identify temporary shelters. In this study,
we utilized probabilistic aftershock hazard analysis based on land use criteria to minimize …

Evaluation of the predictive performance of regional and global ground motion predictive equations against Greek strong motion data

D Sotiriadis, B Margaris - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The aim of the present work is to evaluate the Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs),
applicable in active shallow crustal regions of Greece, for Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) …

Comparison between outcomes of the 2014 Earthquake Hazard Model of the Middle East (EMME14) and national seismic design codes: the case of Iran

M Kohrangi, L Danciu, P Bazzurro - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Regional, multi-country seismic hazard models provide a comparison basis for national
seismic hazard models that are generally used to underpin the seismic design prescriptions …

Spatial correlation of peak ground motions and pseudo spectral acceleration based on the Iranian multievent datasets

H Zafarani, SMM Ghafoori… - Journal of Earthquake …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Spatial correlations of peak ground and pseudo spectral acceleration are estimated as a
function of intersite separation distance and natural vibration periods. More than 2286 three …

Measuring the performance of ground‐motion models: The importance of being independent

S Mak, F Cotton… - Seismological …, 2017‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The results of data‐driven evaluation of ground‐motion models could be ambiguous if the
test data are not independent of all the evaluated models. In such a case, the results …

Analysis of the 2005–2016 earthquake sequence in Northern Iran using the visibility graph method

N Khoshnevis, R Taborda… - Pure and Applied …, 2017‏ - Springer
We present an analysis of the seismicity of northern Iran in the period between 2005 and
2016 using a recently introduced method based on concepts of graph theory. The method …

On the Use of Instrumental and Macroseismic Data to Evaluate Ground‐Motion Models: The 2019  6.4 Durres, Albania, Earthquake Sequence

E Xhafaj, KF Ma, CH Chan… - Seismological …, 2024‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In this study, we analyze the existing ground‐motion models (GMMs) applicable in Albania
for horizontal peak ground acceleration (PGA) and spectral acceleration (SA) using …