Processing of strong-motion accelerograms: needs, options and consequences

DM Boore, JJ Bommer - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2005 - Elsevier
Recordings from strong-motion accelerographs are of fundamental importance in
earthquake engineering, forming the basis for all characterizations of ground shaking …

Measurement of the dynamic displacements and of the modal frequencies of a short-span pedestrian bridge using GPS and an accelerometer

F Moschas, S Stiros - Engineering structures, 2011 - Elsevier
Signal analysis techniques (supervised-type learning filter in combination with a Chebyshev
filter) constrained and tested by independent accelerometer data were used to process …

An improved automatic scheme for empirical baseline correction of digital strong-motion records

R Wang, B Schurr, C Milkereit… - Bulletin of the …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Compared with seismic waves, near-field static deformation can provide more robust
constraints on earthquake size and slip distribution because it is less sensitive to the rupture …

The 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku Earthquake: Comparison of GPS and Strong‐Motion Data

R Wang, S Parolai, M Ge, M **… - Bulletin of the …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Near‐field ground‐motion data are available in semi‐real time either from modern strong‐
motion or continuous Global Positioning System (GPS) networks, allowing robust solutions …

Monitoring dynamic and quasi-static deformations of large flexible engineering structures with GPS: Accuracy, limitations and promises

A Nickitopoulou, K Protopsalti, S Stiros - Engineering Structures, 2006 - Elsevier
During the last few years the kinematic versions (real time kinematic (RTK) and post-
processing kinematic (PPK) modes) of the satellite Global Positioning System (GPS) have …

Effect of causal and acausal filters on elastic and inelastic response spectra

DM Boore, S Akkar - Earthquake engineering & structural …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
With increasing interest in displacement spectra and long‐period motions, it is important to
check the sensitivity of both elastic and inelastic response spectra to the filtering that is often …

Dynamic discrete analysis of an earthquake-induced large-scale landslide

JH Wu, JS Lin, CS Chen - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Chiu-fen-erh-shan landslide, estimated to have a volume of 36 million cubic meters,
was triggered by the Mw 7.6 Taiwan Chi-Chi earthquake of 1999. The debris covered an …

Errors in velocities and displacements deduced from accelerographs: An approach based on the theory of error propagation

SC Stiros - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2008 - Elsevier
Based on the theory of errors, and in particular on the law of error propagation and
approximation techniques, we present some simple formulae for random errors of velocities …

Experimental assessment of the accuracy of GPS and RTS for the determination of the parameters of oscillation of major structures

PA Psimoulis, SC Stiros - Computer‐Aided Civil and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Based on experimental evidence we explore the possibility of using GPS and robotic total
stations (RTS) for measurements of oscillations of relatively rigid structures (modal …

GPS, Accelerometer, and Smartphone Fused Smart Sensor for SHM on Real‐Scale Bridges

GM Guzman-Acevedo… - Advances in Civil …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
During the last two decades, Global Positioning System (GPS) geodetic‐grade receivers
and accelerometers have been implemented in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). Most …