This paper describes an algorithm to efficiently select ground motions from a database while
matching a target mean, variance, and correlations of response spectral values at a range of …

The selection of a scalar Intensity Measure (IM) for performing analytical vulnerability (loss)
assessment across a building class is addressed. We investigate the ability of several IM …

This study tries to highlight the importance of considering the influence of pinching-
degrading in cyclic behavior to show the destructive effects of the duration on ductility (µ m) …

On May 11, 2011 an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 (M_ w M w) struck Murcia region causing
nine casualties and damage to buildings and infrastructures. Even if the main characteristics …

Selection and scaling of input ground motion records for nonlinear dynamic analysis of
structures has become an important issue and studies on this subject can provide valuable …

Offshore and land-based structures represent large capital investments. They are designed
to withstand various types of environmental loads such as earthquakes, winds, ocean …

Physics-based numerical simulations (PBS) have progressed to the level of providing a
realistic description of earthquake ground motion and of its variability, both in time and …

Although for many years it was thought that amplitude scaling of acceleration time series to
reach a target intensity did not introduce any bias in the results of nonlinear response history …

Simulated ground motions have the potential to advance seismic hazard assessments and
structural response analyses, particularly for conditions with limited recorded ground …

In this study, the effect of different strategies which consider various levels of constraints for
spectrally matched ground motion (GM) selection on seismic responses of the buildings was …