Taxonomy of κ: A Review of Definitions and Estimation Approaches Targeted to Applications

OJ Ktenidou, F Cotton… - Seismological …, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
In a way perhaps not dissimilar to stress drop (Atkinson and Beresnev, 1997), the high-
frequency attenuation parameter κ (kappa), introduced by Anderson and Hough (1984), is …

Semi-empirical nonlinear site amplification from NGA-West2 data and simulations

E Seyhan, JP Stewart - Earthquake Spectra, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
We analyze NGA-West2 data and simulations to develop a site amplification model that
captures ground motion scaling with VS 30 and soil nonlinear effects. We parameterize …

Comparison of 1D linear, equivalent-linear, and nonlinear site response models at six KiK-net validation sites

J Kaklamanos, LG Baise, EM Thompson… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Vertical seismometer arrays represent a unique interaction between observed and predicted
ground motions, and they are especially helpful for validating and comparing site response …

Partially non-ergodic region specific GMPE for Europe and Middle-East

SR Kotha, D Bindi, F Cotton - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2016 - Springer
The ergodic assumption considers the time sampling of ground shaking generated in a
given region by successive earthquakes as equivalent to a spatial sampling of observed …

A comprehensive review of the nonlinear response of soil deposits and its implications in ground response analysis

F Zahoor, N Satyam, KS Rao - Indian Geotechnical Journal, 2024 - Springer
Site response analysis evaluates the seismic response of soils to be further utilised in the
safe infrastructural design in seismic-prone areas. The conventional approach considers 30 …

Ground motion prediction equations for application to the 2015 Canadian national seismic hazard maps

GM Atkinson, J Adams - Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs) and their epistemic uncertainty are a key input
to seismic hazard assessments, because the GMPEs specify the expected ground-shaking …

Applicability of the Site Fundamental Frequency as a VS30 Proxy for Central and Eastern North America

B Hassani, GM Atkinson - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We introduce a new proxy measure for VS 30 (time‐averaged shear‐wave velocity in the
upper 30 m) for central and eastern North America (CENA). The new proxy is the site …

Influence of earthquake ground‐motion duration on damage estimation: application to steel moment resisting frames

AR Barbosa, FLA Ribeiro… - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents an analytical study evaluating the influence of ground motion duration
on structural damage of 3‐story, 9‐story, and 20‐story SAC steel moment resisting frame …

Site condition evaluation using horizontal-to-vertical response spectral ratios of earthquakes in the NGA-West 2 and Japanese databases

H Ghofrani, GM Atkinson - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
We evaluate the usefulness of the horizontal-to-vertical (H/V) response spectral ratio as a
parameter to describe site response. In particular we compare its effectiveness with that of …

Challenges in predicting seismic site response with 1D analyses: Conclusions from 114 KiK‐net vertical seismometer arrays

J Kaklamanos, BA Bradley - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Nonlinear (NL) soil behavior often exhibits a strong influence on surficial ground motions,
and seismic site‐response models attempt to quantify these effects. However, site‐response …