Amplification of Strong Ground Motion Due to Local Site Conditions
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The amplification of earthquake ground motion is one of the most difficult parameters to quantify. The difficulties stem from (1) the lack of sufficient data on local soil parameters, (2) lack of sufficient strong motion data at different soil surface locations, (3) lack of strong ground motion data at various depths from the ground surface at the same location, (4) our inability to quantify the nonlinear characteristics of soils and (5) the use of approximate models to represent the nonlinear behavior of soils when subjected to dynamic forces. In this report we present soil amplification factors for peak horizontal acceleration and velocity for earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay region. The method of Sugito (1986) was modified to reflect availability of data for this region. Primarily peak ground acceleration and velocity amplification parameters were evaluated.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | February 1992 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Motosaka, Masato |
|---|---|
| Author | Yamada, Ariyoshi |
| Author | Ohtsuka, Yasuhiro |
| Author | Kamata, Masaki |
| Author | Tsuji, Yasukazu |
| Author | Kiremidjian, Anne S |
| Author | King, Stephanie |
| Author | Shah, Haresh C |
| Author | Sugito, Masata |
Subjects
| Subject | San Francisco |
|---|---|
| Subject | Amplification |
| Subject | Acceleration |
| Subject | Velocity |
| Subject | Nonlinear |
| Genre | Technical report |
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- Motosaka, Masato and Yamada, Ariyoshi and Ohtsuka, Yasuhiro and Kamata, Masaki and Tsuji, Yasukazu and Kiremidjian, Anne S and King, Stephanie and Shah, Haresh C and Sugito, Masata. (1992). Amplification of Strong Ground Motion Due to Local Site Conditions. CURE-Kajima Research Project Report CKI-06. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pj858xx6638
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