Damage potential characteristics of near-field earthquake motions

Conference · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:505250

Park, Y ^[1]; Chokshi, N ^[2]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)

In recent major earthquakes; i.e., 1994 Northridge earthquake in the US and 1995 Great Kansai earthquake in Japan, several close-distance strong ground motions have been obtained, which may be of significant interest to earthquake/structural engineers. The damage potential of those recently obtained ground motions is examined based on the nonlinear response analyses of various SDOF systems. For comparison purposes, the El Centro records from the 1940 Imperial Valley earthquake, as well as a set of artificial motions consistent with the R.G. 1.60 spectrum were also used. The engineering insights regarding the seismic design of structures are discussed based on a series of parametric studies.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 505250
• Report Number(s): BNL-NUREG--64176; CONF-970826--4; ON: TI97004570
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BUILDING MATERIALS
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EARTHQUAKES
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
RESPONSE FUNCTIONS
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SEISMIC EFFECTS
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