Earthquake ground motion estimation using strong-motion records:
a review of equations for the estimation of peak ground acceleration
and response spectral ordinates
Engineering seismology is the link between earth sciences and engineering.
The main input of engineering seismology in engineering design are
loading conditions which must satisfy certain conditions regarding
their level and frequency of occurrence during the lifetime of a
structure. One method for estimating these loading conditions is
through equations based on strong ground motion recorded during previous
earthquakes. These equations have a handful of independent parameters,
such as magnitude and source-to-site distance, and a dependent parameter,
such as peak ground acceleration (PGA) or spectral acceleration,
and the coefficients in the equation are usually found by regression
analysis. This review examines such equations in terms of data selection,
accelerogram processing techniques of the strong-motion records used
to construct the equations, the characterisation of earthquake source,
travel path and local site used and regression techniques employed
to find the final equations. It is found that little agreement has
been reached in the past 30 years of ground motion estimation relation
studies. Workers have chosen their techniques based on the available
data, which varies greatly with geographical region. Also it is noted
that there is a need to include more independent parameters into
ground motion estimation equations if the large uncertainties associated
with such equations are to be significantly reduced. The data required
to do this is, unfortunately, scarce.
%0 Journal Article
%1 douglas:2003
%A Douglas, J.
%D 2003
%J Earth Science Reviews
%K geophysics review seismology
%N 1-2
%P 43--104
%R 10.1016/S0012-8252(02)00112-5
%T Earthquake ground motion estimation using strong-motion records:
a review of equations for the estimation of peak ground acceleration
and response spectral ordinates
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0012-8252(02)00112-5
%V 61
%X Engineering seismology is the link between earth sciences and engineering.
The main input of engineering seismology in engineering design are
loading conditions which must satisfy certain conditions regarding
their level and frequency of occurrence during the lifetime of a
structure. One method for estimating these loading conditions is
through equations based on strong ground motion recorded during previous
earthquakes. These equations have a handful of independent parameters,
such as magnitude and source-to-site distance, and a dependent parameter,
such as peak ground acceleration (PGA) or spectral acceleration,
and the coefficients in the equation are usually found by regression
analysis. This review examines such equations in terms of data selection,
accelerogram processing techniques of the strong-motion records used
to construct the equations, the characterisation of earthquake source,
travel path and local site used and regression techniques employed
to find the final equations. It is found that little agreement has
been reached in the past 30 years of ground motion estimation relation
studies. Workers have chosen their techniques based on the available
data, which varies greatly with geographical region. Also it is noted
that there is a need to include more independent parameters into
ground motion estimation equations if the large uncertainties associated
with such equations are to be significantly reduced. The data required
to do this is, unfortunately, scarce.
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abstract = {Engineering seismology is the link between earth sciences and engineering.
The main input of engineering seismology in engineering design are
loading conditions which must satisfy certain conditions regarding
their level and frequency of occurrence during the lifetime of a
structure. One method for estimating these loading conditions is
through equations based on strong ground motion recorded during previous
earthquakes. These equations have a handful of independent parameters,
such as magnitude and source-to-site distance, and a dependent parameter,
such as peak ground acceleration (PGA) or spectral acceleration,
and the coefficients in the equation are usually found by regression
analysis. This review examines such equations in terms of data selection,
accelerogram processing techniques of the strong-motion records used
to construct the equations, the characterisation of earthquake source,
travel path and local site used and regression techniques employed
to find the final equations. It is found that little agreement has
been reached in the past 30 years of ground motion estimation relation
studies. Workers have chosen their techniques based on the available
data, which varies greatly with geographical region. Also it is noted
that there is a need to include more independent parameters into
ground motion estimation equations if the large uncertainties associated
with such equations are to be significantly reduced. The data required
to do this is, unfortunately, scarce.},
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author = {Douglas, J.},
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journal = {Earth Science Reviews},
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month = apr,
number = {1-2},
pages = {43--104},
timestamp = {2021-02-09T13:24:20.000+0100},
title = {Earthquake ground motion estimation using strong-motion records:
a review of equations for the estimation of peak ground acceleration
and response spectral ordinates},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0012-8252(02)00112-5},
volume = 61,
year = 2003
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