Abstract
Since an Earthquake Ground Motion (EGM) is amplified from the propagation through the ground, different models are required for each ground type in the seismic design of structures. While the shallow subsurface indicators are used for the classification of ground types, a deep subsurface has a significant impact on the amplification of the EGMs. This study discusses the maximum credible EGMs for seismic design reflecting seismic amplification due to deep subsurface. The design spectra, reflecting the site amplification factor of the target location, are presented by the calculation of the EGMs with the same source and path characteristics and different site amplification factors as recent major Japanese earthquake records have shown, from the perspective of establishing the maximum credible EGMs that may occur in the future at a target site. The present design spectra, which are based on the natural period of a shallow subsurface, are compared with those based on the site amplification factors, considering the effect of deep subsurfaces. Although there are almost no differences in the design spectra with the present design methods according to the surface ground type, the proposed method provides significantly different design spectra for each site amplification factor.
Highlights
Earthquake Ground Motions (EGMs) for seismic design are classified into two categories: moderate EGMs and Maximum Credible EGMs (MCEGMs)
MCEGMs of seismic design codes [2,3,4,5,6,7] are determined by considering the seismicity and seismic amplification characteristic at the target site, conventional methods employed in seismic design codes have been pointed out to overestimate or underestimate MCEGMs at many sites due to the insufficient consideration of source, path, and site amplification characterisitics [1]
From the perspective of establishing rational site-specific MCEGMs, this study proposed design spectra using Average Site Amplification Factors (ASAF) as indices
Summary
Earthquake Ground Motions (EGMs) for seismic design are classified into two categories: moderate EGMs and Maximum Credible EGMs (MCEGMs). The former is used for the assessment of structural serviceability and the latter is used for the assessment of structural safety. A state-of-the-art method is highly applicable to the evaluation of MCEGMs because the said characteristics can be properly considered [1]. MCEGMs of seismic design codes [2,3,4,5,6,7] are determined by considering the seismicity and seismic amplification characteristic at the target site, conventional methods employed in seismic design codes have been pointed out to overestimate or underestimate MCEGMs at many sites due to the insufficient consideration of source, path, and site amplification characterisitics [1]. Considering amplification factors due to shallow subsurface alone significantly underestimates the site amplification factors [1, 8,9,10]
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