Abstract

This article investigates high-damping seismic demands and associated damping reduction factors in Eastern North America (ENA). A database of hybrid empirical records with moment magnitudes M ≥ 6.0 is first studied to evaluate 5%- to 30%-damped seismic demands. A new magnitude- and distance-based equation is proposed to predict ENA spectral displacements and then used to characterize their sensitivity to variations in period, magnitude, epicentral distance and site conditions. The proposed equation is also used to assess damping reduction factors in ENA. The results contribute to improved assessment of seismic demands in ENA while accounting for added-damping in structural seismic design.

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