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Chapter 2.  Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

• Chapters 1 and 2

MIT Open Source on Seismology

Chapter 3.  Strong Ground Motion

• B1. Chapter 3 - Note - 4 Slides per page

• B2. Mathcad format

• B2. Matlab format -

• B3. Mathcad File -

• B4. Chapter 3 - Gilroy 1 Earthquake Data -

• B4. Chapter 3 - Gilroy 2 Earthquake Data -

• B4a. Gilroy1 File - ASCII

• B4b. Gilroy2 file - ASCII

Chapter 3.  Continued - Attenuations

• B5. Chapter 3 - Notes - Part 4 - PDF Format

• Recent Attenuation Relationships

  Attenuations Relationships used in USGS2008:

  • Atkinson and Boore (2006)
  • Campbell (2003)
  • Frankel et al. (1996)
  • Tavakoli and Pezeshk (2005)
  • Silva et al. (2002)
  • Somerville et al. (2001)
• NGA-West2
  • Abrahamson et al. (2014)
  • Al Atik and Youngs (2014) Epistemic Uncertainty for NGA-West2
  • Ancheta et al. (2014) NGA-West2 Database
  • Boore BSSA - webPEER-2013-05-Boore-Stewart-Seyhan-Atkinson
  • Bozorgnia et al. (2014) NGA-West2 Research Project
  • BSSA (2014)
  • Chiou and Young (2014)
  • Donahue and Abrahamson (2014) Simulation-Based Hanging Wall Effects
  • Gregor (2014) Comparison of NGA-West2 GMPEs
  • Idriss (2014)
  • Kamai et al. (2014)
  • Rezaian et al. (2014) Damping Scaling Factors for Vertical
  • Woodell and Abrahamson (2014) Classification of Main Shocks and
 
• Atkinson Boore (2006)
• Atkinson (2004)
• Atkinson Silva (2000)
• Silva (2002)
• Atkinson Boore (1995)
• NGA 
• NGA Spreadsheets - (Copy on this website)
• Campbell and Bozorgnia Powerpoint
• Ahbrahamson and Silva (1997)

Chapter 3.  Continued

• B6. SMSIM response spectrum

• B7. Chapter 3 - PDF Format

• B8. Fourier Amplitude Spreadsheet

• Stress Drop Definition

• Performance Based Design

Chapter 4.  Seismic Hazard Analysis

• C1.  Chapter 4 - Part 1 -

• C2. Chapter 4 - PSHA -

• Examples of PSHA

  C3B3. PSHA Simple Example Note

  C3B3. PHSA SIMPLE - Excel

  C3B. PSHA Example 4.5 of Text

  C3C. Example 4.5 of text - Mathcad Format

   - Fault - JPEG Format

   - Area - JPEG Format

• C4, PSHA Example - PDF format from excel file

• C5. Figure 4.5(a) of Example 4.5 of text

• C6. Basic of Seismic Risk Analysis

• C7. Recurrence Probability

• C9. Presentation on PSHA

• C10. Mode, Modal, and Mean in Deaggregation   &  Epsilon

  • Example

• Aleatory and Epistemic Uncertainty based on notes by Professor Julian Bommer

•   Ref_papers

•  Krinitzsky_2002_epis
• 2007004_WangComment.pdf  

• 2007018_Klugel_Comment.pdf
• Klugel - Comment_Bommer Abrahamson

• By Ahbrahamson (http://www.nabrahamson.com/ECI289/)


     Bommer & Abrahamson 2006.pdf
     A&S_model_eeri_v5.pdf
     Abrahamson_2006.pdf

 

 C01.pdf                  
 C02 - Approaches to Developing Design Groud Motion - pdf
 C02 - Approaches to Developing Design Groud Motion - Word Format

              
 C03.pdf         

        
 C04  - Probability for Seismic Hazard Analysis - PDF format 
 C04 -  Probability for Seismic Hazard Analysis - Word Format

             
 C05 -  Aleatory Variability and Epistemic Uncertainty - PDF format
 C05 -  Aleatory Variability and Epistemic Uncertainty - Word Format

 C06 - sourceChar_v3.pdf   
 C06 -  Source Characterization - Word Format

 C07_v2_part1.pdf  

      
 C11_psha_v2.pdf       
 C12 Seismic Risk.doc..> 

 nga_Sa_v13c.xls           
 pointStochastic.pdf     

 psha-example.doc       

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 Problem Set1.doc         
 Problem Set2.doc       
 ProblemSet3.pdf           
 ProblemSet4.doc         

 solnSet1.pdf            
 solnSet2.pdf             
 solnSet3.pdf              
 solnSet4.pdf            
 solnSet5_1 soln5_2  soln5_3
 solnset6.pdf            

• http://peer.berkeley.edu/ngaeast/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Julian_NGA-East_SIGMA_Bommer_FINAL.pdf

• https://apps.peer.berkeley.edu/ngaeast/2010/02/sigma-workshop/

Chapter 6 - Dynamic Soil Properties

• D1a. Soil Dynamic Properties

• D1. CPT

• D2. Downhole

• D3. Seismic Refraction 

• D4. Crosshole

• D4a. Resonant Column

• D5. Shear Wave Velocity from downhole

•  

• F1a. SASW Paper

• F1b. Finding Phase Velocity

• F1c.  MASW and SASW

• F2. SASW Inversion

• Background notes

• Ground Motions in Mississippi Embayment

• Drilling and Sampling Video

• ASTM - Downhole.

• ASTM - SPT - ASTM D1586-99

Chapter 7 - Ground Response Analysis

• G1. Chapter7 and 8  -
  PDF (1 slide per page), PDF (4 slides per page).

• G2. Site Response - Mathcad (PDF Format)

• Additional Reference: Non-linear models used for site response (Source: Dr. Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, http://pas.ce.wsu.edu/CE524/reading%20assignments.htm)

• Benchmarking of Nonlinear Geotechnical Ground Response Analysis Procedures

• G3. Mississippi Embayment (PDF Format)

• G4. Mississippi Embayment (PDF Format)

Code Procedures

• H1. IBC  Notes 
          

• H2. NEHRP 2003 Site Specific Requirements

  Luco

  Kircher

Liquefaction

• I1.a Liquefaction Notes -  
         

• I1.b  Liquefaction Effects

• I2. Spreadsheet Liquefaction - SPT

• I3. Spreadsheet Liquefaction - Vs

• I3a - Boulanger and Idriss (2014) CPT and SPT Triggering Liquefaction

• I4. Liquefaction - Youd-Idriss

• I5. Liquefaction Mitigation

• ASTM 2487 - Set 1
• ASTM 2487 - Set 2
• See Figure 9.48 of Text (PDF Version)

• LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF SOILS: SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE 1996 NCEER AND 1998 NCEER/NSF WORKSHOPS ON EVALUATION OF LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF SOILS" By T. L. Youd, I. M. Idriss, Ronald D. et al. 
   

• Updating Assessment Procedures and Developing a Screening Guid for Liquefaction [PDF format]
   

• Idriss and R. Archuleta. (2007). "Evaluation of Earthquake Ground Motion."

Some Youtube videos of Liquefaction:

http://youtu.be/rn3oAvmZY8k

http://youtu.be/Lde3KRxE0VM

http://youtu.be/n2gQviPJ7nA

http://youtu.be/Xow8X-bVDqM -An exhibit at Discovery Science Center. What is soil liquefaction?

http://youtu.be/SGk2wb9Gs8c - This is our property a few hours after the earthquake hit. Initially the sand boils were gushing with torrents of water.

http://youtu.be/Sbd_FS9AU9o -Soil liquefaction during aftershock to 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake 22 Feb 2011

USGS Presentation