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General Papers

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Boore, D. M. (2003). Simulation of ground motion using the stochastic method, Pure and Applied Geophysics 160, 635--675 (1.3 Mb)

Guidelines for Site Specific Reports. - PDF Format
Development of Site-Specific Response Spectra for Seismic Analysis of Concrete Hydraulic Structures.

Estimating site-specific strong earthquake motions

Bazzurro, P. and A. Cornell. (2004).  Nonlinear Soil-Site Effects in Probabilistic Seismic-Hazard Analysis, BSSA, Vol 94, No. 6, pp. 2210-2123.

Bender, B.K. and D. Boore. (1993). "The Treatment of Parameter Uncertainty and Variability for a Single Seismic Hazard Map."  EERI Spectra, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1993.

NYC Seismic Hazard Study and The NYCDOT Seismic Design Guidelines

Idriss, I. M. (1985). "Evaluating seismic risk in engineering practice," Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, San Francisco, CA, Vol. 1, pp. 255-320.

 

 

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Acknowledgement: This is a revised version of the Reading List provided by Dr. Adrian Rodriguez-Marek (http://pas.ce.wsu.edu/CE524/index.htm).

Wells, D. L. and Coppersmith, K. J. (1994). “New empirical relationships among magnitude, rupture length, rupture width, rupture area, and surface displacement (incomplete).” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 84(4): 974-1002.  Comment: A source of good correlations between fault geometry and earthquake magnitude.

Bray, J. D., Seed, R. B., Cluff, L. S., and Seed, H. B. (1994). "Earthquake fault rupture propagation through soil," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, 120(3), 543-561.  Comment: Good qualitative description of fault rupture.

Youngs, R. R., Coppersmith, K. J. (1985). “Implications of fault slip rates and earthquake recurrence models to probabilistic seismic hazard estimates,”, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 75 (4): 939-964. (pdf)

Stepp, J. C., Wong, I., et al. (2001). “Probabilistic seismic hazard analyses for ground motions and fault displacement at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.” Earthquake Spectra 17(1): 113-149.

A very good example of a comprehensive PSHA. Read it after the PSHA topic is covered.(pdf)

Abrahamson, N. A. and Shedlock, K. M. (1997). “Overview.” Seismological Research Letters 68(1): 9-23. (pdf)

Comment: An overview of the attenuation models published in a special edition of Seismological Research Letters. A good paper to read.

Dobry, R., Borcherdt, R. D., Crouse, C. B., Idriss, I. M., Joyner, W. B., Martin, G. R., Power, M. S., Rinne, E. E., and Seed, R. B. (2000). "New site coefficients and site classification system used in recent building seismic code provisions.", Earthquake Spectra, 16(1), 41-67. Comment: Summarizes a lot of work building up to the current treatment of site classification for building codes



Fault Characterization

Weaver, K. D. and Dolan, J. F. (2000). "Paleoseismology and Geomorphology of the Raymond Fault, Los Angeles County, California," Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 90(6) 1409-1429.

Nice paper describing the use of trenching to evaluate previous seismicity. I would advice to read it NOT to learn how to do trenching, but as an illustration on how we obtain important fault parameters from trenching studies.

Schwartz, D. P. and Coppersmith, K. J. (1984). “Fault behavior and characteristic earthquakes: examples from the Wasatch and San Andreas faults,” Journal of Geophysical Research, 89, 5681-5698.

Source of the Characteristic Earthquake model (Recurrence model)
Surface Fault Rupture

Bray, J. D., Seed, R. B., and Seed, H. B. (1994), "Analysis of earthquake fault rupture propagation through cohesive soil," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE, 120(3), 562-580.

Analytical companion of Bray et al (1994) given in the list above

Lazarte, C. A., Bray, J. D., Johnson, A. M., and Lemmer, R. E. (1994). “Surface breakage of the 1992 Landers Earthquake and its effects on structures,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 84(3), 547-561. (pdf)

Interesting reconnaissance study of surface rupture in the Landers earthquake

Sherard, J. L.; Cluff, L. S.; Allen, C. R. (1974). "Potentially active faults in dam foundations," Geotèchnique, v 24, n 3, 1974, v 24, p 367-428


Ground Motion Characterization

*Rathje, E. M., Abrahamson, N. A., and Bray, J. D. (1998). "Simplified frequency content estimates of earthquake ground motions," Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 124(1), 150-159.

Good paper to reed as a review of frequency content ground motion parameters
PSHA

Cornell, C. A. (1968). "Engineering seismic risk analysis." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 5, 1583-1606.  Comment: A seminal paper. PSHA has evolved since.  



SITE AMPLIFICATION AND CODE DEVELOPMENT

Dobry, R., Borcherdt, R. D., Crouse, C. B., Idriss, I. M., Joyner, W. B., Martin, G. R., Power, M. S., Rinne, E. E., and Seed, R. B. (2000). "New site coefficients and site classification system used in recent building seismic code provisions.", Earthquake Spectra, 16(1), 41-67. Comment: Summarizes a lot of work building up to the current treatment of site classification for building codes

Borcherdt, R. D. (1994). "Estimates of Site-Dependent Response Spectra for Design (Methodology and Justification)." Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 10(4), pp. 617-653. Comment: This study is the main basis of the 1997 UBC

Chang, S. W., Bray, J. D., and Seed, R. B. (1996). "Engineering Implications of Ground Motions from the Northridge Earthquake." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 86(1), Part B Suppl., pp. 270-288.  Comment: This paper illustrates some of the development of the approach of the use of normalized spectra and PGAsoil/PGArock

Rodriguez-Marek, A., Bray, J. D., and Abrahamson, N. (2001) "An Empirical Geotechnical Seismic Site Response Procedure," Earthquake Spectra, 17(1), p. 68-88.

Frankel, A., Mueller, C. S., et al. (2000). “USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps.” Earthquake Spectra 16(1): 1-19.

Leyendecker, E. V., Hunt, J. R., et al. (2000). “Development of maximum considered earthquake ground motion maps.” Earthquake Spectra 16(1): 21-40.


DYNAMIC SOIL PROPERTIES

Elgamal, A.-W., Zeghal, M., et al. (1995). “Lotung Downhole Array. I: Evaluation of site Dynamic Properties.” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE 121(4): 350-362. Comment: Very interesting way to obtain nonlinear soil properties from actual earthquake records in downhole arrays. Probably the best way to verify laboratory tests

Hardin, B. O. (1978). "The nature of stress-strain behavior of soils", Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, ASCE, 1, 3-90.

Imai, T. and Tonouchi, K. (1982). "Correlation of N-value with S-wave velocity and shear modulus," Proceedings, 2nd European Symposium on Penetration Testing, Amsterdam, 57-72.

Iwasaki, T. and Tatsuoka, F. (1977). "Dynamic soil properties with emphasis on comparison of laboratory tests and field measurements," Proceedings, World conference on Earthquake engineering. 6, Pages 2303-2309.  Comment: this may be more accessible than Kuirbayashi and Iwasaki (1976).

Jamilokowski, M., Leroueil, S., and LoPresti, D. C. F. (1991). "Theme Lecture: Design parameters from theory to practice", Proceedings, Geo-coast'91, Yokohama, Japan, 1-41.

Kokusho, T., Yoshida, Y., and Esashi, Y. (1982). "Dynamic properties of soft clay for wide strain range," Soils and Foundationsi, 2(4), 1-18.

Konno, T., Suzuki, Y., Teteishi, A., Ishihara, K., Akino, K., Iizuka, S. (1993). "Gravelly soil properties by field and laboratory tests." Third international conference on Case histories of geotechnical engineering. 3; Pages 575-594. 1993. .

Kuribayashi, E. and Iwasaki, T. (1976). "Stress condition effects on dynamic properties of soils." National Bureau of Standards Special Publication. 444, Wind and seismic effects, Pages III.72-III.83. PB: U. S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Washington, DC.

Comment: This reference may be the one referenced as Iwasaki et al. (1976) for the modulus degradation curves as a function of confining pressure.

Lanzo, G. and Vucetic, M. (1999). “Effect of Soil Plasticity on Damping Ratio at Small Cyclic Strains.” Soils and Foundation, Japanese Geotechnical Society 39(4): 131-141.

Lefebvre, G. and LeBoeuf, D. (1986). “Rate Effects and Cyclic Loading of Sensitive Clays.” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 113(5): 476-489.

Lee, K. L., and Focht, J. A. (1976). "Strength of clay subjected to cyclic loading," Marine Geotechnology, 1(3).

Mayne, P. W., and Rix, G. J. (1993). "Gmax – qc relationships for clays", ASTM Geotechncial Testing Journal, 16(1), 54-60.

Mayne, P. W., and Rix, G. J. (1995). "Correlations between shear wave velocity and cone tip resistance in natural clays," Soils and Foundations, 35(2), 107-110.

Rix, G. J, and Stokoe, K. H. (1991). "Correlation of initial tangent modulus and cone penetration resistance," Calibration Chamber Testing, International Symposium on Calibration Chamber testing, Huang, ed., Elsevier Publishing, NY, pp. 351-362

Seed, H. B. and Chan, C. K. (1966). “Clay Strength under Earthquake Loading Conditions.” Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers 92(SM2): 53-78.

Seed, H. B. and Idriss, I. M. (1970). "Soil moduli and damping factors for dynamic response analyses", Univ. of California, Berkeley, EERC report No. EERC 70-10 (reproduced in H. B. Seed, Vol. 1, Selected papers 1956-1987, BiTech Publishers, Vancouver, B. C., 1990).

Seed, H. B., Wong, R. T., Idriss, I. M., and Tokimatsu, K. (1984). "Moduli and damping factors for dynamic analyses of cohesionless soils," Journal of Geotechcnial Engineering, ASCE, vol. 112 NO. 11, pp. 1016-1032.

Comment: This is the reference where G/Gmax curves for sands are given.

Sun, J. I., Golesorkhi, R., and Seed, H. B. (1988). "Dynamic Moduli and Damping Ratios for Cohesive Soils," Report No. UCB/EERC-88/15, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California.

Sun, J. I., Golesorkhi, R., and Seed, H. B. (1988). "Dynamic moduli and damping rations for cohesive soils." ReportNo. UCB/EERC-88/15, Department ofCivil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.

Sykora, D. W. and Stokoe, D. H., II (1983) "Correlations of In situe measurement in sand with shear wave velocity", Geotechnical Engieering Report,GR83-33, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

Thiers, G. R., and Seed, H. B. (1978). "Strength and stress strain characteristics of clays subjected to seismic loading conditions," in Vibration Effects on Soils and Foundations, Special Technical Publication 450, ASTM, Philadelphia, 3-56.

Vucetic, M. and Dobry, R. (1991). “Effect of soil plasticity on cyclic response.” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE 117(1): 89-107.

Vucetic, M. (1994). "Cyclic threshold shear strains in soils," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 120 (12), 2208-2228.

Yasuda, N. and Matsumoto, N. (1993) "Dynamic deformation characteristics of sands and rockfill materials," Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 30(5), 747-757.

Zeghal, M., Elgamal, A.-W., et al. (1995). “Lotung Downhole Array. II: Evaluation of Soil Nonlinear Properties.” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, ASCE 121(4): 363-378.  Comment: companion paper of Elgamal and Zeghal (see above)

 

ATTENUATION RELATIONSHIPS
 

Abrahamson, N. A., and W. J. Silva (1997). Empirical response spectral attenuation relations for shallow crustal earthquakes, Seis. Res. Lett. 68, 94-127.

Anderson, J. G., and S. E. Hough (1984). A model for the shape of the Fourier amplitude spectrum of acceleration at high frequencies, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 74, 1969-1993.

Atkinson, G. M., and D. M. Boore (1995). New ground motion relations for eastern North America, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 85, 17-30.

Atkinson, G. M., and W. Silva (1997). An empirical study of earthquake source spectra for California earthquakes, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 87, 97-113.

Atkinson, G. M., and D. M. Boore (1998). Evaluation of models for earthquake source spectra in eastern North America, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 88, 917-934.

Atkinson, G. M., and W. Silva (2000). Stochastic modeling of California ground motions, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 90, 255-274.

Atkinson, G. M. (2001). An alternative to stochastic ground motion relations for use in seismic hazard analysis in eastern North America, Seis. Res. Lett. 72, 299-306.

Beresnev, I. A., and G. M. Atkinson (1999). Generic finite-fault model for ground motion prediction in eastern North America, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 89, 608-625.

Beresnev, I. A., and G. M. Atkinson (2002). Source parameters of earthquakes in eastern and western North America based on finite-fault modeling, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 92, 695-710.

Brune, J. (1970). Tectonic stress and the spectra of seismic shear waves, J. Geophys. Res. 75, 4997-5009.

Brune, J. (1971). Correction: Tectonic stress and the spectra of seismic shear waves, J. Geophys. Res. 76, 5002.

Boore, D. M. (1983). Stochastic simulation of high-frequency ground motion based on seismological models of the radiated spectra, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 73, 1865-1893.

Boore, D. M., and W. B. Joyner (1984). A note on the use of random vibration theory to predict peak amplitudes of transient signals, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 74, 2035-2039.

Boore, D. M., and W. B. Joyner (1997). Site amplification for generic rock sites, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 87, 327-341.

Boore, D. M. (2000). SMSIM: Fortran programs for simulating ground motions from earthquakes, version 2.0 – A Revision of OFR 96-80-A, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 00-509.

Boore, D. M (2003). Prediction of ground motion using the stochastic method, Pure Appl. Geophys. 160, 635-676.

Campbell, K. W. (1997). Empirical near-source attenuation relationships for horizontal and vertical components of peak ground acceleration, peak ground velocity, and pseudo-absolute acceleration response spectra, Seis. Res. Lett. 68, 154-179.

Campbell, K. W. (2003). Prediction of strong ground motion using the hybrid empirical method and its use in the development of ground-motion (attenuation) relations in eastern North America, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 93, 1012-1033.

Campbell, K. W. and Y. Bozorgnia (2003). Updated near-source ground motion (Attenuation) relations for the horizontal and vertical components of peak ground acceleration and acceleration response spectra, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 93, 314-331.

Cartwright, D. E., and M. S. Longuet-Higgins (1956). The statistical distribution of the maxima of a random function. Proc. R. Soc. London A 237, 212-232.

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) (1993). Methods and guidelines for estimating earthquake ground motion in eastern North America, in Guidelines for Determining Design Basis Ground motions, Vol. 1, EPRI TR-102293, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA.

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) (2003). CEUS ground motion project, model development and results, Rept. 1008910, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA

Frankel, A., C. Mueller, T. Barnhard, D. Perkins, E. Leyendecker, N. Dickman, S. Hanson, and M. Hopper (1996). National seismic hazard maps: Documentation June 1996, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Rept. 96-532, 110pp.

Frankel, A., M. Petersen, C. Mueller, K. Haller, R. Wheeler, E. Leyen-decker, R. Wesson, S. Harmsen, C. Cramer, D. Perkins, and K. Rukstales (2002). Documentation of the 2002 update of the national seismic hazard maps, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open-File Rept. 02-420.

Frankel, A. (2004). How can seismic hazard around the New Madrid seismic zone be similar to that in California, Seis. Res. Lett. 75, 575-586.

Goldberg, D. E. (1989).  Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning, Addison Wesley.

Hanks, T. C., and H. Kanamori (1979). A moment-magnitude scale, J. Geophys. Res. 84, 2348-2350.

Hanks, T. C., and R. K. McGuire (1981). The character of high-frequency strong ground motion, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 71, 2071-2095.

Holland, J. H. (1975).  Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.

Irikura, K., (1986). Prediction of strong acceleration motion using empirical Green’s function, Proc. 7th Japan Earth. Symp. 151-156.

Johnston, A. C. (1989b). Moment magnitude estimation for stable continental earthquakes (abstract), Seis. Res. Lett. 60, 13.

Joyner, W. B., R. E. Warrick, and T. E. Fumal (1981). The effect of Quaternary alluvium on strong ground motion in the Coyote Lake, California, earthquake of 1979, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 71, 1333-1349.

Kaka, S. and G. Atkinson (2005). Empirical ground-motion relations for ShakeMap applications in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, Seis. Res. Lett. 76, 274-282.

Liu, L., and S. Pezeshk (1999). An improvement on the estimation of pseudo-response spectral velocity using RVT method, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 89, 1384-1389.

McGuire, R. K., and T. C. Hanks (1980). RMS accelerations and spectral amplitudes of strong ground motion during the San Fernando, California, earthquake, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 70, 1907-1919.

Raoof, M., R. Herrmann, and L. Malagnini (1999). Attenuation and excitation of three-component ground motion in southern California, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 89, 888-902.

Sadigh, K., C. Y. Chang, J. A. Egan, F. Makdisi, and R. R. Youngs (1997). Attenuation relationships for shallow crustal earthquakes based on California strong motion data, Seis. Res. Lett. 68, 180-189.

Silva, W. (1992). Factors controlling strong ground motions and their associated uncertainties, ASCE Symposium on High Level Nuclear Waste Repositories, 132-161.

Silva, W. and R. Darragh (1995). Engineering characterization of earthquakes strong ground motion recorded at rock sites, EPRI, Rept. TR-102261, Palo Alto, CA.

Somerville, P., N. Collins, N. Abrahamson, R. Graves, and C. Saikia (2001). Ground motion attenuation relations for central and eastern United States, Final Report to U.S. Geology Survey.

Toro, G. R., N. A. Abrahamson, and J. F. Schneider (1997). Model of strong ground motions from earthquakes in central and eastern North America: best estimated and uncertainties, Seis. Res. Lett. 68, 41-57.


SHALLOW CRUSTAL EVENTS IN ACTIVE TECTONIC REGIONS


Abrahamson, N. A. and Silva, W. J. (1997). “Empirical response spectral attenuation relations for shallow crustal earthquakes.” Seismological Research Letters 68(1): 94-127. (pdf)

Boore, D. M. (1997). “Equations for estimating horizontal response spectra and peak acceleration from Western North American earthquakes: a summary of recent work.” Seismological Research Letters 68(1): 128-153.

Sadigh, K., Chang, C.-Y., et al. (1997). “Attenuation relationships for shallow crustal earthquakes based on California strong motion data.” Seismological Research Letters 68(1): 180-189.  Supplemental Relationships

Abrahamson, N. A. and Somerville, P. G. (1996). “Effects of the hanging wall and footwall on ground motions recorded during the Northridge earthquake.” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 86(1B): S93-S99.

Hanging wall effects incorporated into the Abrahamson and Silva (1997) relationship.

Somerville, P. G., Smith, N. F., et al. (1997). “Modification of Empirical Strong Ground Motion Attenuation Relations to Include the Amplitude and Duration Effects of Rupture Directivity.” Seismological Research Letters 68(1): 199-222.

Attenuation relationship for near-fault effects. To be used in conjunction with other attenuation relationships.
EXTENSIONAL TECTONIC REGIMES

Spudich, P., Fletcher, J. B., et al. (1997). “SEA96 - A new predictive relation for earthquake ground motions in extensional tectonic regimes.” Seismological Research Letters 68(1): 190-198.


OTHER REGIONS

Toro, G. R., Abrahamson, N. A., et al. (1997). “Model of strong ground motions from earthquakes in central and eastern North America: best estimates and uncertainties.” Seismological Research Letters 68(1): 41-57.

Comment: Shallow crustal earthquakes in stable continental regions (East Coast of North America)

Chapman, M. C., Talwani, P., Cannon, R. C. (2003). “Ground-Motion Attenuation in the Atlantic Coastal Plain near Charleston, South Carolina,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 93(3), 998-1011.

Campbell, K. W. (2003). “Prediction of Strong Ground Motion Using the Hybrid Empirical Method and Its Use in the Development of Ground-Motion (Attenuation) Relations in Eastern North America,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 93( 3), 1012-1033 

Ambraseys, N.N., Simpson, K. A., Bommer, J. J. (1996). “Prediction of horizontal response spectra in Europe,” Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, V. 25(4), 371-400.

Comment: Relationships for Europe. Likely includes regions that are both active (e.g. Southern Italy, Greece) and inactive regions (e.g. Northern Europe)
SUBDUCTION ZONES

Atkinson, G. M. and Boore, D. M. (2003). “Empirical Ground-Motion Relations for Subduction-Zone Earthquakes and Their Application to Cascadia and Other Regions,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 93(4) 1703-1729.

Gregor, N., Silva, W. J.; Wong, I. G.(2002) “Ground-Motion Attenuation Relationships for Cascadia Subduction Zone Megathrust Earthquakes Based on a Stochastic Finite-Fault Model,” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 92(5), 1923-1932.

Youngs, R. R., Silva, W. J., et al. (1997). “Strong ground motion attenuation relationships for subduction zone earthquakes.” Seismological Research Letters 1997(1): 58-73. (pdf)


OTHER GROUND MOTION PARAMETERS

Seed, H. B., Idriss, I. M., and Kiefer, F. W. (1969). "Characteristics of rock motions during earthquakes." Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division, ASCE, 95(SM5) 1199-1218.

Comment: Includes Attenuation relationship for predominant period, duration. I have a reference to an update to the relationship by Idriss (1991), presumably in a publication at the 2nd Int. Conf. On Recent Adv. In Geotech. Earthquake engrg and soil Dyn, pp. 2265-2272.

Housner, G. W. (1965). "Intensity of earthquake ground shaking near the causative fault." Proceedings of the Third World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, New Zealand National Committee on Earthquake Engineering, Wellington, New Zealand, Vol. I, 1965, pages III-94 to III-115. Comment: Has the earliest attenuation relationship for duration. Superseeded by Dobry et al. (1978) and Abrahamson and Silva (1996).

Dobry, R., Idriss, I.M., and Ng, E. (1978). "Duration characteristics of horizontal components of strong motion earthquake records," Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 68(5), 1487 – 1520.  Comment: Attenuation relationship for significant duration (Arias Duration). Not as current as Abrahamson and Silva (1996)

Abrahamson and Silva (1996), “Attenuation Relationships for Duration” Written Communication (see class web page). (pdf)

Travasarou, T., Bray, J. D., and Abrahamson N. A. (2003). “Empirical attenuation relationship for Arias Intensity,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics. 32(7), 1133-1155. (pdf)

Rathje, E. M., Abrahamson, N. A., et al. (1998). “Simplified frequency content estimates of earthquake ground motions.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE 124(2): 150-159.(pdf)

Comment: Attenuation relationship for frequency domain parameters such as Predominant Period and Mean Square Period
GENERAL

Abrahamson, N. A. and Shedlock, K. M. (1997). “Overview.” Seismological Research Letters 68(1): 9-23. (pdf)



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