A CAV attenuation model for Iran: Application to liquefaction-induced lateral spreading assessment

A Lashgari, Y Jafarian - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2024 - Springer
A new attenuation model is proposed to estimate the cumulative absolute velocity (CAV) of
strong ground motions based on an updated earthquake database of the earthquakes …

Selecting ground‐motion models for site‐specific PSHA: Adaptability versus applicability

JJ Bommer, PJ Stafford - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Capturing the center, the body, and the range of ground‐motion predictions is an
indispensable element of site‐specific probabilistic seismic hazard analyses (PSHAs), for …

Pulse-like ground motions: Statistical characteristics, and GMPE development for the Iranian Plateau

A Khansefid - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This research attempts to study the pulse-like ground motions, recorded on the Iranian
plateau, and propose predictive equations for simulating the main features of this type of …

Spectral models for seismological source parameters, path attenuation and site-effects in Alborz region of northern Iran

M Davatgari Fami Tafreshi, SS Bora… - Geophysical Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We analysed 478 three-component strong ground motion time-series from 65 events in the
moment magnitude (M w) 3–6.5 range recorded at 111 stations at distances up to 150 km …

Using metaheuristic algorithms to optimize a mixed model-based ground-motion prediction model and associated variance components

M Akhani, S Pezeshk - Journal of Seismology, 2022 - Springer
In this study, two metaheuristic optimization algorithms are employed to estimate a mixed
model-based ground-motion model (GMM) with several variance components. Two …

A comprehensive earthquake catalogue for the Iranian Plateau (400 BC to December 31, 2018)

SH Mousavi-Bafrouei, AB Mahani - Journal of Seismology, 2020 - Springer
We provide a comprehensive earthquake catalogue for Iran that is suitable for detailed
seismological analysis and seismic hazard assessment. Based on the work by (Mousavi …

Empirical model for frequency content estimation of strong ground motion records of Iran

A Lashgari, Y Jafarian - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new empirical model to predict the mean period (T m) as a frequency-
content parameter of earthquake record using the strong ground motions recorded in Iran …

Uncertainty and sensitivity assessments on the inputs of probabilistic seismic hazard assessment: A case study of the North Tehran fault

M Kowsari, N Eftekhari, EY Dadras - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2024 - Elsevier
Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) often incorporates significant uncertainty in its
inputs, which have the potential to substantially affect the estimated hazards. To improve the …

Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain

R Sawires, JA Peláez, M Hamdache - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
A probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in terms of peak ground acceleration (PGA) and
spectral acceleration (SA) values, for both 10% and 5% probability of exceedance in 50 …

An empirical spectral ground-motion model for iran using truncated iranian strong-motion database enriched by near-field records

H Zafarani, MR Soghrat - Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
An updated strong-motion database of the Iranian earthquakes has been used to propose
empirical equations for the prediction of peak ground velocity (PGV), peak ground …