Implementing horizontal-to-vertical Fourier spectral ratios and spatial correlation in a ground-motion prediction equation to predict site effects

SH Chao, CM Lin, CH Kuo, JY Huang… - Earthquake …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
We propose a methodology to implement horizontal-to-vertical Fourier spectral ratios
(HVRs) evaluated from strong ground motion induced by earthquake (EHVRs) or ambient …

Effects of topography and basins on seismic wave amplification: the Northern Chile coastal cliff and intramountainous basins

T García-Pérez, AMG Ferreira, G Yáñez… - Geophysical Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
During earthquakes, structural damage is often related to soil conditions. Following the 2014
April 1 M w 8.1 Iquique earthquake in Northern Chile, damage to infrastructure was reported …

Seismic response of a mountain ridge prone to landsliding

C Rault, WA Chao, C Gelis, A Burtin… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During an earthquake, site effects can play an important role in triggering landslides. To
document the seismic response of steep hillslopes, we deployed broadband seismometers …

Locating rock slope failures along highways and understanding their physical processes using seismic signals

JM Chang, WA Chao, H Chen, YT Kuo… - Earth Surface …, 2020 - esurf.copernicus.org
Regional monitoring of rock slope failures by the seismic technique is rarely studied due to
significant source location errors, and it still lacks the signal features needed for …

A local magnitude scale from borehole recordings with site correction of the surface to downhole

TS Lai, WA Chao, YM Wu - Seismological Research …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan deployed 62 borehole seismic stations
equipped with accelerometers and broadband seismometers by the end of 2018. Currently …

Variation Evaluation of Path Characteristic and Site Amplification Factor of Earthquake Ground Motion at Four Sites in Central Japan

T Nagao - Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 2021 - etasr.com
The considered parameters in seismic design vary, with the Earthquake Ground Motion
(EGM) having the largest variation. Since source characteristic, path characteristic, and Site …

Orientation Corrections of a Borehole Seismometer Network in Taiwan Using Teleseismic Earthquakes

YY Lin, DY Chen, CH Kuo, CJ Lin… - … Society of America, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan, has deployed a borehole seismic network of
62 stations nationwide in Taiwan since 2008. Each borehole station includes a force …

[PDF][PDF] Design Demand of RC Building as per Soil Type

S Rimal, B Pokhrel, S Shrestha… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - academia.edu
The RC-framed building is one of the most common construction techniques for seismic-
resistant structures due to its ductile nature. But the seismic performance of the RC structure …

Local Site effects for ground motion acceleration and amplification at Bahrah, Saudi Arabia

F Rehman, AM Alamri, SM El-Hady… - Kuwait Journal of …, 2023 - journalskuwait.org
The soil conditions variability at site strongly influence ground motions during earthquakes.
The disastrous earthquakes have shown that the local site conditions are the essential …

Eliminating site effects from surface station secords and improving earthquake early warning parameters

MA Sarmadi, R Heidari, N Mirzaei… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - ijgeophysics.ir
Earthquake early warning parameters play an important role in issuing of a warning and
reducing casualties caused by earthquakes. Site effects are one of the factors that affecting …