Models and methods to characterize site amplification from a pair of records
Earthquake Spectra
By: E. Safak
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Abstract
The paper presents a tutorial review of the models and methods that are used to characterize site amplification from the pairs of rock- and soil-site records, and introduces some new techniques with better theoretical foundations. The models and methods discussed include spectral and cross-spectral ratios, spectral ratios for downhole records, response spectral ratios, constant amplification factors, parametric models, physical models, and time-varying filters. An extensive analytical and numerical error analysis of spectral and cross-spectral ratios shows that probabilistically cross-spectral ratios give more reliable estimates of site amplification. Spectral ratios should not be used to determine site amplification from downhole-surface recording pairs because of the feedback in the downhole sensor. Response spectral ratios are appropriate for low frequencies, but overestimate the amplification at high frequencies. The best method to be used depends on how much precision is required in the estimates.
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Safak, E., 1997, Models and methods to characterize site amplification from a pair of records: Earthquake Spectra, v. 13, no. 1, p. 97-129, https://doi.org/10.1193/1.1585934.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Models and methods to characterize site amplification from a pair of records |
| Series title | Earthquake Spectra |
| DOI | 10.1193/1.1585934 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication Date | February 01, 1997 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Earthquake Engineering Research Institute |
| Description | 33 p. |
| First page | 97 |
| Last page | 129 |