Use of seismic intensity measures for comparison of real and simulated records

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2019-09-25

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Karim Zadeh Naghshineh, Shaghayegh
Askan Gündoğan, Ayşegül
Yakut, Ahmet

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Simulated ground motion records have become major alternatives to real ground motion records for all purposes of earthquake engineering, particularly in areas with limited number of records. Alternative ground motion simulation methods are often used with different computational cost and accuracy. In this study, the fundamental seismological properties of simulated ground motion records are compared with those of actual motions. Simulations are performed using the stochastic finite-fault ground motion simulation methodology based on a corner frequency approach. For investigations, in this study two different regions in Turkey (Erzincan and Duzce), both located on the North Anatolian Fault Zone, are considered. In these areas of interest, a large set of simulated ground motion records involving a wide range of earthquake magnitudes, source-to-site distances, and site properties is prepared. Next, a real ground motion dataset for each study region with consistent source, source-to-site distance, and site properties is formed. The differences and compatibilities between the simulated and real ground motion record sets are evaluated in terms of alternative intensity measures which include peak ground acceleration, peak ground velocity, acceleration spectrum intensity, a modified version of acceleration spectrum intensity for consideration of period range of 0.1-2.5s, Housner intensity, velocity spectrum intensity, cumulative absolute velocity, Arias intensity, significant duration. The selected intensity parameters are computed for both real and simulated record sets and then evaluated in detail through statistical analyses involving the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. In summary, different similarity patterns are observed for various levels of alternative ground motion intensity parameters.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/87405
https://iesko2019.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/iesko_fulltext.pdf

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VI. International Earthquake Symposium Kocaeli 2019 (IESKO 2019)

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Department of Civil Engineering, Conference / Seminar

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S. Karim Zadeh Naghshineh, A. Askan Gündoğan, and A. Yakut, “Use of seismic intensity measures for comparison of real and simulated records,” Kocaeli, Turkey, 2019, p. 368, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/87405.