Search results for "Ground motion"
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Proposal of a Selection Criterium of Natural Accelerograms for NLRHA
2014
A selection criterion to obtain different sets of accelerograms, all of them satisfying the spectrum compatibility criteria imposed by the codes, that enable a reliable assessment of the seismic demand for a given structure is proposed. The formulation is based on a preliminary evaluation of correlations among Intensity Measure parameters for ground motion and cinematic, energetic and damage parameters describing structure non linear responses. To this aim, a modified expression of the Effective Peak Acceleration EPA* is proposed, defined over the range of structure fundamental period referring to undamaged and damaged model. The analyses are carried out analyzing the response of a three pl…
Reliability Analysis of Discrete Dynamic Systems under Non-Stationary Random Excitations
1987
In this paper we shall describe an approach to the study the reliability of structures modeled as linear discrete dynamic systems which has been designed to withstand nonstationary random excitations. Ne shall discuss this problem upon consideration the following four steps:
Deriving Seismic Surface Rotations for Engineering Purposes
2006
Random Vibrations of Structures under Propagating Excitations
1995
The problem of vibrations of structures under incoherent or, in particular, propagating excitations is important for large, extended civil engineering structures like bridges, lifelines, dams, offshore structures or for aircraft structures. In seismic engineering spatial ground motion models have been studied for more than a decade but credible, stochastic characteristics are available only since SMART-1 accelerograph array is in operation at Lotung in Taiwan.
G-CLASS: geosynchronous radar for water cycle science – orbit selection and system design
2019
The mission geosynchronous – continental land atmosphere sensing system (G-CLASS) is designed to study thediurnal water cycle, using geosynchronous radar. Although the water cycle is vital to human society, processes on timescalesless than a day are very poorly observed from space. G-CLASS, using C-band geosynchronous radar, could transform this. Itsscience objectives address intense storms and high resolution weather prediction, and significant diurnal processes such assnow melt and soil moisture change, with societal impacts including agriculture, water resource management, flooding, andlandslides. Secondary objectives relate to ground motion observations for earthquake, volcano, and subs…
Coupled seismogenic geohazards in Alpine regions
2012
COupled seismogenic GEohazards in Alpine Regions (COGEAR) is an interdisciplinary natural hazard project investigating the hazard chain induced by earthquakes. It addresses tectonic processes and the related variability of seismicity in space and time, earthquake forecasting and short-term precursors, and strong ground motion as a result of source and complex path effects. We study non-linear wave propagation phenomena, liquefaction and triggering of landslides in soil and rock, as well as earthquake-induced snow avalanches. The Valais, and in particular parts of the Rhone, Visper, and Matter valleys have been selected as study areas. Tasks include detailed field investigations, development…