An Exploration of Incorporating Site Response into PSHA Part II: Sensitivity of Hazard Estimates to Site Response Approaches
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Author(s)
Papaspiliou, M
Kontoe, S
Bommer, J.J.
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper examines the sensitivity of seismic hazard analyses to various site response analysis procedures. Site effects are incorporated in the hazard calculations using a probabilistic approach and specifically the methodology of Bazzurro and Cornell [1] for the transformation of a generic ground-motion prediction equation to a site-specific one. The paper explores the sensitivity of the median amplification function, its standard deviation and the resulting surface hazard curve, to different methods of site response analysis and model input parameters. The computed site-specific surface hazard curves are also compared with those obtained from a generic soil ground-motion prediction equation. For the two sites investigated, it is shown that the choice of equivalent linear or nonlinear analysis with different constitutive model parameters has a significant impact on the hazard results. The sandy site was seen to be more sensitive to the site response analysis approach employed than the clayey site.
Date Issued
2012
Citation
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2012, 42 (11), pp.316-330
ISSN
0267-7261
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Start Page
316
End Page
330
Journal / Book Title
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Volume
42
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, vol. 42, 2012 DOI:10.1016/j.soildyn.2012.05.001
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Publication Status
Published