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Design energy input spectra for moderate‐seismicity regions
Author(s) -
BenaventCliment A.,
Pujades L. G.,
LópezAlmansa F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.153
Subject(s) - induced seismicity , spectral line , seismology , seismic analysis , energy (signal processing) , structural engineering , geology , earthquake engineering , engineering , physics , mathematics , statistics , astronomy
This paper proposes energy input spectra applicable to seismic design of structures located in low‐to‐moderate‐seismicity regions. These spectra represent the load effect, in terms of input energy, of the most severe earthquake that the construction might encounter during its lifetime. The spectra have been derived through dynamic response analyses of over 100 ground motion records obtained from 48 earthquakes that have occurred in Spain. An empirical equation for estimating the energy input contributable to damage from the total input energy is also suggested. This equation takes into account both the damping and the degree of plastification of the structure. Finally, the proposed design energy input spectra are compared with the provisions of the current Spanish Seismic Code and with the response spectra of recent earthquakes that have occurred in Turkey and Taiwan. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.