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A Region-Specific Ground-Motion Model for Inelastic Spectral Displacement in Northern Italy Considering Spatial Correlation Properties

Huang, C; Tarbali, K; Galasso, C; (2021) A Region-Specific Ground-Motion Model for Inelastic Spectral Displacement in Northern Italy Considering Spatial Correlation Properties. Seismological Research Letters , 92 (3) pp. 1979-1991. 10.1785/0220200249. Green open access

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Abstract

The peak inelastic displacement of single‐degree‐of‐freedom bilinear systems (⁠Sdi Sdi⁠) is an effective intensity measure linking ground‐motion features to the inelastic response and subsequent structural and nonstructural damage of engineered systems. This study develops a region‐specific ground‐motion model for Sdi Sdi considering source, path, and site effects and explicitly accounting for the spatial correlation between intraevent residuals when the model parameters are estimated. The model is developed based on 2427 two‐component horizontal ground‐motion records from 85 events in northern Italy with magnitudes ranging from 4.0 to 6.4 and source‐to‐site distances less than 200 km. An exponential stationary and isotropic model is considered to represent the spatial correlation properties of Sdi Sdi (after scrutinizing the appropriateness of the underlying assumptions for such a model). Comparisons are performed with existing models in the literature in terms of Sdi Sdi estimates, as well as the (spatial correlation) effective range parameter. Two practical applications of the developed model are presented: one on estimating the spatial distribution of Sdi Sdi (as an essential ingredient for seismic loss assessments) and one on the engineering validation of region‐specific ground‐motion simulations. Challenges regarding such validations are also discussed.

Type: Article
Title: A Region-Specific Ground-Motion Model for Inelastic Spectral Displacement in Northern Italy Considering Spatial Correlation Properties
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1785/0220200249
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200249
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10119494
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