Structural Response to 3D Simulated Earthquake Motions in San Bernardino Valley
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 120, Issue 10
Abstract
Structural response to one‐ and three‐dimensional (3D) simulated motions in San Bernardino Valley, Calif., from a hypothetical earthquake along the San Andreas Fault with moment magnitude 6.5 and rupture length of 30 km (18.6 mi) is investigated. For three stations that are close to each other and to the fault line, various measures of ground motions (e.g., peak values, intensities, durations, and effective frequency bands), elastic and elastoplastic response spectra, and the response of a 10‐story, three‐bay frame are calculated. Because the simulation results are reliable up to 1 Hz, only long‐period structures, with periods of 1 to 10 sec, are considered. The results show that the ground motions and the structural response vary dramatically with the type of simulation and the location. In general, one‐dimensional (1D) simulations underestimated the response and resulted in values as low as one‐fifth of those of 3D simulations. The difference in the structural response at three stations was found to be as high as a factor of six. The reasons for such large differences are the trapping of seismic waves in the basin and the constructive interference of surface waves traveling in different directions, none of which can be accounted for by 1D models, and the strong influence of source directivity.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 120 • Issue 10 • October 1994
Pages: 2820 - 2839
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Copyright © 1994 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jun 5, 1992
Published online: Oct 1, 1994
Published in print: Oct 1994
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