Parametric Investigation of Ground Failure at Balboa Boulevard during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake via Nonlinear Deformation Analyses
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The seismic performance of the Balboa Boulevard during the 1994 MW6.7 Northridge earthquake is examined through nonlinear deformation analyses (NDAs). This study evaluates the effect of plausible site conditions and modeling decisions not accounted for in a previous study, including: (1) stratigraphic models with different anisotropic correlation ratios; (2) constitutive model calibrations based on semi-empirical correlations for the rate of shear strain accumulation of sand-like soils, and excess pore pressure of clay-like soils; and (3) spatial variability of ground motions. Additionally, the role of the characteristic ground motion pulse of the Rinaldi Receiving Station recording on the observed displacements is studied by using non-pulse records caused by the same earthquake faulting style that have lower peak ground accelerations, but similar cumulative absolute velocities (CAVs). Findings indicate that the displacements are significantly sensitive to calibration procedures and the ground motion spatial variability, moderately sensitive to the modeled correlation ratio, and ground motion pulse, and not sensitive to the variations of the potential maximum excess porewater pressure of clay-like soils.
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