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Ground Response Study for Low Seismic Areas in Central Gujarat Region

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Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019

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Past destructive earthquakes have provided the evidences of influence of local site condition on ground motions. The amplification of ground motion on the surface is strongly affected by the geotechnical characteristics of the region through which the seismic waves travelled. The present study is an attempt to assess the local soil effects in modifying the earthquake ground motion using one-dimensional ground response analysis for the central Gujarat region. The input parameters namely shear wave velocity profile, dynamic soil characteristics and ground motions are required to analyse the ground response at 66 locations of the study region. The results have been presented in terms of various maps, i.e., peak ground acceleration, predominant frequency and spectral acceleration. Based on the site characterisation response, spectra have been developed for the central Gujarat region. The results are also compared with the Indian Standard code. Site response study shows that the large amplification are observed in the ground motion at surface level as compare to rock level acceleration.

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  1. Civil Engineering Department, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, 382007, India

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, India

    Satyajit Patel

  2. Department of Applied Mechanics, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, India

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  3. Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Krishna R. Reddy

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia

    Sanjay Kumar Shukla

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Mehta, P., Thaker, T.P. (2021). Ground Response Study for Low Seismic Areas in Central Gujarat Region. In: Patel, S., Solanki, C.H., Reddy, K.R., Shukla, S.K. (eds) Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 138. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6564-3_42

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