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The correlation between the ground motion intensity measure parameters of earthquakes

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In performance-based seismic engineering, the choice of ground motion goes hand in hand with dynamic analysis. This paper presents the relationship between the various intensity measures (IMs) parameter of ground motions that can be used in evaluating the behavior of structures. This is through the relationship between them and the ratio of the peak ground acceleration to the peak ground velocity (PGA/PGV). The PGA/PGV ratio has been used an empirical parameter to estimate ground motion frequency content and categorizes ground motion suites for performing nonlinear time history analyses of structures. Regression analyses are performed on data obtained from ground motion records with different PGA/PGV ratios. The regression analyses indicate that the best correlation IMs parameter with the PGA/PGV ratio in both near- and far-source earthquakes is the mean period (Tm). Also, the relationships between PGA/PGV ratio and some IMs parameters in near-source earthquakes are stronger than it in far-source earthquakes.

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Elhout, E.A. The correlation between the ground motion intensity measure parameters of earthquakes. Asian J Civ Eng 21, 829–840 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-020-00243-1

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