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Time–frequency analysis of the 2012 double earthquakes records in North-West of Iran

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On August 11, 2012, East-Azerbuijan province experienced moderate-size double earthquakes, approximately 60 km northeast of the city of Tabriz. The time–frequency characteristics of ground motion records during these events which caused widespread damage to the structures are investigated in detail. Wavelet transform were applied in this study as a powerful technique to detect the transient and non-stationary features associated in amplitude and frequency of ground motions. The top four PGA ground-motion records from the first and second events were used in the analysis. As a preliminary estimates, the energy contents of horizontal and vertical components of ground-motion records related to building damages were critically evaluated and discussed at different frequency level. Results of energy distribution on pseudo-period corresponding to each decomposition level show good consistency with the level of damage in the stricken area. The focus of this study on the causes of damage considering the energy content of ground motion records is helping to improve the engineering insight in design process of earthquake-resistant buildings.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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Yaghmaei-Sabegh, S. Time–frequency analysis of the 2012 double earthquakes records in North-West of Iran. Bull Earthquake Eng 12, 585–606 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-013-9531-7

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