STUDY AND MODELING OF NEAR-FAULT STRONG MOTIONS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY IN SERIES OF ACTIVE CRUSTAL EARTHQUAKES

Abstract

This study investigated the frequent near-fault strong motions recorded during active series of inland crustal earthquakes using sorted and ranked pseudo-velocity response spectra and ranked response spectral ratios to realize performance-based design consideration for buildings. The impact of repeating strong motions on building responses could be determined by multiplying the response spectra of the design-standard earthquake motions or the target spectra by the proposed ranked response spectral ratios.