[HTML][HTML] A review of the microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method

S Molnar, A Sirohey, J Assaf, PY Bard, S Castellaro… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The single-station microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method was
initially proposed to retrieve the site amplification function and its resonance frequencies …

Pan-European ground-motion prediction equations for the average horizontal component of PGA, PGV, and 5%-damped PSA at spectral periods up to 3.0 s using the …

D Bindi, M Massa, L Luzi, G Ameri, F Pacor… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2014 - Springer
This article presents a set of Ground-Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) for Europe and
the Middle East, derived from the RESORCE strong motion data bank, following a standard …

New code site classification, amplification factors and normalized response spectra based on a worldwide ground-motion database

K Pitilakis, E Riga, A Anastasiadis - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2013 - Springer
A global dataset of more than 3,000 ground motion records from 536 sites from Greece, Italy,
Turkey, USA and Japan is compiled and used to propose code-oriented elastic acceleration …

Partially non-ergodic region specific GMPE for Europe and Middle-East

SR Kotha, D Bindi, F Cotton - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2016 - Springer
The ergodic assumption considers the time sampling of ground shaking generated in a
given region by successive earthquakes as equivalent to a spatial sampling of observed …

[HTML][HTML] Checking the site categorization criteria and amplification factors of the 2021 draft of Eurocode 8 Part 1–1

R Paolucci, M Aimar, A Ciancimino, M Dotti… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2021 - Springer
In this paper the site categorization criteria and the corresponding site amplification factors
proposed in the 2021 draft of Part 1 of Eurocode 8 (2021-draft, CEN/TC250/SC8 Working …

Which is a better proxy, site period or depth to bedrock, in modelling linear site response in addition to the average shear-wave velocity?

C Zhu, M Pilz, F Cotton - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2020 - Springer
This study aims to identify the best-performing site characterization proxy alternative and
complementary to the conventional 30 m average shear-wave velocity VS 30, as well as the …

Towards the revision of EC8: proposal for an alternative site classification scheme and associated intensity dependent spectral amplification factors

K Pitilakis, E Riga, A Anastasiadis, S Fotopoulou… - Soil dynamics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper presents an alternative site classification scheme and associated intensity
dependent spectral amplification factors, aiming to contribute to the ongoing revision of …

Predominant‐period site classification for response spectra prediction equations in Italy

C Di Alessandro, LF Bonilla… - Bulletin of the …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We propose a site‐classification scheme based on the predominant period of the site, as
determined from the average horizontal‐to‐vertical (H/V) spectral ratios of ground motion …

Understanding the physics of kappa (κ): insights from a downhole array

OJ Ktenidou, NA Abrahamson… - Geophysical Journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
At high frequencies, the acceleration spectral amplitude decreases rapidly; this has been
modelled with the spectral decay factor κ. Its site component, κ 0, is used widely today in …

[HTML][HTML] Key structural parameters affecting earthquake ground motion in 2D and 3D sedimentary structures

P Moczo, J Kristek, PY Bard, S Stripajová… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2018 - Springer
Alluvial valleys generate strong effects on earthquake ground motion (EGM). These effects
are rarely accounted for even in site-specific studies because of (a) the cost of the required …