This article investigates the effects of the nonlinear behavior of soils on site response,
through various earthquake recordings from the KiK‐net database in Japan. This network is …

The numerical analysis of elastic wave propagation in unbounded media may be difficult
due to spurious waves reflected at the model artificial boundaries. This point is critical for the …

We have implemented and verified a parallel‐series Iwan‐type nonlinear model in a 3D
fourth‐order staggered‐grid velocity–stress finite‐difference method. The Masing unloading …

To analyze seismic wave propagation in geological structures, it is possible to consider
various numerical approaches: the finite difference method, the spectral element method …

The consideration of soil nonlinearity is important for the accurate estimation of the site
response. To evaluate the soil nonlinearity during the 2008 Ms8. 0 Wenchuan Earthquake …

Linear viscoelastic attenuation. The fractional loss of seismic energy in a material in which
elastic deformation (strain) induced by one cycle of a seismic wave or mode lags in time the …

This article extends previous work by the authors on the single-and multi-domain time-
harmonic elastodynamic multi-level fast multipole BEM formulations to the case of weakly …

This paper aims at the analysis of seismic wave amplification in a deep alluvial basin in the
city of Tunis in Tunisia. This sedimentary basin is 3000m wide and 350m deep. Since the …

A numerical simulation method with structures, earth medium and finite-fault sources being
considered together is presented for studying responses of building structures to the near …

Seismic waves due to strong earthquakes propagating in surficial soil layers may both
reduce soil stiffness and increase the energy dissipation into the soil. To investigate seismic …