Title of article :
Online seismic database with seismological and structural parameters
Author/Authors :
Catalan, A Department of Construction - University of Oviedo - Campus of Gijon - Calle Luis Ortiz Berrocal s/n - Gijon, Spain , Foti, D Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture - Polytechnic University of Bari - Via Orabona - Bari, Italy , Melendi, D Department of Informatics - University of Oviedo - Campus of Gijon - Calle Luis Ortiz Berrocal s/n - Gijon, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper, a new free online seismic database is presented. The database has
15 seismological and 26 deducted engineering parameters to search for available records for
structural seismic analysis. As known, the selection and scaling of seismic records acquire
primary importance in seismic analysis. Moreover, the application and development of
Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE) implies nding records in different
levels of the return period. This is a time-consuming and cumbersome procedure and
the whole process is afiected by great randomness. A database with specic parameters
that permits nding best suited records would prove very useful. As a consequence, the
randomness both in the seismic action and in the results of the dynamic behavior of the
structure can be strongly reduced. This is the objective of the new database. In this work,
the authors describe the new database and develop a numerical application with 3 different
bins of parameters of selection for records and results of structural analyses. The great
usefulness of the database is shown.
Keywords :
Seismic database , Selection of records , PBEE , Engineering parameters , Strong ground motion
Journal title :
Scientia Iranica(Transactions A: Civil Engineering)
