Predictive Simulation for Surface Fault Occurrence Using High-Performance Computing by Masataka Sawada, Kazumoto Haba, Muneo Hori

“…We then conducted a predictive simulation by inputting the slip distributions of the primary fault, which were determined using a strong ground motion prediction method for an earthquake with a specified source fault. …”
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Simulation of Ground Motion and Development of Earthquake Attenuation Relationships for Boushehr NPP Site Using the Stochastic Finite Fault Method by M. R Aram, A Hasankhani

“…According to the IAEA and USNRC (United State Nuclear Regulatory Commision) regulations, calculating a strong ground motion during an earthquake is of great importance for the design of nuclear facilities, especially nuclear power plants. …”
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Proposed SMA Tension Sling Damper for Passive Seismic Control of Building by S. H. Mehta, S. P. Purohit

“…Seismic response control parameters – peak and rms perfor-mance indices (PI) for displacement and acceleration, peak damper force, maximum damping ratio are evalu-ated for flexible, moderately stiff and stiff dynamic systems fitted with TSD under pulse and strong ground motion type seismic excitations with varied PGA. …”
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Dynamic Response Evaluation of Long-Span Reinforced Arch Bridges Subjected to Near- and Far-Field Ground Motions by Iman Mohseni, Hamidreza Alinejad Lashkariani, Junsuk Kang, Thomas H.-K. Kang

“…This study assessed the structural performance of reinforced concrete (RC) arch bridges under strong ground motion. A detailed three-dimensional finite element model of a 400 m RC arch bridge with composite superstructure and double RC piers was developed and its behavior when subjected to strong earthquakes examined. …”
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A Modeling Strategy for Predicting the Response of Steel Plate-Concrete Composite Walls by Mohammad Sadegh Barkhordari

“…Shear walls are among lateral load resisting systems which are used to provide adequate stiffness, strength, and nonlinear deformation capacity to withstand strong ground motion. Usually at the base of the wall, these structures tolerate inelastic deformations subjected to strong ground motions. …”
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Reuse of sludge from water treatment plant as a construction material / Mohammad Fadzli Tajon Aros by Tajon Aros, Mohammad Fadzli

“…Data collection included the search for the earthquake history data, strong ground motion data and soil data from different site location.…”
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Seismic behaviour of low-ductile moment resistance frame under far field earthquake excitations considering soft-storey phenomenon by Abdul Rahman, Qotrunnada

“…Such structures have limited lateral load capacity to withstand against strong ground motion. Therefore, the outcomes of this study the vulnerability of typical RC, MRF structures in Malaysia motions and clarifies on the necessity of seismic retrofit for such structures.…”
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Recent progress on wave gradiometry method by Feihuang Cao, Chuntao Liang

“…Since its introduction in 2007, wave gradiometry has been widely used to study strong ground motion in river valleys, shallow lunar crust, fault systems and the inversions of the velocity and anisotropy models of shallow Earth, crust, or mantle. …”
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Coseismic displacement estimate of the 2013 M S7.0 Lushan, China earthquake based on the simulation of near-fault displacement field by Hong Zhou

“…However, GPS stations are scattered, sparse and cannot provide a detailed distribution of coseismic displacement. Strong ground motion records share the same disadvantages as GPS in estimating coseismic displacement. …”
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Prediction of peak ground acceleration of Iran's tectonic regions using a hybrid soft computing technique by Mostafa Gandomi, Mohsen Soltanpour, Mohammad R. Zolfaghari, Amir H. Gandomi

“…A database of strong ground-motion recordings of 36 earthquakes, which happened in Iran's tectonic regions, is used to establish the model. …”
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S Wave Anelastic Attenuation of Shallow Sediments in Mainland China by Wen Tian, Zhiwei Li

“…The shallow attenuation characteristics of large sedimentary basins with frequent earthquakes in mainland China are still unclear, which hinders the study of strong ground motion. Borehole seismometers distributed in these areas provide information on shallow structures. …”
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Simulating Shallow Soil Response Using Wave Propagation Numerical Modelling in the Western Plain of Taiwan by Chun-Te Chen, Chun-Hsiang Kuo, Kuo-Liang Wen, Che-Min Lin, Jyun-Yan Huang

“…Modelling clearly revealed that the shallow substructure plays an important role in strong ground motion prediction using 3D simulation. The results show significant improvements in effective shaking duration and the peak ground velocity (PGV) distribution in terms of the accuracy achieved by our developed model. …”
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Seismic resistance capacity on pipe braced supporting frame of spherical tank by Takashi OHNO, Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI, Kenji OYAMADA

“…A significant fire and explosion accident on spherical tanks for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage at Chiba prefecture in Japan were induced by the strong ground motion of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and its aftershock. …”
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Investigation of Soil-Structure Interaction for Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Earthquake Load by Saffet Kılıçer, Korhan Özgan

“…One of the most common natural disasters in our country is earthquakes with strong ground motion. Earthquake damages structures with the impact of ground shaking. …”
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Stochastic Extended Simulation (EXSIM) of Mw 7.0 Kumamoto-Shi earthquake on 15 April 2016 in the Southwest of Japan using the SCEC Broadband Platform (BBP) by M.C. Raghucharan, Surendra Nadh Somala

“…Ground motions for M_w 7.0, 15 April 2016, Kumamoto-Shi earthquake of Japan are simulated employing Stochastic Extended Simulation (EXSIM) methodology within the Southern California Earthquake Centre (SCEC) Broadband Platform (BBP) version 15.3.0, utilizing the strong ground motion data from K-NET and KiK-net. Residuals [(ln(data/model)] are plotted as a function of hypocentral distance for a subset of eight periods. …”
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Drift demands of low-ductile moment resistance frames (MRF) under far field earthquake excitations by Vafaei, Mohammadreza, Alih, Sophia C., Abdul Rahman, Qotrunnada

“…Such structures have limited lateral load capacity to withstand against strong ground motion. Nonlinear time history analysis is used to analyze the structures using seven different ground motions scaled to 0.05g, 0.1g and 0.15g to suit Malaysian condition. …”
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Determination of Soil Properties by Using Multi-Channel Analysis Method Records of Microtremor, Earthquake and Surface Waves: A Sample Implementation from AFAD Campus by Erkan Ateş

“…The most valid way to determine the soil amplification is to use the analysis of strong ground motion records. The Earthquake Observation Station located in Ankara AFAD campus was established in 2014. …”
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Refined Seismic Design Method for RC Frame Structures to Increase the Collapse Resistant Capacity by Mengmeng Gao, Shuang Li

“…Comparison work indicates that the refined seismic design method can significantly increase the collapse resistant capacity and decrease the maximum inter-story drift ratio response under strong ground motion in a few iterative steps without a cost increase.…”
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Co-seismic geomagnetic fluctuations and atmospheric disturbances during the 2018 M 6.2 Hualien Earthquake by Chun-Rong Chen, Jann-Yenq Liu, Chieh-Hung Chen, Tsung-Yu Wu, Horng-Yuan Yen, Strong Wen, Bor-Shouh Huang, Cheng-Horng Lin, Che-Min Lin, Hung-Hao Hsieh

“…The strong ground motion of 6 February 2018 M 6.2 Hualien Earthquake triggered a series of co-seismic geomagnetic fluctuations and seismo-traveling atmospheric disturbances (STADs) signatures in infrasonic waves and micro-pressures upon the seismic wave arrival. …”
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Synthesis of Near-fault Ground Motion Using a Hybrid Method of Stochastic and Theoretical Green’s Functions by Wu Shuanglan, Bhuddarak Charatpangoon, Junji Kiyono, Yoshito Maeda, Takao Nakatani4, Shouyi Li

“…It has been observed that the static displacements measured up to 10 m and strong ground motion velocity pulses exceed 100 cm/s. As there is no concrete method for the seismic design of near-fault structures based on earthquake-induced fault displacement, the numerical simulation of near-fault ground motions is of great significance. …”
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