A new paper and companion report document the development of ground motions for Central North America. These ground motions are being used in ongoing research to conduct dynamic structural analysis of bridges in Southern Illinois.
- Kozak, D.L., Luo, J., Olson, S.M., LaFave, J.M. and Fahnestock, L.A. “Modification of ground motions for use in Central North America,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering (accepted July 26, 2017). dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2017.1387190
- Modification of ground motions for use in Central North America: Southern Illinois surface ground motions for structural analysis,” Newmark Structural Engineering Report Series, No. 48, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, September 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98456
The ground motions can be downloaded from the Illinois Data Bank:
- Kozak, Derek L.; Luo, Jie; Olson, Scott M.; LaFave, James M.; Fahnestock, Larry A. (2017): Data from Modification of ground motions for use in Central North America: Southern Illinois surface ground motions for structural analysis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-9696589_V1
The work described in these documents is part of the project Calibration and Refinement of Illinois’ Earthquake Resisting System Bridge Design Methodology: Phase II, which is sponsored by the Illinois Center for Transportation.