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Analog simulations of earthquake motions

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Subjectanalog computers; engineering mechanics; earthquakes; simulation; computers; mechanical engineering; white noise; shear stresses
Abstract
Two analog methods of simulating earthquake motions are presented. One method uses sections of a gaussian random function with a given power spectrum. The second method uses a hybrid computer that permits any given type of ground motion to be simulated. Linear single-degree-of-freedom systems were excited by the simulated earthquakes and their responses were measured. Base shear was used as a measure of the response and empirical formulas were developed for base shear as a function of the mass and period of the system and the magnitude of the ground acceleration.
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  • Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division, American Society of Civil Engineers 91, no. EM5 (1 September 1966): 173–190.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-RP-291
NRC numberNRCC 9226
NRC-IRC-4538
NPARC number20358469
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