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EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, AUGUST 2009, VOLUME 25, ISSUE 3

1.Shake Map Methodology for Intermediate-Depth Vrancea (Romania) Earthquakes
Maren Böse, Vladimir Sokolov, and Friedemann Wenzel

2.Seismic Hazard Mapping for Italy in Terms of Broadband Displacement Response Spectra
Ezio Faccioli and Manuela Villani

3.Pitfalls of Deterministic Application of Nonlinear Site Factors in Probabilistic Assessment of Ground Motions
Christine A. Goulet and Jonathan P. Stewart

4.Seismic Response of Levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Tadahiro Kishida, Ross W. Boulanger, Norman A. Abrahamson, Michael W. Driller, and Timothy M. Wehling

5.Direct Displacement Procedure for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Mid-Rise Wood-Framed Structures
WeiChiang Pang and David V. Rosowsky

6.Cracking an Open Safe: More HAZUS Vulnerability Functions in Terms of Structure-Independent Intensity
Keith Porter

7.Socioeconomic Clustering in Seismic Risk Assessment of Urban Housing Stock
J. S. R. Prasad, Yogendra Singh, Amir M. Kaynia, and Conrad Lindholm

8.Seismic Performance of Sacrificial Exterior Shear Keys in Bridge Abutments
Pedro F. Silva, Sami Megally, and Frieder Seible

9.Constructing City Models to Estimate Losses Due to Earthquakes Worldwide: Application to Bucharest, Romania
Goran Trendafiloski, Max Wyss, Philippe Rosset, and Gheorghe Marmureanu

10.Direct Calculation of the Probability Distribution for Earthquake Losses to a Portfolio
Robert L. Wesson, David M. Perkins, Nicolas Luco, and Erdem Karaca

Technical Note - Orientation of Maximum Spectral Demand in the Near-Fault Region
Yin-Nan Huang, Andrew S. Whittaker, and Nicolas Luco

Technical Note - Fragility and Qualification of Components Using Censored Seismic Demand Data
Avinash M. Nafday

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, APRIL 2001, VOLUME 17, ISSUE S1

1.Introduction
Joe Uzarski Coordinator, Michael O'Rourke Contributor, Norman Abrahamson Contributor, and Navinchandra R. Amin Contributor

2.Strong-Motion Instrumentation and Data
W. H. K. Lee Coordinator and T. C. Shin Contributor

3.Fault-Related Surface Deformation
K. I. Kelson Coordinator, Jonathan Bray Contributor, Lloyd Cluff Contributor, Les Harder Contributor, Scott Kieffer Contributor, William Lettis Contributor, William Page Contributor, William Perkins Contributor, Glen Rix Contributor, Cliff Roblee Contributor, Nicholas Sitar Contributor, Donald Wells Contributor, Robert Wright Contributor, and Mark Yashinsky Contributor

4.Soil Liquefaction
Jonathan P. Stewart Coordinator, Daniel B. Chu Contributor, Raymond B. Seed Contributor, Jiann-Wen Ju Contributor, William J. Perkins Contributor, Ross W. Boulanger Contributor, Yao-Chung Chen Contributor, Chang-Yu Ou Contributor, Joseph Sun Contributor, and Ming-Shan Yu Contributor

5.Landslides
Nicholas Sitar Chapter Coordinator, Jean Pierre Bardet Chapter Coordinator, Meei-Ling Lin Contributor, Jianping Hu Contributor, Ju-Jiang Hung Contributor, Bijan Khazai Contributor, Steven L. Kramer Contributor, William J. Perkins Contributor, and Robert H. Wright Contributor

6.Failure of the Shihkang Dam
Bruce R. Clark

7.Performance of Structures
Navinchandra R. Amin Coordinator, Joe Uzarski Coordinator, Chia-Ming Uang Coordinator, Chung-Che Chou Coordinator, John D. Meyer Coordinator, Stan M. Wu Coordinator, I. James Chen Coordinator, Jon A. Heintz Coordinator, and Chris D. Poland Coordinator

8.Highway Bridges
John W. Wallace Coordinator, Marc O. Eberhard Contributor, Shyh-Jiann Hwang Contributor, Jack P. Moehle Contributor, Thomas Post Contributor, Cliff Roblee Contributor, Jonathan P. Stewart Contributor, and Mark Yashinsky Contributor

9.Lifeline Performance
Anshel J. Schiff Coordinator, Alex K. Tang Coordinator, D. Scott Kieffer Coordinator, C. Michael McRae Coordinator, Jin Ching Chern Coordinator, Hsieh Chang Kao Contributor, and J. C. Lee Contributor

10.Emergency Response and Early Recovery
James D. Goltz Coordinator, Paul J. Flores Contributor, Stephanie E. Chang Contributor, and Tomohide Atsumi Contributor

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, MAY 2001, VOLUME 17, ISSUE 2

1.Characterization of Near-Source Ground Motions with Earthquake Simulations
Brad T. Aagaard, John F. Hall, and Thomas H. Heaton

2.Energy Balance Equation for Estimating Overturning Potential of an Unanchored Rocking Body Subjected to Earthquake Excitation
Kamil Aydin and C. C. Tung

3.Drift Spectrum vs. Modal Analysis of Structural Response to Near-Fault Ground Motions
Anil K. Chopra and Chatpan Chintanapakdee

4.Energy Dissipation in Soil-Structure Interaction
C. B. Crouse and Jeff McGuire

5.A Proposed Damage Model for RC Bridge Columns under Cyclic Loading
Riyadh A. Hindi and Robert G. Sexsmith

6.Assembly-Based Vulnerability of Buildings and Its Use in Performance Evaluation
Keith A. Porter, Anne S. Kiremidjian, and Jeremiah S. LeGrue

7.Empirical Models for Site- and Region-Dependent Ground-Motion Parameters in the Taipei Area: A Unified Approach
Vladimir Yu. Sokolov, Chin-Hsiung Loh, and Kuo-Liang Wen

8.Comparative Study of the Inelastic Seismic Demand of Eastern and Western Canadian Sites
Robert Tremblay and Gail M. Atkinson

9.Uniform Hazard Ground Motions for Mid-America Cities
Y. K. Wen and C. L. Wu

Earthquake Spectra, Feb 2008, Vol. 24 (1)

This issue discusses the result of NGA Project, which is focused on the development of new ground-motion relations for US.


An Overview of the NGA Project
--Maurice Power, M.EERI, Brian Chiou, Norman Abrahamson, M.EERI, Yousef Bozorgnia, M.EERI, Thomas Shantz, and Clifford Roblee, M.EERI

NGA Project Strong-Motion Database
--Brian Chiou, Robert Darragh, M.EERI, Nick Gregor, M.EERI, and Walter Silva, M.EERI

Comparisons of the NGA Ground-Motion Relations
--Norman Abrahamson, M.EERI, Gail Atkinson, M.EERI, David Boore, --Yousef Bozorgnia, M.EERI, Kenneth Campbell, M.EERI, Brian Chiou, I. M. Idriss, M.EERI, Walter Silva, M.EERI, and Robert Youngs, M.EERI

Summary of the Abrahamson & Silva NGA Ground-Motion Relations
--Norman Abrahamson, M.EERI and Walter Silva, M.EERI

Ground-Motion Prediction Equations for the Average Horizontal Component of PGA, PGV, and 5%-Damped PSA at Spectral Periods between 0.01 s and 10.0 s
--David M. Boore and Gail M. Atkinson, M.EERI

NGA Ground Motion Model for the Geometric Mean Horizontal Component of PGA, PGV, PGD and 5% Damped Linear Elastic Response Spectra for Periods Ranging from 0.01 to 10 s
--Kenneth W. Campbell, M.EERI and Yousef Bozorgnia, M.EERI

An NGA Model for the Average Horizontal Component of Peak Ground Motion and Response Spectra
--Brian S.-J. Chiou and Robert R. Youngs, M.EERI

An NGA Empirical Model for Estimating the Horizontal Spectral Values Generated By Shallow Crustal Earthquakes
--I. M. Idriss, M.EERI

Nonlinear Site Amplification Factors for Constraining the NGA Models
--Melanie Walling, M.EERI, Walter Silva, M. EERI, and Norman Abrahamson, M.EERI

Model for Basin Effects on Long-Period Response Spectra in Southern California
--Steven M. Day, Robert Graves, Jacobo Bielak, Douglas Dreger, Shawn Larsen, Kim B. Olsen, Arben Pitarka, and Leonardo Ramirez-Guzman

Directivity in NGA Earthquake Ground Motions: Analysis Using Isochrone Theory
--Paul Spudich, M.EERI and Brian S. J. Chiou

Correlation of Spectral Acceleration Values from NGA Ground Motion Models
--Jack W. Baker, M.EERI and Nirmal Jayaram

Maximum Spectral Demands in the Near-Fault Region
--Yin-Nan Huang, M.EERI, Andrew S. Whittaker, M.EERI, and Nicolas Luco, M.EERI

EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA, May 2008, 24 (2)

Vol 24 Issue 2


Two-Dimensional Nonlinear Earthquake Response Analysis of a Bridge-Foundation-Ground System
--Yuyi Zhang, Joel P. Conte, Zhaohui Yang, Ahmed Elgamal, Jacobo Bielak, and Gabriel Acero

Effect of Elastomeric Snubber Properties on Seismic Response of Vibration-Isolated Mechanical Equipment: An Experimental Study
--Saeed Fathali, M.EERI and André Filiatrault, M.EERI

Seismic Response of 2-D Semi-Sine Shaped Hills to Vertically Propagating Incident Waves: Amplification Patterns and Engineering Applications
--Mohsen Kamalian, Mohammad Kazem Jafari, Abdollah Sohrabi-Bidar, and Arash Razmkhah

Drift and Ductility Estimates in Regular Steel MRF Subjected to Ordinary Ground Motions: A Design-Oriented Approach
--Theodore L. Karavasilis, Nikitas Bazeos, and Dimitri E. Beskos

Earthquake-induced Transient Ground Strains from Dense Seismic Networks
--Roberto Paolucci and Chiara Smerzini

The Role of Remote Sensing in Earthquake Science and Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges
--Ellen M. Rathje, M.EERI and Beverley J. Adams, M.EERI

Model for the Lateral Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Including Shear Deformations
--Eric J. Setzler and Halil Sezen

Comparative Analysis of Two Methods for Instrumental Intensity Estimations Using the Database Accumulated During Recent Large Earthquakes in Japan
--Vladimir Sokolov and Takashi Furumura

ShakeCast: Automating and Improving the Use of ShakeMap for Post-Earthquake Decision-Making and Response
--David Wald, M.EERI, Kuo-Wan Lin, Keith Porter, M.EERI, and Loren Turner

Book Review: Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Structures
--Graham H. Powell, Reviewer, M.MEERI

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam: C. Allin Cornell
--Robin K. McGuire, Thomas C. Hanks, and Jack W. Baker

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Earthquake Spectra, Volume 29, No. 1, February 2013

Earthquake Spectra, the professional journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), is published quarterly in both printed and online editions in February, May, August, and November. The printed edition is sent to EERI members as part of their membership benefits. The online edition is available free to EERI members who register for the online access.

EERI established Earthquake Spectra with the purpose of improving the practice of earthquake hazards mitigation, preparedness, and recovery. It is intended to serve the informational needs of the diverse professionals engaged in earthquake loss reduction: civil, geotechnical, mechanical, and structural engineers; geologists, seismologists, and other earth scientists; architects and city planners; public officials; social scientists; and researchers in all these disciplines. Spectra serves as the publication of record for the development of earthquake engineering practice, earthquake codes and regulations, earthquake public policy, and earthquake investigation reports. Manuscripts published in Earthquake Spectra are peer reviewed. The manuscript submission and peer review process is handled electronically, with authors, journal staff, the editorial board, and reviewers all participating.

Limit State Strength of Unreinforced Masonry Structures
A. H. Akhaveissy

Seismic Performance Assessment of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with a Hybrid Modeling Approach
Alper Aldemir, M. Altuğ Erberik, I. Ozan Demirel and Halûk Sucuoğlu

Seismic Behavior and Shaking Direction Influence on Adobe Wall Structures Reinforced with Geogrid
Stefano Bossio, Marcial Blondet and Satwant Rihal
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A High- and Low-Noise Model for High-Quality Strong-Motion Accelerometer Stations
Carlo Cauzzi and John Clinton

Virtual Earthquake Engineering Laboratory Capturing Nonlinear Shear, Localized Damage and Progressive Buckling of Bar
In Ho Cho

Life-Cycle Risk Assessment of Spatially Distributed Aging Bridges under Seismic and Traffic Hazards
Alberto Decò and Dan M. Frangopol

Global Earthquake Fatalities and Population
Thomas L. Holzer and James C. Savage

Engineering Characteristics of Ground Motion Records from the 2010 Mw 7.2 El Mayor–Cucapah Earthquake in Mexico
Yun Liao and Jorge Meneses

Application of Supplemental Damping Characteristics to Response Spectrum Analyses of Nonproportionally Damped Multistory Asymmetric-Plan Buildings
Jui-Liang Lin and Keh-Chyuan Tsai

Simulation of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Nonductile Beam-Column Joints
Sangjoon Park and Khalid M. Mosalam

A FEMA P695 Study for the Proposed Seismic Performance Factors for Cold-Formed Steel Special Bolted Moment Frames
Atsushi Sato and Chia-Ming Uang

The Use of Stochastic Optimization in Ground Motion Prediction
Margaret Segou and Nicholas Voulgaris

Estimating Economic Losses from Earthquakes Using an Empirical Approach
Kishor Jaiswal and David J. Wald

The Impact of Earthquakes on the Domestic Stock Market
Bert Scholtens and Yvonne Voorhorst

Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1990
Theme Issue: Seismic Isolation - From Idea to Reality

iii Foreword
J. E. Beavers

vii Preface
Thomas L. Anderson

161 Seismic Isolation: History, Application, and Performance—A World View
Ian G. Buckle and Ronald L. Mayes

203 Seismic Isolation: New Zealand Applications
G. R. McKay, H. E. Chapman and D. K. Kirkcaldie

223 Base Isolation: Linear Theory and Design
James M. Kelly

245 The Economics of Seismic Isolation in Buildings
Ronald L. Mayes, Lindsay R. Jones and Trevor E. Kelly

265 Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: The Need for Human Resources Development and Research
Robert J. Kuntz

277 Base Isolation: What We Need to Know to Diffuse This Technology
Robert A. Olson and W. Henry Lambright

283 Impediments to the Implementation of Seismic Isolation
Ronald L. Mayes, Lindsay R. Jones and Ian G. Buckle

297 Seismic Rehabilitation of The Mackay School of Mines, Phase III, with Base Isolation
Douglas Way and Jack Howard

309 Independent Engineer Peer Review for Seismic Isolation Projects
Roland L. Sharpe

317 A Simple Pendulum Technique for Achieving Seismic Isolation
Victor A. Zayas, Stanley S. Low and Stephen A. Mahin

335 The Influence of Mexico City Soils on the Seismic Performance of Friction Damped and Base Isolated Structures
A. Filiatrault, S. Cherry and P. M. Byrne

353 A Slip Surface Isolation System for Multistory Buildings
James C. Anderson

371 Seismic Isolation for Advanced Nuclear Power Stations
Frederick F. Tajirian, James M. Kelly and Ian D. Aiken

403 Comparison of Earthquake Simulator Test Results with the SEAONC Tentative Seismic Isolation Design Requirements
Michael C. Griffith, Ian D. Aiken and James M. Kelly

419 EPRI Contribution to International Utility Industry Seismic Isolation Development Program
Ed Rodwell, Chester S. Ehrman, Yoji Maeno, George B. Sigal and Gerard J. Womack

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