An equivalent point-source stochastic simulation of the NGA-west2 ground-motion prediction equations
Abstract
In this study, we use a genetic algorithm to invert horizontal groundmotion intensity measures (GMIMs) predicted from the empirical Next Generation Attenuation-West2 (NGA-West2) ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs) to estimate a consistent and correlated set of seismological parameters to use with an equivalent point-source stochastic model. The GMIMs are peak ground acceleration and pseudospectral acceleration evaluated over a wide range of magnitudes, distances, and frequencies. The inversion is performed for M 3:5-8:0, RRUP= 1-300 km, T = 0:01-10 s, and National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP) B/C site conditions. Seismological parameters are obtained as a function of earthquake magnitude. The near-source geometric spreading was modeled as both magnitude-and frequency dependent to fit the empirical predictions. The agreement between the model and empirical predictions over all magnitudes and distances evaluated in this study is generally within 10%, with some local exceptions. The near-source geometric spreading is consistent with a distance decay of R−0:8to R−1:3at frequencies of f ≤ 1 Hz for Mranging from 3.5 to 8. Near 5 Hz, the distance decay is expressed as R−1:17, on average at short distances. At larger frequencies, the near-source distance decay varies from R−1:0to R−1:25. This stochasticmodel can be used for any application that requires a frequencydomain representation of the NGA-West2 GMPEs.
Publication Title
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Recommended Citation
Zandieh, A., Pezeshk, S., & Campbell, K. (2018). An equivalent point-source stochastic simulation of the NGA-west2 ground-motion prediction equations. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 108 (2), 815-835. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120170116
