Session 3: Engineering Seismology: Near Fault and Directivity Effects, Geometric Effects on Ground Motions, Motion Parameters for Design. Local Site Effects: One Dimensional Wave Propagation Predictions and Measurements, Nonlinear versus Equivalent Linear Analysis

A Method for Estimating Non-Stationary Variation of Soil Rigidity During Strong Motions

Makoto Kamiyama, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan
Masaru Yoshida, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

A Seismic Site-Amplification Map for Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee From Geophysical, Geotechnical, and Geological Measurements

C. Cramer, U.S. Geological Survey, Memphis, TN
R. Williams, U. S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
K. Tucker, CERI, Memphis, TN

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Characterisation of Site Effects by Means of Energy Spectra

Luis D. Decanini, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
Giuseppe Lanzo, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
Fabrizio Mollaioli, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Characterization of Microtremor Records Using Simulated Microtremors

Juan Carlos Tokeshi Nagamine, Akita Prefectural University, Japan
Yoshihiro Sugimura, Tohoku University, Japan
Madan B. Karkee, Akita Prefectural University, Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Compressional and Shear Waves Tests Through Upper Sheet of Low Angle Thrust Fault

Ronald C. Chaney, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
David N. Lindberg, LACO Associates, Eureka, CA
Jim Cooksley Jr., Cooksley Geophysics, Inc., Redding, CA
Frank Bickner, LACO Associates, Eureka, CA
Gary L. Manhart, LACO Associates, Eureka, CA
David Gervan, LACO Associates, Eureka, CA

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Evaluation of Mexico City Clay Dynamic Properties Using a Parameter Identification Approach

Juan C. Carvajal U., Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, Mexico
Víctor M. Taboada U., Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, Mexico
Miguel P. Romo O., Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM, Mexico

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Evaluation of the Seismic Behavior on Sandy Ground with Built-Up Pore Water Pressures by Effective Stress Analysis

Jun'ichi Nishikawa, Hokkaido Development Bureau, Japan
Hirochika Hayashi, Hokkaido Development Bureau, Japan
Takuya Egawa, Hokkaido Development Bureau, Japan
Shigeru Miwa, TOBISHIMA Corporation, Japan
Takaaki Ikeda, TOBISHIMA Corporation, Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Identification of Dynamic Soil Properties Using Vertical Array Recordings

Mohammad R. Ghayamghamian, Tohoku University, Japan
Masato Matosaka, Tohoku University, Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Influence of Earthquake Source Parameters and Damping on Elastic Response Spectra

Mohsen Tehranizadeh, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Iran
Farzaneh Hamedi, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Iran

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Influences of S-Wave Velocity to the Seismic Response of Silt Ground

Yufeng Gao, Hohai University, China
Hanlong Liu, Hohai University, China
Wei Zhu, Hohai University, China
Tugen Feng, Hohai University, China

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Local site Effects of Transient Dynamic Characteristics of Irregularly Layered Grounds

Takashi Akiyoshi, Kumamoto University, Japan
Kunihiko Fuchida, Yatsushiro College of Technology, Japan
Shozo Shirinashihama, Tekken Kensetsu, Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Motion Amplification in Horizontal and Vertical Components at Liquefiable Sites

Jun Yang, Kyoto University, Japan
Tadanobu Sato, Kyoto University, Japan
Xiang-Song Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

New Observations and Methods for Modeling Nonlinear Site Response

Ralph J. Archuleta, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Daniel Lavallée, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Luis Fabián Bonilla, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

New-Generation Objective and Reproducible Isoseismals, and Tests of Source Inversion of the USGS "Felt Reports"

Franco Pettenati, National Institute for Geophysics (I.N.G.), Italy
Livio Sirovich, The National Institute for Oceanography and for Experimental Geophysics (O.G.S.), Italy

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Non-Linear Site Response Analysis for Deep Deposits in the New Madrid Seismic Zone

Youssef M. A. Hashash, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Duhee Park, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Jungsuk Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Nonlinear Site Response During the 7 September 1999 Athens, Greece, Earthquake (M_W 5.6)

P. Dimitriu, Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (ITSAK), Greece
A. Anastasiadis, Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (ITSAK), Greece
N. Theodulidis, Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (ITSAK), Greece
N. Klimis, Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (ITSAK), Greece

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Numerical and Experimental Simulation of Seismic Site Responses

Xian Tao, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Takaaki Kagawa, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Akio Abe, Tokyo Soil Research Co., Ltd., Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Numerical Simulation of Active Fault Rupture Propagation Through Dry Soil

Dimitrios N. Loukidis, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
George Bouckovalas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Probabilistic Microzonation of Urban Territories: A Case of the Taipei City

Vladimir Sokolov, Geophysical Institute, Germany
Chin-Hsuing Loh, NCREE, Taiwan
Kuo-Liang Wen, Institute of Geophysics, NCU, Taiwan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Proposal on Non-Linear Response Analysis Method in Frequency

Susumu Nakamura, Nihon University, Japan
Nozomu Yoshida, SATOKOGYO Co. Ltd., Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Seismic Analysis Using Synthetic Wave Based on the Dislocation Model to Simulate Ground Motions in the Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake 1995

Hiroyuki Kimura, DIA Consultants Co., Ltd., Japan
Hirokazu Takemiya, Okayama University, Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Seismic Response of Deep Stiff Granular Soil Deposits

Lynn A. Salvati, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Thomas M.-H. Lok, University of Macao, Macao
Juan M. Pestana, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Site Dependent Spectra for the Umbro-Marchigiano Earthquake (Italy) of September-October 1997

Paolo Carrubba, Università di Padova, Italy
Michele Maugeri, Università di Catania, Italy

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Site Effect Evaluation Using Combination of Source Scaling Models and Ground Motion Records

Vladimir Sokolov, Geophysical Institute, Germany
Chin-Hsuing Loh, NCREE, Taiwan
Kuo-Liang Wen, Institute of Geophysics, NCU, Taiwan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Site Effects Estimated From Microtremor Measurements at Selected Strong Motion Stations in Taiwan

Kohji Tokimatsu, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Toru Sekiguchi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Uncertainties and Residuals in Ground Motion Estimates at Soil Sites

Jonathan P. Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Mehmet B. Baturay, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM