Session 3A: Engineering Seismology: Near Fault and Directivity Effects, Geologic Indicators of Rupture Direction, Geometric Effects on Ground Motions, Motion Parameters for Design, Borehole Arrays, Interpretation of Field Array Data, Site Amplification

A Validation Study of a Seismically Induced Ground Strain Model Using Strong Motion Array Data

Timothy D. Ancheta, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Jonathan P. Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Aggravation of the Peak Seismic Acceleration in the Vicinity of 2D Hills, Canyons and Slopes

Achilleas G. Papadimitriou, University of Thessaly, Greece
Yannis Chaloulos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Development of Seismic Safety During Pre- and Co-Seismic Periods

Arun Bapat, Consulting Seismologist, India

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Effect of Topographical Irregularities on Seismic Earthquake Response of Construction Site – 2D Numerical Analysis of Trapezoidal Valley Under Real Motion

Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Morteza Jiryaei Sharahi, Islamic Azad University, Iran

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Evaluation of Iranian Code No.2800 for Seismic Resistant Design of Near Source Buildings Based on Real Record of Iran

Kaveh Andisheh, University of Kurdistan, Iran
Gholamreza Ghodrati Amiri, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Evaluation of Seismic Response of a Site Class F Site Using Equivalent Linear and Nonlinear Computer Codes

King H. Chin, GeoEngineers, Inc., Redmond, WA
Braydan DuRee, GeoEngineers, Inc., Everett, WA
Whitney Trent, GeoEngineers, Inc., Seattle, WA
Gustavo Ordonez, GeoMotions, LLC, Lacey, WA

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Example for Risk Estimation of Fault Appearance under the Place of Designed Skyscraper in Sofia

Chavdar V. Kolev, University of Transport, Bulgaria
Martina G. Perikliyska, “Perikal 2003” Ltd., Bulgaria

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Experimental and Numerical Study of Topographic Site Effect on a Hill Near Tehran

Mohammad Khandan Bakavoli, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Iran
Ebrahim Haghshenas, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Iran

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Ground Motion Occurrence Rates for Scenario Spectra

Norman Abrahamson, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
A. Anil Yunatci, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Model Validation of Recent Ground Motion Prediction Relations for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes in Active Tectonic Regions

James Kaklamanos, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Laurie G. Baise, Tufts University, Medford, MA

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Numerical Analysis of Trampoline Effect in Extreme Ground Motion

Tetsuo Tobita, Kyoto University, Japan
Susumu Iai, Kyoto University, Japan
Tomotaka Iwata, Kyoto University, Japan

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Seismic P-Wave Polarization in the Context of On-Site Early Warning System

Anton Zaicenco, Weir-Jones Engineering Consultants, Ltd., Canada
Sharlie Huffman, Ministry of Transportation, Canada
Iain Weir-Jones, Weir-Jones Engineering Consultants, Ltd., Canada

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Selection of an Appropriate a_max for Liquefaction Analyses from One-Dimensional Site Response Analyses

Rabia Z. Sarica, The Shaw Group Inc., Stoughton, MA

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Selection of Ground Motion Records for Two Dam Sites in Oregon

Kenji Yamasaki, Cornforth Consultants, Inc., Portland, OR
Andy Vessely, Cornforth Consultants, Inc., Portland, OR
Chris Carpenter, Cornforth Consultants, Inc., Portland, OR

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

The Levelled-Energy Multifrequencial Analysis for Deriving Dynamic Equivalent Signals (Lema_Des): Application for an Earthquake Scenario

Luca Lenti, University Paris East, Laboratoire Central des Pontes et Chaussées (LCPC), France
Salvatore Martino, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Italy

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Uniform Hazard Response Spectra of Korea Considering Uncertainties in Ground Properties

Dong-Yeop Kwak, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Duhee Park, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Bang Woong Shin, Korean Infrastructure S & T, Korea
Kwangkyun Kim, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Variability in Earthen Levee Seismic Response Due to Time-History Selection

Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

San Diego, California

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM