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1 Ground Motion Prediction Equations and Seismic Hazard Assessment Prof. Ellen M. Rathje, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering University of Texas at Austin 18 November 2010

2 Seismic Design Framework Ground Motion Characterization Closest distance fault to site (Rcl) Local site conditions Source Characterization Locations of sources (faults) Magnitude (M w ) Recurrence R rup Ground motion = fxn (magnitude, distance, site conditions) Soil conditions Topographic conditions

3 Predicting Ground Shaking Ground motion prediction equations (GMPE) Statistical models to predict ground shaking Developed for different tectonic regions (shallow crustal regions, subduction zones, intra-plate) Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) Project GMPEs for shallow crustal earthquakes (appropriate for Haiti, based on available data) Based on a consistently processed dataset of recordings Five models generated by 5 separate teams

4 NGA Database 3551 recordings 173 earthquakes M w = Recordings available at

5 NGA Models ln (Y) = f source (M, mechanism) + f distance (M, R rup ) + f site (Vs, others) where Y = spectral acceleration at period, T Key Parameters M: moment magnitude Style of faulting (mechanism): reverse, strike-slip slip, normal R rup : distance to fault rupture plane Vs30: average shear wave velocity in top 30 m Z1.0: depth to Vs = 1.0 km/s

6 PGA Predictions PGA (g) Motions attenuate with distance Larger M events attenuate more slowly PGA (g g) Rrup (km) Rrup (km)

7 Response Spectra Predictions R rup = 10 km Vs30 = 760 m/s (Rock) 0.08 g 0.02 g PGA: M7 is 3x larger than M5 Sa at T = 1.0 s: M7 is 9x larger than M g 0.18 g Rrup (km)

8 Influence of Vs30: Site Effects M = 7, R rup = 30 km Vs30 = 760 m/s ( Rock ) 0.14 g 0.2 g 01g 0.1 PGA: g 200 m/s is 1.4x larger than 760 m/s Sa at T = 1.0 s: 200 m/s is 2.2x 2 larger than 760 m/s

9 Scatter in Ground Motions Given M, R rup large range of possible motions 1994 Northridge (M w = 6.7) Earthquake ion (g) Accelerat Peak A From D. Boore Distance (km)

10 Standard Deviation Scatter measured by standard deviation, (sigma, ), of normal distribution Probability of x Small Large Average of x x

11 Sigma for GMPEs Ground motions are log-normally distributed (i.e., ln of x is normally distributed) Probability of ln(x) Small Large Average of ln(x) ln(x)

12 Sigma for GMPEs Given M, Rrup GMPE provides average motion and its sigma (scatter) ~ 0.55 to 0.70 Ln PGA (g g) 10 km Ln R(km) M w =7, R=10 km For = 0.55, 90% chance value will fall within (1/3) avg to 3 avg For example, if avg = 0.1 g, 90% chance value is between 0.03 and 0.3 g

13 Seismic Hazard Assessment Seismic hazard: expected ground motions Deterministic and Probabilistic approaches Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment (DSHA) Select one (or two) most likely M, R rup scenarios Predict ground shaking from GMPE (avg or +1 ) Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment (PSHA) Consider all M, R rup scenarios, their expected rup ground motions, and how likely they are

14 DSHA M = 7.0, R = 10 km Response spectrum from GMPE Spe ectral Accele eration (g) Avg +1 Std Dev Period (s)

15 Seismic Hazard Assessment Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment (PSHA) Consider all M, R rup scenarios Consider all potential ground motion levels Consider how likely each scenario and ground motion are to occur (i.e., probability) Compute seismic hazard curve B ildi d d i d ti Building code design ground motions are derived from PSHA

16 PSHA Product: ground motion level and its annual rate of exceedance ( = # times per year gm level exceeded) Mean Annu ual Rate of Exc ceedance, [1/yr] 1E-01 1E-02 1E-03 1E PGA (g) Return period ~ (1 / ) 500 yr return period ~ yr return period ~ As, ground motions because they eyae are less likely ey

17 PSHA PSHA accounts for 4 things that DSHA does not Large scatter ( ) in ground motion prediction More small earthquakes than large Activity rates (i.e., Number EQ/yr) vary from fault to fault Increased hazard from multiple faults M=7 Site A Site B DSHA: M=7 Hazard A = Hazard B PSHA: Hazard A > Hazard B R=10 km R=10 km R=10 km M=7

18 Requirements for PSHA Rate of earthquakes and their distribution across magnitudes: Magnitude recurrence GMPE to predict ground shaking levels l and standard deviation given M, R rup Activity rate: No. of Eqs /yr GMPE GM z m, r f ( m) f ( r dmdr ( z) MRE ( z) P GM ) GM o mr M R Annual rate of exceedance of gm level = z P [M i ] P [R j ] Mag Recurrence

19 PSHA Magnitude Recurrence Number of small earthquakes vs. large 1.E+00 / yr (1/yr) Numbe er of EQs m (1/yr) / 1.E 01 1.E 02 1.E 03 1E 04 1.E Max M w Defined using: Geodetic slip rates Rates of small EQs Fault length (M max ) Magnitude

20 PSHA Calculation Magnitude Distribution Derived from magnitude recurrence Ground Motion Prediction How likely is PGA > 0.2 g for each M? P [M M] Probab bility Magnitude Magnitude, M R rup = 10 km for all earthquakes Activity rate = 0.5 per yr Log PGA (g g) 10 km PGA=0.2 g M w =7 M w =5 Log R (km) Probability y[ [M=5] > Probability y[ [M=7] Prob [PGA > 0.2 g given M = 5] < Prob [PGA > 0.2 g given M = 7]

21 PGA PSHA Calculation 0.2g m, r P[ m ] P[ r ] ( 0.2g) o P PGA i j i j m i r j M P[m i] P[r = 10 km] P[PGA>0.2 m,r] P[M] P[PGA>0.2 g] Sum = (0.2 g) = o (0.2 g) = Return Period ~ 33 yr

22 Hazard Curve Perform hazard calculation for multiple values of PGA to generate hazard curve Exceedance, ~ 1E yr return period Mean An nnual Rate of E [1/yr] 1E-02 1E-03 1E g g PGA (g) 10% probability of exceedance in 50 yrs ~ yr return period 2% probability of exceedance in 50 yrs

23 Disaggregation What magnitudes and distances contribute most to ground motion hazard?? M P[m i] P[r = 10 km] P[M] P[PGA>0.2 g] % Contribution % % % % M = 6 has the largest contribution and M = 4 smallest

24 Disaggregation Oakland, CA Disaggregation for 10% probability of exceedance in 50 yrs (500 yr return period)

25 Uniform Hazard Spectrum Develop hazard curves for multiple response spectrum periods Annual Rat te of Exceeda ance (Lambd da) PGA Sa at T=0.3 s Sa at T=1.0 s Sa at T=2.0 s Acceleration (g)

26 Uniform Hazard Spectrum Plot Sa value from each hazard curve at its appropriate spectral period 1.5 Sa (g) Period (s)

27 Summary Ground motion prediction equations (GMPE) Statistical models to predict ground shaking Model the effects of M, R rup, style of faulting, site conditions NGA models represent the state-of-the-art in GMPEs for shallow crustal earthquakes NGA models are currently believed to best represent ground shaking in Haiti (but recordings in Haiti will help confirm this!)

28 Summary Seismic Hazard Assessment Deterministic seismic hazard analysis (DSHA) provides an EQ scenario of ground shaking Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) considers all uncertainties (e.g., all potential earthquakes, rate of earthquakes, etc.) PSHA has become the standard for defining ground motions used in design

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