Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering
>> 2012,
Volume 6,
Issue 1
doi:
10.1007/s11709-012-0138-x
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Efficiency of scalar and vector intensity measures for seismic slope displacements
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Available online: 2012-03-05
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Abstract
Ground motion intensity measures are usually used to predict the earthquake-induced displacements in earth dams, soil slopes and soil structures. In this study, the efficiency of various single ground motion intensity measures (scalar ) or a combination of them (vector ) are investigated using the PEER-NGA strong motion database and an equivalent-linear sliding-mass model. Although no single intensity measure is efficient enough for all slope conditions, the spectral acceleration at 1.5 times of the initial slope period and Arias intensity of the input motion are found to be the most efficient scalar for flexible slopes and stiff slopes respectively. Vector can incorporate different characteristics of the ground motion and thus significantly improve the efficiency over a wide range of slope conditions. Among various vector considered, the spectral accelerations at multiple spectral periods achieve high efficiency for a wide range of slope conditions. This study provides useful guidance to the development of more efficient empirical prediction models as well as the ground motion selection criteria for time domain analysis of seismic slope displacements.
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