Criteria for Seismic Ground Motion for Essential Structures

Abstract

The Navy has numerous bases located in seismically active regions throughout the world. Safe and effective structural design of waterfront facilities requires calculating the expected site specific ground motion and determining the response of these complex structures to the induced loading. The Navy's problem is further complicated by the presence of soft saturated marginal soils which can significantly amplify the levels of seismic shaking and liquefy as evidenced by recent earthquake damage. NAVFAC P355.1 requires determination of a probabilistic ground motion for the design of essential structures; however, procedures were not specified to accomplish this requirement. This document presents criteria for computing the expected ground motion for various probabilities of nonexceedance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA355265

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  • J. M. Ferritto

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  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Civil Engineering
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  • Earthquake Engineering
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  • Markov Processes
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