Research Article

High-Performance Steel Bars and Fibers as Concrete Reinforcement for Seismic-Resistant Frames

Table 6

Ground motions considered.

StationaEarthquakeMagnitudeEpicentral distance
km
Site classbPGAc
g
PGVd
cm/s

Berkeley, NS (Station 58471) Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Calif., USALoma Prieta 10-17-19897.199.0C0.11722.0
Beverly Hills, NS (Station 00013) 14145 Mulholland Dr., Calif., USANorthridge 01-17-19946.112.7D0.44359.3
El Centro, NS (Station 117) Imperial Valley Irrigation District, Calif., USAImperial Valley 05-18-19406.916.9D0.34833.2
El Centro, NS (Station 01335) Imperial Co. Center Grounds, Calif., USASuperstition Hills 11-24-19876.636.0D0.34146.6
Lake Hughes, N21E (Station 125, File 1) Fire Station #78, Calif., USASan Fernando 02-09-19717.531.3C0.14818.5
Lancaster, NS (Station 24475) Fox Airfield Grounds, Calif., USANorthridge 01-17-19946.166.0D0.0645.44
Los Angeles, NS (Station 24303) Hollywood Storage Building Grounds, Calif., USANorthridge 01-17-19946.123.0D0.23118.2
Richmond, S10E (Station 58505) City Hall Parking Lot, Calif., USALoma Prieta 10-17-19897.1108.0D0.10614.7
Santa Barbara, S48E (Station 283) Courthouse, Calif., USAKern County 07-21-19527.587.8C0.13119.3
Wrightwood, NS (Station 23590) Jackson Flat, Calif., USANorthridge 01-17-19946.176.0C0.0565.06

aCenter for Engineering Strong Motion Data, CESMD [24]. Sensors are part of the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program, CSMIP.
bBased on the classifications of sites in ASCE/SEI 7-10 [20].
cPGA: Peak ground acceleration.
dPGV: Peak ground velocity.