Research Article

Hysteresis and Soil Site Dependent Input and Hysteretic Energy Spectra for Far-Source Ground Motions

Table 12

HE/IE spectral shape parameters for soil site class B.

Mean + σMean + 2σ

Hysteresis model BP
23452345
0.4590.5830.6420.6710.4720.5920.6520.678
(s)2.2752.0081.7271.5732.3722.1081.8051.599
−0.0157−0.0233−0.0333−0.0383−0.0157−0.02−0.03−0.0333
0.4950.630.70.7320.510.6340.7060.732

Hysteresis model SD
23452345
0.5880.6560.6780.6840.5930.6630.6860.691
(s)1.5651.3061.0961.0411.6851.4791.1041.129
−0.0362−0.0377−0.0423−0.0464−0.033−0.0348−0.0358−0.0404
0.6450.7060.7250.7320.6490.7140.7260.737

Hysteresis model BF
23452345
0.3530.4130.4340.4490.3660.4250.4460.46
(s)3.1152.732.4922.1243.1792.7752.4812.135
−0.0291−0.02−0.022−0.0225−0.0291−0.015−0.016−0.016
0.4430.4680.4890.4970.4590.4670.4860.494

Hysteresis model BS
23452345
0.660.3620.3380.4060.7240.3280.2740.349
0.0430.1290.1680.1670.03830.1350.180.175
(s)0.4660.8200.7770.6630.4560.9520.9930.812
0.3500.4260.4300.4360.3690.4480.4520.458
(s)2.1122.032.5892.2112.1411.9562.7292.207
−0.0195−0.0214−0.0249−0.028−0.0205−0.0186−0.0212−0.0236
0.3920.4690.4950.4980.4120.4840.5090.510