Research Article

Effects of the Predominant Pulse on the Inelastic Displacement Ratios of Pulse-Like Ground Motions Based on Wavelet Analysis

Table 1

Information of the pulse-like ground motions utilized in this paper.

No.EarthquakeStationR (km)Vs,30 (m/s)Tp (s)PGA (g)PGV (cm/s)PGD (cm)Ia (m/s)PI

1San Fernando (1971, Mw = 6.6)Pacoima Dam (upper left abutment)1.812016.11.641.38124.0836.2111.410.48
2Coyote Lake (1979, Mw = 5.7)Gilroy Array #63.11663.31.230.4550.5412.660.870.68
3Imperial Valley (1979, Mw = 6.5)Agrarias0.65274.52.390.3054.2514.381.100.60
4Brawley Airport10.42208.74.400.1637.3926.240.320.48
5EC County Center FF7.31192.14.430.2272.1550.420.680.61
6EC Meloland Overpass FF0.07186.23.420.38118.6148.491.440.76
7El Centro Array #106.17202.94.520.2056.2339.880.560.55
8El Centro Array #312.85162.94.500.2856.8929.430.830.60
9El Centro Array #47.05208.94.790.3782.3276.290.990.75
10El Centro Array #53.95205.64.130.3898.3177.751.750.74
11El Centro Array #61.35203.23.770.44124.0276.281.980.85
12El Centro Array #70.56210.54.380.47114.0950.041.700.75
13El Centro Differential Array5.09202.36.270.3574.8756.191.780.52
14Holtville Post Office7.65202.94.820.2474.7842.570.910.72
15Irpinia, Italy (1980, Mw = 6.9)Sturno10.841000.03.270.3272.5230.111.390.68
16Westmorland (1981, Mw = 5.9)Parachute Test Site16.66348.74.360.1961.9137.230.710.47
17Morgan Hill (1984, Mw = 6.2)Coyote Lake Dam (SW abutment)0.53597.11.071.3178.2916.053.850.76
18Gilroy Array #69.86663.31.220.2738.006.380.920.67
19San Salvador (1986, Mw = 5.8)Geotech Investigation Center6.30545.00.810.6969.4713.523.120.50
20Superstition Hills (1987, Mw = 6.5)Parachute Test Site0.95348.72.390.45146.8953.853.900.59
21Loma Prieta (1989, Mw = 6.9)Gilroy—historic bldg.10.97338.51.650.2844.4310.550.730.62
22Gilroy Array #211.07270.81.720.4047.1320.621.500.60
23Gilroy Array #312.82349.92.640.3645.6425.061.380.52
24Saratoga—Aloha Ave8.50370.84.570.3154.5037.301.220.51
25Saratoga—West Valley College9.31370.85.650.2863.1739.531.160.61
26Cape Mendocino (1992, Mw = 7)Petrolia8.18712.83.000.7198.3636.754.100.45
27Landers (1992, Mw = 7.3)Lucerne2.19684.95.120.72134.82118.167.030.68
28Northridge (1994, Mw = 6.7)Jensen Filter Plant5.43373.13.140.38103.4845.802.680.64
29Jensen Filter Plant Generator5.43525.83.530.5167.3341.982.600.73
30LA Dam5.92629.01.620.4787.8626.731.900.50
31Newhall—W Pico Canyon Rd.5.48285.93.010.41120.4942.201.570.66
32Pacoima Dam (upper left)7.012016.10.841.42107.3021.2010.940.41
33Rinaldi Receiving Sta6.50282.31.250.88151.6844.128.430.61
34Sylmar—Converter Sta5.35251.22.980.64108.2536.625.770.43
35Sylmar—Converter Sta East5.19370.53.610.84116.1934.814.310.57
36Sylmar—Olive View Med FF5.30440.52.320.80133.0936.424.440.51
37Kobe, Japan (1995, Mw = 6.9)KJMA0.96312.01.090.86107.1427.089.480.39
38Port Island (0 m)3.31198.02.830.43104.9649.792.470.55
39Takarazuka0.27312.01.820.6697.2629.873.840.48
40Takatori1.47256.01.550.75156.1445.2710.720.46
41Kocaeli, Turkey (1999, Mw = 7.5)Arcelik13.49523.07.790.1341.0036.540.210.81
42Gebze10.92792.05.990.1754.0745.450.390.74
43Chi-Chi, Taiwan (1999, Mw = 7.6)CHY0069.77438.22.570.3259.4422.822.060.41
44CHY1019.96258.95.340.39110.9373.933.030.74
45TCU03619.84272.65.380.1364.4256.740.890.70
46TCU04616.74465.68.040.1431.9243.810.490.79
47TCU0493.78487.310.220.3057.5175.381.320.64
48TCU0520.66579.111.960.51213.11308.244.710.61
49TCU0535.97454.613.120.2237.8366.710.930.58
50TCU05610.50272.68.940.1746.1952.330.870.47
51TCU0650.59305.95.740.81139.16112.288.420.49
52TCU0680.32487.312.290.47348.65501.944.050.69
53TCU0750.91573.04.980.31106.91100.702.900.55
54TCU0762.76615.04.730.4272.6152.663.940.41
55TCU0825.18472.88.080.2157.2796.341.170.54
56TCU0877.00473.910.400.1246.4360.570.450.74
57TCU1012.13272.610.330.1878.1680.340.790.68
58TCU1021.51714.39.570.30106.75106.282.110.45
59TCU1036.10494.18.690.1368.4569.190.680.71
60TCU10412.89473.97.190.1057.1959.500.450.52
61TCU12813.15599.69.020.1361.8981.480.630.76
62TCU1368.29473.98.880.1462.7165.800.470.72
63Duzce, Turkey (1999, Mw = 7.1)Bolu12.04326.00.880.8266.8012.952.540.46
64Chi-Chi, Taiwan (1999, Mw = 6.2)CHY02419.65427.73.190.1933.3019.590.410.59
65TCU07614.66615.00.920.5362.6210.721.050.58