1.1 Abrahamson & Silva (1997)

1) Reference

N. A. Abrahamson and W. J. Silva, 1997, Empirical Response Spectral Attenuation Relations for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes, Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 68, No. 1, 94-127.

 

2) Estimated physical parameter

- Peak ground acceleration (Horizontal, Vertical)

- Spectral acceleration (T=0.1 to 5 sec) (Horizontal, Vertical)

 

3) Used strong motion data

- Area: World wide

- Type of earthquake: Shallow crustal

- Period: 1940 – 1994 years

- Number of events: 58

- Number of records: 655

- Magnitude: 4.4 – 7.4

- Epicentral distance: 0.1 – 200 km

 

4) Style of faulting

(a) Reverse fault

(b) Reverse/ Oblique fault

(c) Otherwise

 

5) Ground condition

Based on the following classification from A to E by Geomatrix.

(a) Rock or shallow soil

              A: Rock (Vs>600m/s) or very thin soil (< 5m) over rock

              B: Shallow Soil, Soil 5-20m thick over rock

(b) Deep soil

              C: Deep Soil in Narrow Canyon, Soil > 20m thick, Canyon < 2km wide

              D: Deep Soil in Broad Canyon, Soil > 20m thick, Canyon > 2km wide

 

6) Definition of magnitude

Moment magnitude

 

7) Definition of source distance

Closest distance to the rupture plane

 

8) Definition of horizontal component

Geometric mean of two perpendicular horizontal components

 

9) Applicability written in the paper

Not specified

 

10) Empirical attenuation formula

 

Table 1.1.1  Coefficients for the average horizontal component

Period

c4

a1

a2

a3

a4

a5

a6

a9

a10

a11

a12

a13

c1

c5

n

5.00

3.50

-1.460

0.512

-0.7250

-0.144

0.400

-0.200

0.000

0.664

0.040

-0.2150

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

4.00

3.50

-1.130

0.512

-0.7250

-0.144

0.400

-0.200

0.039

0.640

0.040

-0.1956

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

3.00

3.50

-0.690

0.512

-0.7250

-0.144

0.400

-0.156

0.089

0.630

0.040

-0.1726

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

2.00

3.50

-0.150

0.512

-0.7250

-0.144

0.400

-0.094

0.160

0.610

0.040

-0.1400

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

1.50

3.55

0.260

0.512

-0.7721

-0.144

0.438

-0.049

0.210

0.600

0.040

-0.1200

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

1.00

3.70

0.828

0.512

-0.8383

-0.144

0.490

0.013

0.281

0.423

0.000

-0.1020

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.85

3.81

1.020

0.512

-0.8648

-0.144

0.512

0.038

0.309

0.370

-0.028

-0.0927

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.75

3.90

1.160

0.512

-0.8852

-0.144

0.528

0.057

0.331

0.320

-0.050

-0.0862

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.60

4.12

1.428

0.512

-0.9218

-0.144

0.557

0.091

0.370

0.194

-0.089

-0.0740

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.50

4.30

1.615

0.512

-0.9515

-0.144

0.581

0.119

0.370

0.085

-0.121

-0.0635

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.46

4.38

1.717

0.512

-0.9652

-0.144

0.592

0.132

0.370

0.020

-0.136

-0.0594

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.40

4.52

1.860

0.512

-0.9880

-0.144

0.610

0.154

0.370

-0.065

-0.160

-0.0518

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.36

4.62

1.955

0.512

-1.0052

-0.144

0.610

0.170

0.370

-0.123

-0.173

-0.0460

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.30

4.80

2.114

0.512

-1.0350

-0.144

0.610

0.198

0.370

-0.219

-0.195

-0.0360

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.24

4.97

2.293

0.512

-1.0790

-0.144

0.610

0.232

0.370

-0.350

-0.223

-0.0238

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.20

5.10

2.406

0.512

-1.1150

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.445

-0.245

-0.0138

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.17

5.19

2.430

0.512

-1.1350

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.522

-0.265

-0.0040

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.15

5.27

2.407

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.577

-0.280

0.0050

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.12

5.39

2.272

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.591

-0.280

0.0180

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.10

5.50

2.160

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.598

-0.280

0.0280

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.09

5.54

2.100

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.609

-0.280

0.0300

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.075

5.58

2.037

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.628

-0.280

0.0300

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.06

5.60

1.940

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.665

-0.280

0.0300

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.05

5.60

1.870

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.620

-0.267

0.0280

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.04

5.60

1.780

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.555

-0.251

0.0245

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.03

5.60

1.690

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.470

-0.230

0.0143

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.02

5.60

1.640

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.417

-0.230

0.0000

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

0.01

5.60

1.640

0.512

-1.1450

-0.144

0.610

0.260

0.370

-0.417

-0.230

0.0000

0.17

6.4

0.03

2

 

Table 1.1.2  Coefficients for standard errors for the averaged horizontal component

Period

b5

b6

5.00

0.89

0.087

4.00

0.88

0.092

3.00

0.87

0.097

2.00

0.85

0.105

1.50

0.84

0.110

1.00

0.83

0.118

0.85

0.82

0.121

0.75

0.81

0.123

0.60

0.81

0.127

0.50

0.80

0.130

0.46

0.80

0.132

0.40

0.79

0.135

0.36

0.79

0.135

0.30

0.78

0.135

0.24

0.77

0.135

0.20

0.77

0.135

0.17

0.76

0.135

0.15

0.75

0.135

0.12

0.75

0.135

0.10

0.74

0.135

0.09

0.74

0.135

0.075

0.73

0.135

0.06

0.72

0.135

0.05

0.71

0.135

0.04

0.71

0.135

0.03

0.70

0.135

0.02

0.70

0.135

0.01

0.70

0.135

 

Table 1.1.3  Coefficients for the vertical component

Period

c4

a1

a2

a3

a4

a5

a6

a9

a10

a11

a12

a13

c1

c5

n

5.00

2.50

-2.053

0.909

-0.7200

0.275

0.260

-0.100

0.240

0.040

-0.220

-0.0670

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

4.00

2.50

-1.857

0.909

-0.7200

0.275

0.260

-0.100

0.240

0.040

-0.220

-0.0565

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

3.00

2.50

-1.581

0.909

-0.7200

0.275

0.260

-0.100

0.240

0.040

-0.220

-0.0431

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

2.00

2.50

-1.224

0.909

-0.7200

0.275

0.260

-0.008

0.240

0.040

-0.220

-0.0240

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

1.50

2.50

-0.966

0.909

-0.7285

0.275

0.260

0.058

0.240

0.025

-0.220

-0.0180

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

1.00

2.50

-0.602

0.909

-0.7404

0.275

0.260

0.150

0.240

0.004

-0.220

-0.0115

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.85

2.50

-0.469

0.909

-0.7451

0.275

0.309

0.150

0.273

-0.004

-0.220

-0.0097

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.75

2.50

-0.344

0.909

-0.7488

0.275

0.348

0.150

0.299

-0.010

-0.220

-0.0083

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.60

2.85

-0.087

0.909

-0.7896

0.275

0.416

0.150

0.345

-0.022

-0.220

-0.0068

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.50

3.26

0.145

0.909

-0.8291

0.275

0.471

0.150

0.383

-0.031

-0.220

-0.0060

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.46

3.45

0.271

0.909

-0.8472

0.275

0.497

0.150

0.400

-0.035

-0.220

-0.0056

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.40

3.77

0.478

0.909

-0.8776

0.275

0.539

0.150

0.428

-0.043

-0.220

-0.0050

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.36

4.01

0.617

0.909

-0.9004

0.275

0.571

0.150

0.450

-0.048

-0.220

-0.0047

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.30

4.42

0.878

0.909

-0.9400

0.275

0.580

0.150

0.488

-0.057

-0.220

-0.0042

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.24

4.93

1.312

0.909

-1.0274

0.275

0.580

0.109

0.533

-0.069

-0.220

-0.0035

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.20

5.35

1.648

0.909

-1.0987

0.275

0.580

0.076

0.571

-0.078

-0.220

-0.0030

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.17

5.72

1.960

0.909

-1.1623

0.275

0.580

0.047

0.604

-0.087

-0.220

-0.0025

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.15

6.00

2.170

0.909

-1.2113

0.275

0.580

0.024

0.630

-0.093

-0.220

-0.0022

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.12

6.00

2.480

0.909

-1.2986

0.275

0.580

-0.017

0.630

-0.104

-0.220

-0.0015

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.10

6.00

2.700

0.909

-1.3700

0.275

0.580

-0.050

0.630

-0.114

-0.220

-0.0010

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.09

6.00

2.730

0.909

-1.3700

0.275

0.567

-0.050

0.630

-0.119

-0.220

-0.0009

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.075

6.00

2.750

0.909

-1.3700

0.275

0.545

-0.050

0.630

-0.129

-0.220

-0.0007

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.06

6.00

2.710

0.909

-1.3700

0.275

0.518

-0.050

0.630

-0.140

-0.220

-0.0004

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.05

6.00

2.620

0.909

-1.3700

0.275

0.496

-0.050

0.630

-0.140

-0.220

-0.0002

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.04

6.00

2.420

0.909

-1.3700

0.275

0.469

-0.050

0.630

-0.140

-0.220

0.0000

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.03

6.00

2.100

0.909

-1.3168

0.275

0.432

-0.050

0.630

-0.140

-0.220

0.0000

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.02

6.00

1.642

0.909

-1.2520

0.275

0.390

-0.050

0.630

-0.140

-0.220

0.0000

0.06

6.4

0.3

3

0.01

6.00

1.642

0.909

-1.2520

0.275

0.390

-0.050

0.630

-0.140

-0.220

0.0000

0.08

6.4

0.3

3

 

Table 1.1.4  Coefficients for standard errors for the vertical component

Period

b5

b6

5.00

0.78

0.050

4.00

0.75

0.050

3.00

0.72

0.050

2.00

0.69

0.050

1.50

0.69

0.050

1.00

0.69

0.050

0.85

0.69

0.050

0.75

0.69

0.050

0.60

0.69

0.050

0.50

0.69

0.050

0.46

0.69

0.050

0.40

0.69

0.050

0.36

0.69

0.050

0.30

0.69

0.050

0.24

0.69

0.050

0.20

0.69

0.050

0.17

0.70

0.056

0.15

0.72

0.063

0.12

0.74

0.075

0.10

0.76

0.085

0.09

0.76

0.085

0.075

0.76

0.085

0.06

0.76

0.085

0.05

0.76

0.085

0.04

0.76

0.085

0.03

0.76

0.085

0.02

0.76

0.085

0.01

0.76

0.085