1.6 Rinaldis et al. (1998)

1) Reference

D. Rinaldis, R. Berardi, N. Theodulidis and B. Margaris, 1998, Empirical predictive models based on a joint Italian & Greek strong-motion database: I, peak ground acceleration and velocity, Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

2) Estimated physical parameter

- Peak ground acceleration (Horizontal)

- Peak ground velocity (Horizontal)

3) Used strong motion data

- Area: Italy, Greece

- Type of earthquake: compressional, extensional settings

- Period:

- Number of events:

- Number of records: 310 components

- Magnitude: 4.5 – 7.0

- Epicentral distance: 7 – 138 km

4) Style of faulting

(a) Normal

(b) Thrust/Strike Slip

5) Ground condition

(a) Rock

(b) Alluvium

6) Definition of magnitude

Surface wave magnitude or Moment magnitude

7) Definition of source distance

Epicentral distance

8) Definition of horizontal component

Unknown

9) Applicability written in the paper

The following ranges are shown as the complete data-set used in the analysis.

- magnitude range 4.5 £ M £ 7.0

- epicentral distances 10 km £ R £ 100 km

10) Empirical attenuation formula

Table 1.6.1 Coefficients for PGA and PGV

Y	C14	C22	C31	C43	C54	slnY
ag(cm/s/s)	5.57	0.82	-1.59	-0.14	-0.18	0.68
Vg(cm/s)	-0.97	1.34	-1.54	0.16	0.08	0.77