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Background
ASCE 7-10 Chapter 16 governs linear and
nonlinear response history analysis
Chapter was originally developed in 1997 NEHRP
Provisions / ASCE 7-98
Based on FEMA 273/274 Procedures for Seismic Rehab
Background
2009 NEHRP Development effort attempted major
rewrite of Chapter 16 failed
2015 NEHRP completed major rewrite of Chapter 16
Required suite of at least 11 motions
Not more than one unacceptable response for Risk Category II
structures
Statistically based acceptance criteria intended to provide:
<10% probability of failure resulting in collapse for Risk Category II
structures
<6% probability of failure of elements that could result in collapse for
Risk Category III structures
<3% probability of failure of elements that could result in collapse for
Risk Category IV structures
Exceptions:
Faults with estimated slip rate less than 1mm per year
Surface projection need not include portions of fault deeper than
10km from the surface
Scaling/Matching Range
Horizontal
0.2T1 2.0T1
Upper range can be 1.5 T1 if dynamic analysis indicates that period
elongation does not exceed 1.5 T1
Lower bound period must be selected to achieve at least 90% mass
participation
Vertical
Similar, but lower bound period need not be taken less than 0.1
second, or lowest period at which significant vertical response
occurs
Amplitude Scaling
1. Construct max direction spectrum for each pair of
horizontal motions
2. Select scale factors for each pair such that average of
max direction spectra does not fall below 90% of
target spectrum over scaling range
Spectral Matching
Each horizontal component spectrally matched and
scaled such that the average of the spectra for all
horizontal components shall not be less than the target
over the matching range
Each vertical component matched to the vertical target
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Application to Model
Near Fault
Rotate components to Fault Parallel and Fault Normal directions
Apply to model in the Fault Parallel and Fault Normal directions,
respectively
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Progress
Proposals have worked through the Seismic Task
Committee
Now in ballot to the ASCE 7 Main Committee
Will likely take 2 ballots to resolve issues
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