A stochastic approach for generating spectrum compatible fully nonstationary earthquakes

Computers and Structures

Volumn 88, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 889-901

  Cacciola, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Evolutionary power spectral density; Nonstationary; Spectrum compatible; Stochastic process

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EARTHQUAKE; EVOLUTIONARY POWER SPECTRAL DENSITIES; FREQUENCY CONTENTS; GROUND MOTIONS; NONSTATIONARY; SEISMIC ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC CODE; SPECTRUM COMPATIBLE; STOCHASTIC APPROACH; STOCHASTIC PROCESS;

POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 77953712125     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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