Report CE 83-02

UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Report No. CE 83-02

INVESTIGATION OF RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKE EXCITATION:
A STATISTICAL BASIS FOR SPECTRUM SUPERPOSITION

by

Ali Amini

September 1983

Abstract and Contents (PDF ~0.8 Mb)

1. Introduction (PDF ~1.7 Mb)

2. Statistical Properties of Earthquake Resposne (PDF ~0.6 Mb)

3. Earthquake Response (PDF ~1.5 Mb)

4. Application of Results to Earthquake Excitation (PDF ~3.4 Mb)

5. Summary (PDF ~0.3 Mb)

References (PDF ~0.3 Mb)

Appendices (PDF ~1.1 Mb)