UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

 

Abstract and Contents  (PDF ~0.4 Mb) 1. General Introduction  (PDF ~1.2 Mb) 2. The Strong Motion Data Set and Calculation of the Duration  (PDF ~2.7 Mb) 3. Some Physical Considerations on the Parameters Involved in the Regression Models  (PDF ~8.1 Mb) 4. Scaling the Duration of Strong Earthquake Ground Motion in Terms of Earthquake Magnitude and Other Parameters  (PDF ~5.4 Mb) 5. Frequency Dependent Duration of Strong Motion, Duration of the Rupture at the Source and the Duration and the Number of the Separate Strong Motion Pulses: Their Dependence on Magnitude, "Asperities" and Their Sizes  (PDF ~3.3 Mb) 6. The Propagation Effects: A Closer Look  (PDF ~2.1 Mb) 7. Conclusions  (PDF ~0.3 Mb) 8. References  (PDF ~1.4 Mb) Appendices  (PDF ~3.0 Mb)