ORDER STATISTICS OF PEAKS IN EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE

A study is reported in which order statistics is applied to refine the theoretical distribution function for the amplitudes of the n-th-order peak in a total of N peaks of a random function f(t). Using this, relations are developed to compute the most probable and the expected amplitudes of the n-th-order peak. The use of order statistics has given excellent improvement in theoretical predictions. The results on the expected and on the most probable peak amplitudes now show very good agreement with the trend of calculated responses for all orders of peaks, even though the assumptions of stationarity and mutual independence of peaks have still been carried on. The presented theory is also able to predict negative peak amplitudes with a desired degree of confidence.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Gupta, I D
  • Trifunac, M D
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1605-27
• Serial:
  • Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9399
  • EISSN: 1943-7889
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jenmdt

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Forecasting; Statistics; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural behavior
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476273
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM