Reference-Rock Site Conditions for Central and Eastern North America: Part II - Attenuation (Kappa) Definition, PEER Report 2014-12

Abstract: 

This report presents the results of a comprehensive literature search and limited additional studies that support the recommendation of a probability distribution for the shear-wave (S- wave) site attenuation parameter Κ0, or site kappa, associated with a reference-rock site condition in central and eastern North America (CENA). This study was conducted as part of the Geotechnical Working Group (GWG) activities of the Next Generation Attenuation for Central and Eastern North America (NGA-East) Project conducted by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER).

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Author: 
Kenneth W. Campbell
Youssef M.A. Hashash
Byungmin Kim
Albert R. Kottke
Ellen M. Rathje
Walter J. Silva
Jonathan P. Stewart
Publication date: 
August 3, 2014
Publication type: 
Technical Report
Citation: 
Campbell, K. W., Hashash, Y. M. A., Kim, B., Kottke, A. R., Rathje, E. M., Silva, W. J., Stewart, J. P. (2014). Reference-Rock Site Conditions for Central and Eastern North America: Part II - Attenuation (Kappa) Definition, PEER Report 2014-12. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, CA. https://peer.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/webpeer-2014-12-kenneth_w._campbell_youssef_m.a._hashash_byungmin_kim_albert_r._kottke_ellen_m._rathje_walter_j._silva_and_jonathan_p._stewart_.pdf

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