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Some example time histories:

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Fourier transform of the sample accelerations histories:

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Illustration of the response spectrum:

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(5) Energy absorbed by stress waves as they travel through materials. This material
damping causes ground motion amplitudes to decrease exponentially with R

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For a more complete list, please refer to the handout “AttenuationRelations” provided with
HW#1

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