CE 275 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Prof. J. D. Bray
GMPEs (some of the most widely used as of September 2016)

Shallow Crustal EQs in Active Plate Margins

See 5 NGA-West-2 GMPEs published in EQ Spectra 2014

Abrahamson et al. 2014

Boore et al. 2014

Campbell & Bozorgnia 2014

Choiu & Youngs 2014

Idriss 2014

Stable Continental Regions

See PEER 2015-04, 2015-07, & 2015-08 reports

Atkinson & Boore 1995 in BSSA

Silva et al. 2002 in Pac. Eng. & Analysis Report, El Cerrito, CA

Atkinson 2004 in BSSA

Boore et al. 2010 in BSSA

Boatwright & Boore 2011 in BSSA

Atkinson & Boore 2014 in BSSA

Others include: Campbell 2003, Frankel et al. 1996, Somerville et al. 2001, and Pezeshk et al. 2011

Subduction Zones
Note that there are different equations for interplate (mega-thrust) EQs & intraplate (within plate) EQs

Youngs et al. 1997 in SRL

Atkinson & Boore 2003 in BSSA

Zhao et al. 2006 in BSSA

Abrahamson et al. 2016 in EQ Spectra

Extensional Zones (e.g., Basin Range)

Spudich et al. 1997 in SRL