Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
EARTHQUAKE DATA IN ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGY: PREDICTIVE MODELS, DATA MANAGEMENT AND NETWORKS, cilt.14, ss.39-52, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
We present a local ground motion prediction equation (GMPE) for estimating the peak ground-motion values that was derived using the recently compiled Turkish strong motion database. The new GMPE is comparable with the recent global GMPEs in terms of model sophistication and quality of underlying database. Using this equation, we explore the inter-event, inter-station ground motion variability of the recent Turkish strong motion database as well as suitability of some local and global GMPEs for regional seismic hazard assessment analyses. The inter-event error underlines the distinguishing characteristics of few earthquakes, suggesting that the use of local GMPEs can be important especially when specific scenario studies are to be carried out. The inter-station variability allowed us to detect stations with outlier site response and to investigate the goodness of the employed site effects model. Results also indicate suitability of some global and local GMPEs for use in regional seismic hazard assessments together with the model presented in this study. These should be combined through a logic tree scheme to reduce both aleatory and epistemic uncertainty in local hazard assessments.