Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is considered to be safe against an earthquake threat. However, tremors felt by occupants due to long distance earthquakes from Sumatra has raised concern on building safety in this region. Consequently, Malaysia will adopt the Eurocode 8 for seismic design. The suitability o...
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| author | Abu Bakar, Nabilah Koh, Chan Ghee Safiee, Nor Azizi Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati |
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| description | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is considered to be safe against an earthquake threat. However, tremors felt by occupants due to long distance earthquakes from Sumatra has raised concern on building safety in this region. Consequently, Malaysia will adopt the Eurocode 8 for seismic design. The suitability of this code must be studied especially on the threat from far field earthquakes. Thus, site specific hazard assessment has been conducted on seven flexible soil sites in Kuala Lumpur, based on modified time history. The peak ground acceleration (PGA) falls in the category of very low seismicity, however, the amplifications are much higher than recommended by Eurocode 8. The period limits for maximum accelerations are also much higher compared to the value in the code, especially for flexible soils. Adoption of Eurocode 8 for seismic design in this region should be studied to include the effects of high period motions in flexible soils, especially on the amplification factors and its corner periods. |
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| spelling | upm-795112021-05-29T00:15:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79511/ Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur Abu Bakar, Nabilah Koh, Chan Ghee Safiee, Nor Azizi Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is considered to be safe against an earthquake threat. However, tremors felt by occupants due to long distance earthquakes from Sumatra has raised concern on building safety in this region. Consequently, Malaysia will adopt the Eurocode 8 for seismic design. The suitability of this code must be studied especially on the threat from far field earthquakes. Thus, site specific hazard assessment has been conducted on seven flexible soil sites in Kuala Lumpur, based on modified time history. The peak ground acceleration (PGA) falls in the category of very low seismicity, however, the amplifications are much higher than recommended by Eurocode 8. The period limits for maximum accelerations are also much higher compared to the value in the code, especially for flexible soils. Adoption of Eurocode 8 for seismic design in this region should be studied to include the effects of high period motions in flexible soils, especially on the amplification factors and its corner periods. IGI Global 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79511/1/Effect%20of%20flexible%20soil%20in%20seismic%20hazard%20assessment%20for%20structural%20design.pdf Abu Bakar, Nabilah and Koh, Chan Ghee and Safiee, Nor Azizi and Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati (2019) Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur. International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 10 (1). pp. 30-42. ISSN 1947-8488; ESSN: 1947-8496 https://www.igi-global.com/article/effect-of-flexible-soil-in-seismic-hazard-assessment-for-structural-design-in-kuala-lumpur/225088 10.4018/IJGEE.2019010103 |
| spellingShingle | Abu Bakar, Nabilah Koh, Chan Ghee Safiee, Nor Azizi Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur |
| title | Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_full | Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_fullStr | Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_short | Effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_sort | effect of flexible soil in seismic hazard assessment for structural design in kuala lumpur |
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