Practice Scaling And Averaging (36.5.2) - Site Specific Response Spectrum

Practice: Scaling and Averaging

Lesson 36.5.2Site Specific Response Spectrum

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Question 1.
What is scaling in the context of response spectra?
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Think about how you would adjust numbers to match a target.
Question 2.
Why is averaging important in site-specific response spectra?
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Consider how you combine different results to get an overall picture.
3Question 3.
What does scaling adjust in response spectra?
- Peak Ground Acceleration
- Spectral Shape
- Frequency range
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Think about the primary adjustments made in response spectra.
4Question 4.
True or False: Averaging response spectra can help mitigate anomalies from individual records.
- True
- False
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Consider what averaging typically does with data.
Question 5.
Given a set of response spectra from three different earthquakes, describe how you would scale each spectrum to match a target PGA of 0.5g and then average the results.
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Utilize the formula for scaling based on ratios.
Question 6.
If two scaled response spectra show significant disparity in their periods, analyze how averaging them could yield a misleading average spectrum.
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Consider if both spectra could represent similar ground motion characteristics.

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