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ATTENUATION RELATION AND COEFFICIENTS OF MOVEMENT IN IRAN

M. Zare (International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology)
 

Table 1: The coefficient for the attenuation of PGA,

Region/comp.

a

b

c1

c2

c3

c4

Sigma

Central Iran, Alborz (Vert.)

0.322

-0.0003

-0.828

-0.754

-0.971

-0.788

0.352

Central Iran, Alborz (Hori.)

0.322

-0.0004

-0.688

-0.458

-0.720

-0.585

0.394

Zagros (Vertical comp.)

0.406

-0.0038

-1.262

-1.333

-1.230

-1.777

0.356

Zagros (Horizontal comp.) 

0.399

-0.0019

-1.047

-1.065

-1.020

-0.975

0.329

Iranian data (Vertical)

0.362

-0.0002

-1.124

-1.150

-1.139

-1.064

0.336

Iranian data (Horizontal)

0.360

-0.0003

-0.916

-0.852

-0.900

-0.859

0.333

Table 2: The coefficient for the attenuation of PGV,

Region/comp.

a

b

c1

c2

c3

c4

Sigma

Central Iran, Alborz (Vert.)

0.466

0.0014

-3.108

-3.178

-3.328

-3.069

00.363

Central Iran, Alborz (Hori.)

0.471

0.0006

-2.865

-2.896

-2.969

-2.737

0.360

Zagros (Vertical comp.)

0.612

0.0028

-4.011

-4.101

-3.984

-3.917

0.319

Zagros (Horizontal comp.) 

0.588

0.0040

-3.627

-3.651

-3.632

-3.502

0.315

Iranian data (Vertical)

0.548

0.0018

-3.675

-3.761

-3.702

-3.610

0.336

Iranian data (Horizontal)

0.538

0.0014

-3.335

-3.360

-3.348

-3.224

0.338

Table 3: The coefficient for the attenuation of PGD,

Region/comp.

a

b

c1

c2

c3

c4

Sigma

Central Iran, Alborz (Vert.)

0.828

-0.0029

-5.861

-6.127

-6.023

-5.753

0.521

Central Iran, Alborz (Hori.)

0.828

-0.0036

-5.694

-5.837

-5.771

-5.352

0.489

Zagros (Vertical comp.)

0.784

0.0084

-6.043

-6.164

-6.144

-6.109

0.312

Zagros (Horizontal comp.)

0.797

0.0086

-5.893

-5.973

-5.954

-5.743

0.334

Iranian data (Vertical)

0.830

-0.0003

-6.051

-6.213

-6.163

-6.081

0.337

Iranian data (Horizontal)

0.829

-0.0010

-6.831

-5.942

-5.899

-5.645

0.388

Log A= aM+bX-logX + CiSi (σ)p
Where in this equation;
M : Magnitude
X  : Hypocentral Distance
Ci : Site Class (C1:Rock, C2 Hard alluvium, C3: Soft alluvium, C4: Soft Soil)
Si : 0.1
P : 0.1