DIFFERENCE IN SITE RESPONSE OF NEAR-FIELD AND FAR-FIELD EXCITATIONS

Abstract

The recent advancement in technology has brought about a huge amount of change in the method of design of structures. Now, apart from the gravity load carrying capacity the engineers are also concerned about the vulnerability of the structures on account of seismic loads. Ultimately, the structure has to be erected on the ground only. Hence, the ground response to various earthquake loads becomes highly important. In this report, two ground motions (near-field and far-field) are applied at a station in Delhi. The same is done for a station in Guwahati and the difference in ground response to both the applied motions is obtained and discussed.