Design Spectra
“Acceleration Controlled”
“Acceleration Controlled” “Velocity Controlled”
“Acceleration Controlled” “Velocity Controlled” “Displacement Controlled”
Response Spectrum “Acceleration Controlled” “Velocity Controlled” “Displacement Controlled”
Design Spectrum “Acceleration Controlled” “Velocity Controlled” “Displacement Controlled”
Normalized Response Spectrum: Note that the Response always exceeds the earthquake motion
Constructing a Standard Design Spectrum
Constructing a Standard Design Spectrum
Frequency Content Comparisons
Frequency Content Comparisons
Frequency Content Comparisons
Frequency Content Comparisons El Centro Mexico City
Frequency Content Comparisons El Centro Mexico City (Typical Geo Conditions) (Soft Geo Conditions)