Multivariate Joint Probability Function of Earthquake Ground Motion Prediction Equations Based on Vine Copula Approach

Yin Cheng, Jun Du and Hao Ji

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2020, vol. 2020, 1-12

Abstract:

In the structural earthquake engineering, a single parameter is often not sufficient enough to depict the severity of ground motions, and it is thus necessary to use multiple ones. In this sense, the correlation among multiple parameters is generally considered as an importance issue. The conventional approach for developing the correlation is based on regression analysis, along with simple pair copula approaches proposed in recent years. In this study, an innovative mathematical technique—vine copula—is firstly introduced to develop the empirical model for the multivariate dependence of pseudospectral accelerations (PSAs), which are the most commonly used earthquake ground motion parameters. This advancement not only offers a more flexible way of describing nonlinear dependence among multivariate PSAs from the marginal distribution functions but also highlights the extreme dependence. The results can be conventionally acquired in the ground motion selection and seismic risk and loss assessment based on multivariate parameters.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1155/2020/1697352

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