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	%0 Journal Article
	%A Danesh Nourzadeh and  Majid Ebad-Sichani and  Shiro Takada
	%D 2013
	%J International Journal of Geological and Environmental Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 73, 2013
	%T Site-Specific Approach for Seismic Design Spectra in Iran, Based On Recent Major Strong Ground Motions
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/17399
	%V 73
	%X Widespread use of response spectra in seismic design and evaluation of different types of structures makes them one of the most important seismic inputs. This importance urges the local design codes to adapt precise data based on updated information about the recent major earthquakes happened and also localized geotechnical data. In this regard, this paper derives the response spectra with a geotechnical approach for various scenarios coming from the recent major earthquakes happened in Iran for different types of hard soils, and compares the results to the corresponding spectra from the current seismic code. This comparison implies the need for adapting new design spectra for seismic design, because of major differences in the frequency domains and amplifications.

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