Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments. Report Adopted by the Workshop. Part 1: Seismic Hazard and Extreme Motions. Data Needs for Improved Seismic Hazard Analysis; J.G. Anderson et al. Capturing and Limiting Ground-Motion Uncertainty in Seismic Hazard Assessment; J.J. Bommer and F. Scherbaum. Long-Period Ground Motions from Digital Acceleration Recordings: A New Era in Engineering Seismology; D.M. Boore. Observed Ground Motions, Extreme Ground Motions, and Physical Limits to the Ground Motions; T.C. Hanks et al. Part 2: Engineering Uses of Strong Motion Seismograms. Raised Drift Demands for Framed Buildings during Near Field Earthquakes; P. Gülkan and U. Yazgan. Impact of Near Fault Pulses on Engineering Design; H. Krawinkler et al. Rapid Assessment of Building Response Using Generalized Interstory Drift Spectra; E. Miranda and S. Akkar. Influence of Ground Motion Intensity on the Performance of Low- and Mid-Rise Ordinary Concrete Buildings; S. Akkar et al. Part 3: Arrays and Observations. Integrated Surface and Borehole Strong-Motion, Soil-Response Arrays in San Francisco, California; R.D. Borcherdt et al. Structural Monitoring Arrays — Past, Present and Future; M. Çelebi. Development of Strong-Motion Observation Network Constructed by NIED; S. Kinoshita. Dense Strong-Motion Array in Yokohama, Japan, and Its Use for Disaster Management; S. Midorikawa. The Cosmos Virtual Data Center; R. Archuleta et al. Site-Dependent Groundmotion Data Recorded by German Taskforce in Turkey; J. Schwarz et al. Observation and Prediction of Strong Ground Motion in China; T. Xiaxin et al. Strong Motion Instrumentation Programs in Taiwan; Yi-B. Tsai and Ch.P. Lee. Strong Motion Data Acquisition, Processing and Utilization with Applications to Istanbul Strong Motion Network; M. Erdik et al. Addresses of Principal Contributors. Index.