Research Article

A Comparative Study of Seismic Performance Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures Using Chinese and African Seismic Codes

Table 3

The earthquake ground motion characteristics data used for analysis.

LevelPGA (g)EarthquakeStationYearMwEPD/kmTg/s

Low0.21North Palm SpringsMorongo Valley19866.010.11.90
0.31Whittier NarrowsE-Grand Avenue19876.09.10.70
0.29Morgan HillGilroy Array #619946.211.81.20

Moderate0.48Loma PrietaCoyote Lake Dam19896.921.80.65
0.51Loma PrietaSaratoga-Aloha Avenue19896.911.71.80
0.59North Palm Springs5,07019866.08.21.10

High0.60CoalingaPleasant Valley P.p19835.817.40.65
0.84NorthridgeRinaldi19946.77.11.05
1.04Cape MendocinoCape Mendono19927.18.52.00