Table 3: Ground motion characteristics of the records used.

Record Place Date pga [g] pgv [cm/sec] VSI [cm/sec] Arias Intensity AI [cm/sec] Significant Duration
3% -97% AI [sec]
A299-1Long Athens 1999 0.110 5.105 18.358 8.584 10.175
A299-1Tran Athens 1999 0.159 7.084 21.122 14.532 8.39
Aigio Long Aigio 1995 0.490 40.237 113.683 97.169 4.38
Chi-Chi Taiwan 1999 1.157 115.735 717.045 2030.656 18.065
H-E06230 Imperial Valley 1979 0.439 109.820 178.680 175.40 11.225
I-ELC-180 Imperial Valley 1940 0.313 29.690 132.917 170.396 24.60
IZT090 Kocaeli 1999 0.220 29.777 112.260 81.309 16.595
KAL186-1 Long Kalamata 1986 0.234 30.902 106.918 54.17 6.125
KAL186-1 Tran Kalamata 1986 0.269 24.756 102.264 72.56 7.51
KOBE Kobe 1995 0.821 81.362 417.362 839.008 10.78
KORINTHOS Korinthos 1981 0.289 23.482 123.619 85.347 16.39
KOZ19501 LONG Kozani 1995 0.216 9.241 38.795 26.412 7.975
KOZ19501 TRAN Kozani 1995 0.140 6.585 24.679 19.595 10.65
LOMA PRIETA Loma Prieta 1989 0.644 55.148 179.638 323.749 10.18
THESSALONIKI Thessaloniki 1978 0.141 11.388 51.840 17.230 8.73