Mircea Grigoriu

Review of Spatial Variation of Seismic Ground Motions: Modeling and Engineering Applications by Aspasia Zerva

This impressive book comes at a critical time for both researchers and practitioners working in earthquake engineering, especially for those dealing with large spatial structures, e.g., pipelines, long-span bridges, and dams. The book provides a comprehensive review of models for seismic ground motions, including their spatial variation and their simulation, and illustrates the effects of spatial variation with relevant applications. Chapter 1 motivates the reader and outlines the book content. Chapter 2 constitutes a comprehensive review of essential definitions and properties of stochastic processes and random fields. Numerical examples are used to clarify theoretical concepts and to facilitate the understanding of topics covered in the book. Chapter 3 presents 1 a critical review of parametric models for seismic ground acceleration, 2 data and methods for estimating