• A Strong-Motion Database of Costa Rica: 20 Years of Digital Records 

      Moya Fernández, César Aarón; Pinzón Ureña, Luis; Schmidt Díaz, Víctor; Hidalgo Leiva, Diego Antonio; Pujades Beneit, Luis Gonzaga (2020-09-09)
      In this article, we present a strong-motion database from earthquakes recorded by the Earthquake Engineering Laboratory at the University of Costa Rica. The database consists of 2471 three-component accelerograms from 155 ...
    • Capacity, damage and fragility models for steel buildings: a probabilistic approach 

      Díaz Alvarado, Sergio Alberto; Pujades Beneit, Luis Gonzaga; Barbat Barbat, Alex Horia; Hidalgo Leiva, Diego Antonio; Vargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe (2017-10-09)
      Recently proposed capacity-based damage indices and parametric models for capacity curves are applied to frame steel buildings located in soft soils of the Mexico City. To do that, the seismic performance of 2D models of ...
    • Directionality models from ground motions of Italy 

      Pinzón Ureña, Luis; Pujades Beneit, Luis Gonzaga; Hidalgo Leiva, Diego Antonio; Díaz Alvarado, Sergio Alberto (2018-09-25)
      Directionality effects on the expected strong ground motion in Italy are investigated. After a brief description of the directionality effect and the intensity measures involved, a wide Italian database1 of strong ground ...
    • Medidas de intensidad sísmica independientes de la orientación del sensor: Aplicación a una base de datos con acelerogramas de Costa Rica, El Salvador y Nicaragua 

      Pinzón Ureña, Luis; Hidalgo Leiva, Diego Antonio; Pujades Beneit, Luis Gonzaga (2015-01-01)
      En esta investigación se han comparado las medidas de intensidad del movimiento del suelo, para una base de datos con acelerogramas de Costa Rica, Nicaragua y El Salvador. Estas medidas están basadas en una serie de registros ...
    • Nonlinear behavior of reinforced concrete masonry structures 

      Hidalgo Leiva, Diego Antonio; Pujades Beneit, Luis Gonzaga; Díaz Alvarado, Sergio Alberto; Vargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe; Schmidt Díaz, Víctor (2018-01)
      Las estructuras que emplean paredes de mampostería se caracterizan por tener una gran rigidez y capacidad ante cargas paralelas a su plano debido, principalmente, a la gran inercia de algunos elementos que la componen. ...
    • Seismic site classification of the Costa Rican Strong-Motion Network based on Vs30 measurements and site fundamental period 

      Pinzón Ureña, Luis; Hidalgo Leiva, Diego Antonio; Moya Fernández, César Aarón; Schmidt Díaz, Víctor; Pujades Beneit, Luis Gonzaga (2022-02-07)
      In this paper, the soil profile of the Costa Rican Strong-Motion Network (CRSMN) stations is classified based on actual measurements and seismic regulations. The soil classification of the Costa Rican Seismic Code based ...
    • Time domain deconvolution in nonlinear elastoplastic soil deposits 

      Mánica, Miguel A.; Pinzón Ureña, Luis; Pujades Beneit, Luis Gonzaga; Hidalgo Leiva, Diego Antonio; Ordaz, Mario G. (2023)
      The paper presents an iterative procedure for the time domain deconvolution in nonlinear elastoplastic materials. The approach is intended for the generation of input motions for dynamic soil-structure interaction (DSSI) ...