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  • 1995 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David M. Boore is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Civil and Structural Engineering and Geophysics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Seismic Performance and Analysis, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, earthquake and tectonic studies, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Structural Response to Dynamic Loads, and Seismology and Earthquake Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David M. Boore include:

  • A Ground-Motion Prediction Model for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes in Greece, 2020, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • NGA-subduction global ground motion models with regional adjustment factors, 2021, Earthquake Spectra
  • NGA-Subduction research program, 2021, Earthquake Spectra
  • NGA-Subduction Global Ground-Motion Models with Regional Adjustment Factors, 2020, PEER
  • Hellenic Strong-Motion Database with Uniformly Assigned Source and Site Metadata for the Period 1972-2015, 2021, Seismological Research Letters

David M. Boore frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Jonathan P. Stewart (7 collaborations)
  • Grace A. Parker (5 collaborations)
  • Gail M. Atkinson (5 collaborations)
  • Yousef Bozorgnia (5 collaborations)
  • Norman Abrahamson (5 collaborations)

The scientist's work has been published often in key venues such as:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (6 publications)
  • Earthquake Spectra (5 publications)
  • Seismological Research Letters (2 publications)
  • PEER (2 publications)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (1 publication)

David M. Boore was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Stochastic simulation of high-frequency ground motions based on seismological models of the radiated spectra

    David M. Boore

  • Ground-motion prediction equations for the average horizontal component of PGA, PGV, and 5%-damped PSA at spectral periods between 0.01 s and 10.0 s

    David M. Boore;Gail M. Atkinson

  • NGA-West2 Equations for Predicting PGA, PGV, and 5% Damped PSA for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes:

    David M. Boore;Jonathan P. Stewart;Emel Seyhan;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Peak horizontal acceleration and velocity from strong-motion records including records from the 1979 imperial valley, California, earthquake

    William B. Joyner;David M. Boore

  • NGA-West2 Database

    Timothy D. Ancheta;Robert B. Darragh;Jonathan P. Stewart;Emel Seyhan

  • Equations for Estimating Horizontal Response Spectra and Peak Acceleration from Western North American Earthquakes: A Summary of Recent Work

    David M. Boore;William B. Joyner;Thomas E. Fumal

  • Simulation of Ground Motion Using the Stochastic Method

    David M. Boore

  • Ground-motion relations for eastern North America

    Gail M. Atkinson;David M. Boore

  • Site amplifications for generic rock sites

    David M. Boore;William B. Joyner

  • Earthquake Ground-Motion Prediction Equations for Eastern North America

    Gail M. Atkinson;David M. Boore

  • Processing of strong-motion accelerograms: needs, options and consequences

    David M. Boore;Julian J. Bommer

  • Empirical Ground-Motion Relations for Subduction-Zone Earthquakes and Their Application to Cascadia and Other Regions

    Gail M. Atkinson;David M. Boore

  • ACCURACY OF FINITE‐DIFFERENCE MODELING OF THE ACOUSTIC WAVE EQUATION

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  • NGA-West2 Research Project:

    Yousef Bozorgnia;Norman A. Abrahamson;Linda Al Atik;Timothy D. Ancheta

  • Orientation-independent, nongeometric-mean measures of seismic intensity from two horizontal components of motion

    David M. Boore

  • Average body-wave radiation coefficients

    David M. Boore;John Boatwright

  • Recommendations for probabilistic seismic hazard analysis: Guidance on uncertainty and use of experts

    R. J. Budnitz;G. Apostolakis;D. M. Boore

  • Effect of Baseline Corrections on Displacements and Response Spectra for Several Recordings of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, Earthquake

    David M. Boore

  • Orientation-Independent Measures of Ground Motion

    David M. Boore;Jennie Watson-Lamprey;Norman A. Abrahamson

  • Methods for regression analysis of strong-motion data

    William B. Joyner;David M. Boore

  • STOCHASTIC PREDICTION OF GROUND MOTION AND SPECTRAL RESPONSE PARAMETERS AT HARD-ROCK SITES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA

    David M. Boore;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Earthquake Ground-Motion Prediction Equations for Eastern

    Gail M. Atkinson;David M. Boore

  • Peak horizontal acceleration and velocity from strong motion records including records from the 1979 Imperial Valley, California, earthquake

    W.B. Joyner;David M. Boore;R.L. Porcella

Frequent Co-Authors

Gail M. Atkinson
Gail M. Atkinson University of Western Ontario
William B. Joyner
William B. Joyner United States Geological Survey
Jonathan P. Stewart
Jonathan P. Stewart University of California, Los Angeles
Yousef Bozorgnia
Yousef Bozorgnia University of California, Berkeley
Norman A. Abrahamson
Norman A. Abrahamson University of California, Berkeley
Eric M. Thompson
Eric M. Thompson United States Geological Survey
Sinan Akkar
Sinan Akkar Boğaziçi University
John Douglas
John Douglas University of Strathclyde
John Boatwright
John Boatwright United States Geological Survey
Izzat M. Idriss
Izzat M. Idriss University of California, Davis

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