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ˆ k ( x , w ) to capture any pos-
sible under- or over-estimation of the deterministic models. To capture
possible dependence of residuals on foundation, environment and earth-
quake parameters, which are not properly included in the deterministic
model, additional explanatory functions are also considered. Table 26.1
shows candidate explanatory functions for the demand models. To charac-
terize the infl uence of wind and wave parameters, h k 3 - h k 6 are selected as
normalized functions of the mean wind speed, turbulence intensity, signifi -
cant wave height, and wave peak period, respectively. The explanatory
functions h k 7 - h k 13 are considered to incorporate the infl uence of the mag-
nitude and frequency content of the ground motion. In addition, h k 14 is
considered to capture the possible infl uence of the rotor diameter. Finally
we consider h k 15 - h k 18 to capture the possible infl uence of the foundation
stiffness, which is not included in the deterministic model. A Bayesian infer-
ence is then used to estimate the unknown model parameters
that is independent of x and w , and h k 2 ( x , w )
=
k . Owing to
the lack of available data needed to conduct the statistical analysis required
to estimate the model parameters, we generate a database of virtual experi-
θ
Table 26.1 Explanatory functions for demand models
Explanatory
function
Formula
Parameters
h k 1
1
k
=
d , v or m
d ˆ k
d ˆ k
h k 2
deterministic deformation, shear or
moment demand
=
h k 3
ln( W s
T n / H H )
W s
=
mean wind speed; H H
=
hub height
T n
natural period of the support
structure
=
h k 4
ln( IT w )
IT w
=
wind turbulence intensity
h k 5
ln( H s / H H )
H s
=
signifi cant wave height
h k 6
ln( T s / T n )
T p
=
wave peak period
h k 7
ln( S a / g )
S a
=
spectral acceleration; g
=
ground
acceleration
h k 8
ln( S d / H H )
S d
=
spectral displacement
h k 9
ln( PGA / g )
PGA
=
peak ground acceleration
h k 10
ln( PGV
T n / H H )
PGV
=
peak ground velocity
h k 11
ln( PGD / H H )
PGD
=
peak ground displacement
h k 12
ln[2
π
PGV /( PGA
T n )]
h k 13
ln[2
π
PGD /( PGV
T n )]
h k 14
ln( RD / H H )
RD
=
rotor diameter
h k 15
ln( C s / C smax )
C s
shear wave velocity of the soil;
C s max
=
=
194.594 m/s
h k 16
ln( C soil / E soil )
C soil
=
soil cohesion
h k 17
ln[tan(
ϕ
soil )]
ϕ
soil
=
soil friction angle
h k 18
ln( K t / K f )
K t
=
tower stiffness; K f
=
foundation
stiffness
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