The damping correction factors (DCFs) to convert the 5% damping acceleration response spectra to those for other damping levels are computed for the records of 13 Japanese earthquakes. Their correlation with the standard deviation of phase difference (σ) is also investigated in ten frequency bands. The σ-DCF relations obtained are found to be very similar across the different types of earthquakes. Further, regression analysis suggests that for damping ratios of 1% and 2%, with the increase in σ, the DCFs increase in low-frequency bands (up to 4–5 Hz), whereas they decrease in higher frequency bands. On the other hand, for damping ratios of more than 5%, with the increase in σ, the DCFs decrease in low-frequency bands (up to 1 Hz), whereas the opposite tendency is observed in higher frequency ranges. This research also discusses the applicability of the σ-DCF relations to design ground motion simulation.
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