Read_PEEREQRecord

Purpose

reads ground motions in the format of the PEER database

Synopsis

AccHst = Read_PEEREQRecord (RecName)

Description

READ_PEEREQRECORD reads ground motions in the format of the PEER database
  ACCHST = READ_PEEREQRECORD (RECNAME)
  the function reads ground acceleration records in the format of the PEER
  database found in http://ngawest2.berkeley.edu/;
  if the name of the record is NOT specified in the character variable RECNAME,
  the function prompts for the directory with interactive selection of the record;
  if the RECNAME does not have an extension, the function adds the extension AT2;
  the function generates the data structure ACCHST with the following fields
     Title:  general information about the record with subfields
             Event:      earthquake name
             Date:       date
             Station:    recording station
             Direction:  from record header
             PGA:        peak ground acceleration in g
             AriasInt:   Arias intensity in m/s
             Duration:   significant duration (5-95% of AI)
             OutputUnit: acceleration in g
             FileName:   filename of record
     Value:  vector of acceleration values in g
     Time:   vector of time steps
     Deltat: time increment of recorded motion

Cross-Reference Information

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