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@article{172898,
        author = {CEng. Parvesh Deepan},
        title = {Ground Motion Selection Criteria: CMS Approach},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {9},
        pages = {1168-1175},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=172898},
        abstract = {Conditional-Mean-Spectrum (CMS) approach is elaborated & defined as a tool for the ground motion selection with contrast to structural engineers. Earlier traditional approaches for selecting ground motion criteria and their evolution, have set a platform to generate ‘Conditional Mean Spectrum (CMS)’ approach, proposed by Jack W. Baker1. Uniform-Hazard spectrum based on ‘PSHA’ determines various numbers of deterministic response spectra while CMS deals the mean value of response spectra, which is conditioned on a single target spectral acceleration of the structure’s fundamental period (T*). In this technical note, a brief discussion on, ‘Why adopt CMS over UHS’ is answered. Also steps to apply CMS approach is discussed with examples based on Indian site conditions.},
        keywords = {Conditional Mean Spectrum (CMS), Uniform Hazard Spectrum (UHS), Predicted Median Spectrum (PMS), Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA), Design hazard level, Design response spectra (DRS).},
        month = {February},
        }