Accelerogram: During ground shaking, one can measure ground

acceleration versus time (Accelerogram) using an Accelerograph.

Accelerograph is the instrument. Accelerogram is the record obtained from it
Accelerogram is the variation of ground acceleration with time (also called
time history of ground motion)
ZPA stands for Zero Period Acceleration mplies ma! acceleration
e!perienced by a structure having "ero natural period (#$%)
Response spectrum is a very powerful tool.
&nless otherwise mentioned, response spectrum is based on a linear elastic
system
Uses of response spectrum'
#o obtain ma!imum response of a (D)* system (to the original Accelerogram
using which response spectrum was obtained)
#o obtain ma!imum response in a particular mode of vibration of a multi
degree of freedom(+D)*) system
t tells about the characteristics of the ground motion (Accelerogram)
(ince (D)* system responds ma!imum to the waves of fre,uency near its own
natural fre,uency, -esponse spectrum is also a very good way to characteri"e the
strong ground motion from
engineering view point. *or instance, relative strength of low fre,uency versus high
fre,uency waves.
.y response we may mean any response ,uantity of interest to us, for e!ample'
Absolute acceleration of the mass #ermed as Acceleration -esponse (pectrum.
-elative velocity of the mass with respect to base #ermed as /elocity -esponse
(pectrum. -elative displacement of the mass with respect to base #ermed as
Displacement -esponse (pectrum.