Wavelet Packet-Based Diffusion Model for Ground Motion Generation with Multi-Conditional Energy and Spectral Matching

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Authors: Yi Ding, Su Chen, Jinjun Hu, Xiaohu Hu, Qingxu Zhao, Xiaojun Li
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Abstract

Temporal energy distribution strongly affects nonlinear structural response and cumulative damage. We propose a multi-conditional diffusion framework for ground motion synthesis that simultaneously matches temporal energy evolution and target response spectra. Wavelet packet decomposition provides the signal representation and enables direct waveform reconstruction via orthogonal filter banks. A Transformer-based conditional encoder with cross-attention integrates heterogeneous conditions, including spectral ordinates, Arias intensity, temporal parameters, and Husid curves. The framework adopts the Elucidating Diffusion Model (EDM) with second-order Heun sampling to improve inference efficiency without sacrificing quality. Tests on the NGA-West2 database show that explicit temporal-energy constraints markedly improve control of energy onset and significant duration while preserving spectrum matching and maintaining stable diversity sampling. The framework yields spectrum-compatible motions with realistic energy evolution and supports uncertainty quantification via conditional diversity sampling.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Seismic Performance and Analysis Seismology and Earthquake Studies Seismic Waves and Analysis

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
7 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint