Co-operative approach of geotechnical and earthquake engineering in seismic input assessment

Application of local conditions in earthquake engineering is interconnected with the achievements in natural sciences like geology, seismology and geotechnics. Due to variation of soil conditions on the territory of Slovakia, the properties of response spectra and/or simulated or adapted recorded accelerograms should take these phenomena into account. The paper discusses the approaches to the determination of shear wave velocities and soil-structure interaction. Possible application of latest records from new Slovak seismic station network is discussed, too