“…Several ground-motion models have been proposed for Taiwan over the past decade (Chang et al, 2001, 2012; Chen and Tsai, 2002; Chung, 2006; Jean et al, 2006; Kao et al, 2010; Lin et al, 2011a, 2011b; Lin and Lee, 2008; Liu et al, 2013, 2014; Liu and Tsai, 2005, 2015; Loh et al, 1991; Niazi and Bozorgnia, 1991, 1992; Sokolov et al, 2010; Tavakoli and Pezeshk, 2007; Tsai et al, 2006; Wang et al, 2004, 2016; Wu et al, 2001). However, these models have limited engineering applications for PSHA for the following reasons:…”