地震动空间相干函数模型中拟合参数的修正

采用SMART-1台阵第5次和第45次地震的水平向分量加速度记录,首先计算了不同间距台站对的地震动空间相干函数;然后讨论了台站距离对相干函数拟合结果的影响,即某一特定距离的相干函数与所有不同距离的相干函数的拟合结果存在明显差异。为减小这一差异,提出了一种对各个不同距离的相干函数拟合参数进行二次回归的方法,并选用Loh相干函数模型进行了验证,最后给出了基于Loh相干函数模型的拟合参数的修正结果。结果表明本文提出的修正方法将大大提高相干函数模型中参数的拟合精度。      

基岩地震动的一个相干函数模型-走滑断层情形h

目前研究地震动空间变化的主要方法是利用密集台阵（如SMART1台阵等）的强震观测记录进行统计分析，由于地震动观测资料的不足，因而缺少基岩及不同场地类别地震动相干函数模型. 本文利用数值方法了模拟理论地震图，进而研究采用震源位错模型的基岩随机地震动的空间变化规律，并考虑震源破裂速度、子源个数、震源深度和介质传播速度等因素的影响. 其具体思路为:首先对应于每个样本，用有限差分数值模拟方法计算弹性半空间近场地震动场，而后对所有样本的计算结果进行统计，给出了一个走滑断层情形下的近场基岩表面及沿基岩竖直方向水平分量地震动的相干函数模型.      

地震动空间相干函数的极限性质

基于弹性理论中旋转与平移之间的微分关系，研究了当空间两点间距离趋于零时地震动空间相干函数的极限性质．结果表明，为满足这一微分关系，在建立小范围地震动随机场模型时，空间相干函数的选择必须满足一定的函数特征，不能完全凭经验统计方法来验定其函数形式．同时指出，基于随机地震动场估计旋转地震动分量功率谱密度的关键，是精确地确定地震动空间相干函数关于空间坐标的二阶导数．      

台站间距d的分布对地震动空间相干函数的影响

对地震动空间相干函数进行拟合时,常常遇到台站间距离d偏少的问题。对不同距离台站对的不足对相干函数模型拟合参数的影响进行了对比分析。选取了SMART-1台阵第45号地震的水平分量加速度作为分析数据,计算了d等于200 m,1 000 m和2 000 m等3个台站间距的空间相干系数,并对3个距离的所有计算值进行了拟合,得到了第一组拟合参数;另外又增加计算了d等于400 m,800 m和1 200 m等3个台站间距的空间相干系数,并对所有6个距离的计算值进行了拟合,得到了第二组拟合参数。结果表明,第二组拟合参数的离散性优于第一组拟合参数,且根据第二组拟合参数计算得到的相干系数曲线更合理。因此建议,当采用统计方法获得地震动空间相干函数时,应尽量多地考虑不同距离台站对的强震记录。     

基岩地震动的一个相干函数模型--倾滑断层情形

本文研究了基岩随机地震动的空间变化规律，考虑了震源破裂速度、子源个数、震源深度和介质传播速度等因素的影响。对应于每个样本，用数值模拟方法计算了采用震源位错模型的弹性半空间近场地震动场，最后通过统计方法给出了一个倾滑断层情形下的近场基岩地震动的相干函数模型。这一方法可以补充常用的统计方法因观测资料有限而导致的欠缺。     

场地条件对地震动相干函数的影响

本通过弹性半空间内位错源的数值解法研究了曲岩地震动相干函数，采用有限元方法分析了一些典型场地的地表地震动相干函数，两的对比结果表明：复杂场地对地震动相干函数的影响强烈。     

辽河特大桥项目空间相关多点地震动合成研究

本文针对辽河特大桥项目进行了空间相关多点地震动合成的研究。在单点地震动合成的基础上,引入相干函数反应空间各点的相干性,用视波速反应行波效应,并通过matlab来实现。对4个输入点,进行了地震动合成。合成地震动反应谱与目标反应谱误差在5％以内。     

地震动随机函数模型研究(Ⅱ)——参数统计与模型验证

依场地类别进行了强震记录分组,对模型参数的变化规律进行了统计分析.在模型随机参数向量满足独立性假设的前提下,得到了地震动随机函数模型的联合概率密度函数.引入数论选点方法对地震动随机函数模型的概率空间进行剖分,可以较少的样本点描述概率空间.以所选模型参数代表点代入地震动随机函数模型,即可以得到地震动时程样本集合.在集合层次上对比了模型预测地震动与真实记录的差异,两者在均值谱和标准差谱层次上均吻合较好,证实了模型预测结果的合理性.     

空间相关的多点地震动合成(Ⅱ)合成实例

本文应用已提出的自功率谱、相干函数、视速度模型生成了空间相关的多点地震动时程。采用分段合成、乘强度包络函数的方法近似地考虑了地震动强度和频率尬发的非平稳性、生成的地震动符合空间相关性、传播性、随机性和非平稳性,可用于长结构多点输入地震反应分析。     

地震动多点差异输入对架空管道地震响应影响研究

架空管道由于地震波传递、地震动衰减以及场地不均匀产生各支撑点地震动差异,为了研究这种差异对架空管道地震响应的影响,通过有限元软件ADINA建立架空管道有限元模型,利用MATLAB软件编写具有相干效应的人工地震波,计算分析了多点地震动相干函数法输入、行波输入与一致输入下地震响应。结果表明:①随着视波速的增加管道轴向应变变小,有接近一致激励情况的趋势;②同一相干函数模型,考虑和忽略场地效应,管道轴向应变最大值存在差异;不同相干函数模型,管道轴向应变最大值也存在差异。结论认为,如果场地比较均匀且管段较短,可采用行波法进行地震输入;长柔管道应采用相干法进行地震响应分析,场地不均匀的长柔管道,应同时考虑场地效应。     

同一测点不同地震动分量空间相干性分析

利用SMART-1台阵的3次地震记录计算了同一测点三平动地震动分量问的相干值,并提出了相干函数模型。分析表明,同一测点各地震动分量间是低相干的,随频率衰减不明显;两水平分量问的相干性比水平分量与垂直分量间的相干性大。因此在工程计算中不计相干函数随频率的变化不会带来太大的误差。     

CHARACTERISTICS OF TORSIONAL GROUND MOTIONS

Due to the inherent difficulty in directly recording the rotational ground motions, torsional ground motions have to be estimated from the recorded spatially varying translational motions. In this paper, an empirical coherency function, which is based on the recorded motions at the SMART-1 array, is suggested to model the spatial variation of translational motions. Then, the torsional ground motion power spectral density function is derived. It depends on the translational motion power spectral density function and the coherency function. Both the empirical coherency function and the torsional motion power spectral density function are verified by the recorded motions at the SMART-1 array. The response spectra of the torsional motions are also estimated. Discussion on the relations between the torsional motion response spectrum and the corresponding translational motion response spectrum is made. Numerical results presented can be used to estimate the torsional ground motion power spectral density function and response spectrum.     

Influence of irregular topography and random soil properties on coherency loss of spatial seismic ground motions

Coherency functions are used to describe the spatial variation of seismic ground motions at multiple supports of long span structures. Many coherency function models have been proposed based on theoretical derivation or measured spatial ground motion time histories at dense seismographic arrays. Most of them are suitable for modelling spatial ground motions on flat‐lying alluvial sites. It has been found that these coherency functions are not appropriate for modelling spatial variations of ground motions at sites with irregular topography (Struct. Saf. 1991; 10 (1):1–13). This paper investigates the influence of layered irregular sites and random soil properties on coherency functions of spatial ground motions on ground surface. Ground motion time histories at different locations on ground surface of the irregular site are generated based on the combined spectral representation method and one‐dimensional wave propagation theory. Random soil properties, including shear modulus, density and damping ratio of each layer, are assumed to follow normal distributions, and are modelled by the independent one‐dimensional random fields in the vertical direction. Monte‐Carlo simulations are employed to model the effect of random variations of soil properties on the simulated surface ground motion time histories. The coherency function is estimated from the simulated ground motion time histories. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the proposed method. Numerical results show that coherency function directly relates to the spectral ratio of two local sites, and the influence of randomly varying soil properties at a canyon site on coherency functions of spatial surface ground motions cannot be neglected. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Coherency analysis of accelerograms recorded by the UPSAR array during the 2004 Parkfield earthquake

Spatial variability of near‐fault strong motions recorded by the US Geological Survey Parkfield Seismograph Array (UPSAR) during the 2004 Parkfield (California) earthquake is investigated. Behavior of the lagged coherency for two horizontal and the vertical components is analyzed by separately examining the decay of coherency with frequency and distance. Assumptions, approximations, and challenges that are involved in estimation of the coherency from recorded data are presented in detail. Comparison of the UPSAR coherency estimates with coherency models that are commonly used in engineering practice sheds light on the advantages and limitations of different approaches to modeling the coherency, as well as on similarities and differences in the spatial variability exhibited by seismic ground motion arrays at different sites. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Modeling of soil heterogeneity and its effects on seismic response of multi-support structures

This paper addresses the analytical evaluation of soil lateral heterogeneity effects,especially the random fluctuations of the soil layer's predominant frequency,on the spatial coherency of ground motion and the seismic response of multi-support structures.A coherency probabilistic model is proposed.In this model,the spatial variation of motion is attributed to wave passage effects,effects of loss of coherence in the bedrock motion and particularly site response effects(based on the assumption of vertically propagating shear-waves through a horizontal layer with random characteristics).The results indicate that soil lateral heterogeneity effects tend to cause diminution of the values of the total coherency function.This diminution is not limited to the vicinity of the mean resonant frequency of the layer,but reaches considerably high frequencies even for relatively low values of coefficient of variation(CV of 5 to 15%).Therefore,the trend of the total coherency function(exponential decay) can be influenced significantly by site effects.Finally,the proposed coherency model is applied for two different support seismic excitations.Study results indicate that the greater the soil heterogeneity,the larger are the dynamic displacements and shear forces in the columns of the oscillator(i.e.,support structure).Furthermore,these two components of the response are influenced differently by soil heterogeneity effects.     

Spatial variation and conditional simulation of seismic ground motion

Spatially varying ground motion (SVGM) may have influence on certain civil engineering structures with spatially extended superstructure and/or substructures. Conditional simulation of spatially varying ground motion (CSSVGM) may be viewed from two different perspectives. Most procedures available in the literature neglect the spatial variability in auto-spectral density (ASD) and estimate the SVGM through cross-spectral density (CSD) which was computed using the empirical coherency models. This paper proposes a coherency model that accounts for the spatial variability of ASD. A framework has been developed for the CSSVGM, through the mapping of both proposed coherency model and ASD over the footprint of an array. Current framework (existing in the literature) accounts for only the phase variability of SVGM while proposed framework accounts for both phase and amplitude variability. Ground motion generated from both perspectives is then assessed with the data recorded over SMART1 and LSST arrays. For the purpose of assessment, a definition of target spectrum based on the direction of arrival is explored. The effect of choice of coherency model on the simulated spatially varying ground motion is investigated first. Spectra resulting from both the perspectives are assessed against the target spectrum. An attempt has been made to predict the SVGM for a future event using a coherency model calibrated against a past event and an estimate of ASD of the seed ground motion. Finally, the effect of form of ASD (of a seed ground motion) on SVGM simulated is investigated by considering the ASD in different forms. Simulating SVGM through the mapping of both coherency model and ASD seems to be more appropriate than through CSD.     

A coherency function model of ground motion at base rock corresponding to strike-slip fault

IntroductionEarthquakedamagesurveyandresearchresultshavedemonstratedthatspatialdistributiondifferenceofgroundmotionisoneoftheimportantreasonswhichcausedlongstructure(eglongspanbridge,undergroundpipe)destroy.Thathowtoprovideareasonableinputofgroundmotionfieldforaseismicdesignoflongstructureisaurgentprobleminearthquakeengineeringfield.Atpresent,themethodtostudyspatialvariationofgroundmotionsisadoptingstatisticanalysisbasedondensearrayrecordssuchasSMART-1array,etc,togetcoherencyfunctionofground…     

地震波面波空间相干性规律研究

In this paper, seismic records of Taiwan LSST array and SMART-1 array were selected to calculate the S-wave and surface wave coherence coefficients at different station distances. And then the coherence function model proposed by Loh was used to fit the calculation results. After comparison and analysis, we found that when the distance d < 50 m, the coherency coefficients of surface wave and S-waves are basically the same; when the distance d = 50 m , the coherency coefficients of surface wave is smaller than that of S-wave, and as the distance increases, the differences gradually increase. When the distance d > 500 m, the spatial coherency of the surface wave hardly exists, so no further consideration is needed. Finally, the surface wave coherency model parameters were given in this paper, which can be used as a reference for the synthetic ground motion field in the seismic analysis for long and large structures in large basins.