脉冲地震动中竖向加速度对场地液化的影响

为研究近断层脉冲地震动中竖向加速度对砂土场地液化的影响,基于有限元平台OpenSees开发的边界面塑性本构模型,建立了动单剪单元试验模型和饱和砂土三维有限元模型。选取台湾Chi-Chi地震中10条具有速度脉冲特性的地震波,对比分析了水平双向脉冲波与三向脉冲波作用下土柱竖向位移、循环应力比、孔压比及等效循环周数的差异性,继而明确了脉冲地震动中竖向加速度对砂土液化的影响规律。研究表明,三向脉冲地震波中竖向加速度分量对场地永久位移值影响较小,但使永久位移的发展持时明显增大;土柱循环应力比受竖向地震动影响较小,因此分析脉冲地震动对场地剪切特性的影响时,可将三向脉冲地震动简化为水平双向地震动;考虑竖向地震动的三向脉冲地震波引起的孔压比变化幅度较大,孔压消散时间较长;三向脉冲地震波对应的等效循环周数较大,地震动发展持时长,可认为竖向加速度对场地液化有促进作用。     

近断层地震动对大型地下洞室群地震响应的影响研究

针对现行水工抗震规范中对近断层地震缺乏考虑这一实际问题,首先讨论了近断层、远场地震动的差别,对比了近断层、远场地震动对地下洞室地震响应的影响,继而提出一种新的人工合成近断层地震动时程的方法,并采用合成的近断层地震动时程对某水电站地下洞室群进行了近断层地震稳定性专门研究。结果表明：与常规地震分析中考虑的远场地震动相比,近断层脉冲型地震动的主要特征为Vmax/Amax和Dmax/Amax（Vmax、Dmax、Amax分别为速度峰值、位移峰值、加速度峰值）指标更大,且近断层脉冲型地震动的主要能量集中在1 Hz以下的频段;在相同峰值加速度幅值、相同反应谱的前提下,近断层地震动对高边墙、大跨度地下工程的破坏程度远比远场地震动大;较之前人的研究方法,文中提出的近断层脉冲型地震动合成方法考虑了[1/Tp, 1] Hz这一频段内的地震波信息,更具合理性;在设定的计算条件下,地下厂房洞室群有在近断层地震动作用下发生失稳的危险性,需要进一步针对近断层地震动进行专项风险性评价,以讨论是否需要增设针对性的抗震支护措施。     

考虑地震动地形效应的边坡破坏概率——以金沙江下游新市镇附近边坡为例

边坡在地震作用下的破坏概率是地震边坡危险性评价的参数之一。在区域范围内计算地震边坡破坏概率一般采用实际地震滑坡和Newmark永久位移拟合得到的破坏概率公式进行计算。计算中所需的地震动峰值加速度数值大小受不规则地形的影响较大。为了较准确计算出区域地震边坡的破坏概率,本文利用公式分别计算了地震动峰值加速度地形效应系数和地震边坡滑坡概率,实现了地震动峰值加速度及滑坡概率的连续分布。在计算地表30 m平均剪切波速时,利用回归分析方法得出了Vs30与地形梯度G的连续性关系。这些方法充分考虑了地形在地震动峰值加速度中所起的作用,能够实现地震边坡破坏概率计算结果的连续性,如实反映了地震边坡破坏概率的实际状况,为更准确评价地震边坡滑坡危险性提供了新的思路。     

基于间接边界元法的近断层沉积谷地地震动模拟

将间接边界元方法拓展到近断层复杂场地地震动模拟求解,通过建立有限断层二维运动学模型,量化分析了走滑型断层逐次破裂错动下近场沉积谷地地震动放大效应。首先,将断层上、下盘以及沉积谷地分为不同的计算域;其次,在频域内通过利用不同交界面的应力、位移边界条件来建立边界积分方程,离散求解得到虚拟荷载密度,进而得到频域内场地的地震反应,时域结果由傅里叶变换得到;然后,通过与解析解对比验证了该方法的准确性;最后,分析了近断层沉积谷地地震动放大规律;研究了断层上界埋深、断层倾角、沉积谷地断层距以及断层单元的破裂速度等参数变化对场地地震反应的影响。结果表明:沉积谷地对近断层地震动幅值具有明显的放大效应,所分析模型加速度反应谱峰值可放大4.64倍;在沉积谷地内部,地震动持时明显延长,同时会出现幅值更大的长周期速度大脉冲;近断层地震动震害具有典型的集中效应,断层距增大10 km,半空间地表位移衰减大于50%。为近断层复杂场地地震动模拟提供了一种新的有效方法,对近断层复杂场地地震区划和工程结构抗震设计具有重要意义。     

强震区桩−土−断层耦合作用下桩基动力响应

为研究桩-土-断层耦合作用下桩基动力响应特性,利用振动台试验选取0.35g地震动峰值加速度时4种类型地震波,研究断层上下盘桩基加速度响应、桩顶相对位移、弯矩及桩基损伤情况。试验表明：断层上盘桩基各项参数明显大于断层下盘,呈现出上盘效应;桩顶峰值加速度大于桩底峰值加速度,上部土层对输入地震波具有滤波作用;桩顶加速度响应相较于桩底具有滞后性;桩顶峰值加速度与桩顶加速度放大系数α在输入El-Centro波时最大;上、下盘α 差值在输入Kobe波时最大;弯矩和桩顶相对位移峰值在输入Kobe波时最大;弯矩在土层分界面处较大,输入不同地震波时弯矩峰值均未超过桩身抗弯能力;提出了强震区近断层桩基可根据验算内容选取合理地震波进行验算的抗震设计建议。     

黄土边坡动力响应的影响效应研究

根据随机地震荷载作用下黄土动三轴试验的动剪切模量表达式和试验参数编制子程序,采用MSC.Marc软件建立有限元模型,并基于人工合成地震动时程对黄土边坡进行动力响应分析,研究输入地震波的卓越频率、幅值以及入射角变化,对黄土边坡位移、速度、应力的动力响应,分析对响应幅值、频谱的影响效应。由研究结果可见:边坡位移、速度等响应时程的卓越频率远小于地震输入波的卓越频率,边坡岩土介质对地震波的高频成分有过滤或吸收作用; 边坡的动力响应幅值极大的受地震输入波卓越频率的影响,对于给定的边坡,它将对包含某一卓越频率成分的地震动时程的动力响应异常强烈; 输入地震波幅值的变化,只引起边坡动力响应幅值的线性变化,不改变边坡中响应时程的频谱特征; 当地震波以一定角度入射时,边坡动力应力响应时程包含了更多的高频成分,位移和速度响应幅值随入射角的增大而减小,且越靠近坡顶减速越快,而应力响应幅值在坡顶与坡腰、坡脚处具有不同的影响规律; 另外,地震荷载作用方向的改变,还对边坡动力响应放大系数有较大影响,当作用力方向非竖直时,动力响应放大系数随地震波入射角的增大而减小。     

2008年3月21日新疆于田7.1级地震近断层破坏作用

2008年3月21日新疆于田7.1级地震发生在青藏高原北缘东昆仑山、西昆仑山和阿尔金山交汇的地区。文中介绍了此次地震的近断层破坏作用。此次地震在阿尔金断裂西端近南北向谷地海拔4 900~5 600 m东坡形成了近31 km长的地震地表破裂带。破裂带主要显示正断层滑动性质,其总体走向近南北,但局部追索北北西和北北东向共轭断裂发育,走向变化很大。受地形及滑塌作用影响,断裂陡坎高度最大可达20 m,垂直位移为2 m左右,最大水平拉张量也接近1.8 m,此外局部还存在近1 m的左旋位移。沿断裂发育一个近10 hm2的滑坡体,以及大量中小规模的滑坡、崩塌,多为冰碛物、洪积物及残坡积物等松散堆积。虽位于陡峭的山坡上,也未见大规模基岩崩塌、滑坡。通过平地上巨石的翻滚推测,断层附近的最大加速度峰值可达1 g。同时根据不同坡度的边坡崩塌和滚石发育程度估算出距离断层不同距离地区的地震震动峰值加速度。地裂缝分布范围较宽,距断层1 km的地区仍可见到长度超过100 m的地裂缝。这些地裂缝可能是地震震动、谷地边坡变形及旁支断层地震触发滑动的综合产物。极震区最大烈度估计可达Ⅹ度,综合各方面资料文章提供了该次地震Ⅸ度、Ⅷ度、和Ⅶ度等震线;长轴方向呈NNESSW向,与余震方向大致一致。近断层破坏作用包括强地面运动、断层破裂带、地裂缝、滑坡、崩塌、滚石等。它们受到震级、断裂活动性质及场地条件等多因素控制。     

简谐振动荷载下锚杆加固岩质边坡的受力分析

基于块体动力学方法,考虑简谐振动地震波作用,根据Pseudo-static分析原理建立动力荷载下的锚杆支护边坡简化模型,采用解析方法对求得谐振作用下沿滑移面滑移的边坡破坏运动解以及锚杆内力解的表达式,在此基础上,提出可适用于抗震设计的锚杆受力解答。通过锚杆支护边坡的参数影响分析表明,地震波的频率对破坏体的滑动位移幅值有较大影响,在锚杆加固边坡设计中应避免免引起共振现象;锚杆间距对位移振动幅值影响也较大,随着间距的增大,位移幅值也增大;当锚杆间距一定时,随着坡高的增大,边坡滑动位移幅值增大幅度相较其他参数影响较小;随着边坡岩石边坡角度的增大,位移幅值也随之增大,下边坡角度从60°增大到90°时,位移幅值由7 cm增大到25 cm;上边坡坡度超过25°时,位移幅度急剧增大,在设计和施工中应当引起重视。     

隧道口顺层斜坡地震动力响应特征振动台试验

为研究地震作用下隧道洞口段顺层边坡的动力响应特征及动力破坏模式,基于动力模型试验的相似关系,设计完成了隧道洞口段顺层边坡振动台缩尺模型试验.试验结果表明,地震作用下模型边坡具有典型的地形放大效应,模型边坡具有明显的坡表动力放大效应,相同条件下与坡内相比坡表的动力放大效应较大;地震动输入方向及强度对模型边坡的动力响应特征具有影响,相同条件下与输入垂直地震动相比输入水平地震动时模型边坡的动力放大效应较大;隧道结构改变了模型边坡的局部动力响应特征,对坡体的动力放大效应具有放大作用;地震作用下模型边坡的动力破坏模式为地震诱发-最上层结构面逐渐形成滑带-最上层结构面以上滑体滑动破坏-滑体堆积坡脚.      

基于复合方法的天水盆地宽频带地震动模拟

本文采用有限差分和随机振动合成结合的复合方法,模拟了当礼县—罗家堡断裂发生矩震级Mw7.7级大地震时,在天水盆地产生的宽频带地震动场,分析了在设定地震条件下盆地内的地震动分布特征,为该区黄土地震滑坡分析提供了地震动参数结果。结果显示:(1)有限差分法和随机振动合成法可以很好地互补,得到盆地内地表宽频带地震动;(2)地震在盆地区域产生了强烈地震动,PGA(峰值加速度)介于150~900 gal,离断层较近的区域东南角的PGA最大,随着断层距的增加,PGA逐渐减小。河谷南侧的PGA值相比北侧较大,具备诱发滑坡的强大动力条件;(3)盆地区域PGV(峰值速度)最大为120 cm/s。受第四系覆盖层放大效应和地形放大效应共同影响,水平向地震动在盆地区域东侧和中部具有较大PGV,而西侧PGV相对较小。竖向地震动在盆地区域东侧较弱,而在中部和西侧较强,特别是最西侧陡峭的山坡上,PGV达到了最大值。此外,竖向地震动明显受到覆盖层厚度的影响,譬如在盆地区域南侧的中间部位,也具有较大的PGV。     

Seismic performance evaluation of dam-reservoir-foundation systems to near-fault ground motions

Ground motion records obtained in recent major strong earthquakes have provided evidence that ground motions recorded near the near-fault regions differ in many cases from those observed further away from the seismic source. As the forward directivity and fling effect characteristics of the near-fault ground motions, they have the potential to cause more considerable damage to structures during an earthquake. Therefore, understanding the influence of near-fault ground motions on the performance of structures is critical to mitigate damage and perform effective response. This paper presents results of a study aimed at evaluating the effects of near-fault and far-fault ground motions on seismic performance of concrete gravity dams including dam-reservoir-foundation interaction. Koyna gravity dam is selected as a numerical application. Four different near-fault ground motion records with an apparent velocity pulse are used in the analyses. The earthquake ground motions recorded at the same site from other events that the epicenter far away from the site are employed as the far-fault ground motions. The seismic performance evaluation method based on the demand-capacity ratio, the cumulative overstress duration and the spatial extent of overstressed regions is presented. The concrete damaged plasticity model including the strain hardening or softening behavior is employed in nonlinear analyses. Nonlinear seismic damage analyses of the selected concrete dam subjected to both near-fault and far-fault ground motions are performed. The results obtained from the analyses show the effects of near-fault ground motions on seismic performance of concrete gravity dams and demonstrate the importance of considering the near-fault ground excitations.     

不同含水状态堆积体边坡地震响应特性大型振动台模型试验

堆积体边坡动力响应特性复杂,影响因素众多。已有的大型动三轴试验结果表明,含水状态对堆积体的动剪切模量比与阻尼比有重要影响。针对含水状态这一因素,开展了2组不同含水率的1:12比尺的大型振动台堆积体边坡模型试验,对比分析了其在连续地震荷载序列作用下的加速度响应特性与坡顶位移发展趋势。试验结果表明：2组边坡模型均表现出第一阶自振频率随着加载序列递减、阻尼比随着加载序列增大的现象,但含水率为6.6%时,边坡第1阶自振频率与阻尼比均大于含水率为0.7%的堆积体边坡。堆积体边坡含水率为6.6%时的输入地震动峰值加速度（PGA）放大系数大于堆积体边坡含水率为0.7%时的工况。2组模型坡顶水平响应加速度的傅里叶频谱特征相似,均表现出输入地震波的特征频率越接近模型第1阶自振频率,坡顶水平加速度放大效应越明显,而且从低频侧接近第1阶自振频率的响应比从高频侧接近的要显著。含水率为6.6%的堆积体边坡在多级地震荷载作用下的坡顶永久位移均大于含水率为0.7%的边坡,堆积体边坡含水率为6.6%,坡顶永久位移对输入地震波的频谱特性更敏感。研究结论有助于增强不同含水状态对堆积体边坡动力响应规律影响的认识。     

地震作用下堆积体边坡的坡面变形与失稳机制

地震作用下堆积体边坡的动力响应特性十分复杂,单一抗震安全系数不足以评价其动力稳定性。通过大型振动台试验,研究了连续多级地震荷载作用下,地震波的类型、卓越频率及峰值加速度对堆积体边坡坡面永久位移的影响,并初步分析其失稳机制。试验结果表明,相同峰值加速度下振动型地震波比冲击型地震波更容易产生坡面永久位移,地震波卓越频率对坡面永久位移也有重要影响;堆积体边坡在峰值加速度apeak=0.2g时开始有大颗粒石砾滚落,对应的坡面永久位移在apeak=0.2g～0.3g之间开始产生并显著增大,另外利用考虑坡面几何形态变化的改进Newmark法对坡顶的永久位移进行了估算。通过坡面永久位移评价堆积体边坡的动力稳定性有一定合理性。     

Comparison of near-fault and far-fault ground motion effects on geometrically nonlinear earthquake behavior of suspension bridges

This paper presents a comparison of near-fault and far-fault ground motion effects on geometrically nonlinear earthquake behavior of suspension bridges. Bo?azi?i (The First Bosporus) and Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Second Bosporus) suspension bridges built in Istanbul, Turkey, are selected as numerical examples. Both bridges have almost the same span. While Bo?azi?i Suspension Bridge has inclined hangers, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Suspension Bridge has vertical hangers. Geometric nonlinearity including P-delta effects from self-weight of the bridges is taken into account in the determination of the dynamic behavior of the suspension bridges for near-fault and far-fault ground motions. Near-fault and far-fault strong ground motion records, which have approximately identical peak ground accelerations, of 1999 Chi-Chi, 1999 Kocaeli, and 1979 Imperial Valley earthquakes are selected for the analyses. Displacements and internal forces of the bridges are determined using the finite element method including geometric nonlinearity. The displacements and internal forces obtained from the dynamic analyses of suspension bridges subjected to each fault effect are compared with each other. It is clearly seen that near-fault ground motions are more effective than far-fault ground motion on the displacements and internal forces such as bending moment, shear force and axial forces of the suspension bridges.     

Selection and quantification of near-fault velocity pulses owing to source directivity

Design ground motions are typically governed by large earthquakes at close distances, but the increasing number of near-field recordings manifest the large variability in near-source ground-motion amplitudes which result in significant differences in the building response. In the near-field, this variability arises mainly from source-directivity effects, which generate strong near-fault velocity pulses. We investigate the effect of source complexity on the generation of velocity pulses using a geometrical approach to quantify directivity at near-fault sites based on kinematic rupture models. We propose selection algorithms that can be implemented as search strategies for directivity-related strong ground motion records which may serve as ground motion selection tools in large databases for structural analysis and liquefaction studies. We find that the existence of directivity pulses is strongly related to slip heterogeneity on the fault plane, i.e. that the location and size of asperities (large slip areas) determine directivity pulse generation. In this context we quantify several pulse properties, testing a variety of approaches, and develop predictive relationships between a number of source parameters and pulse properties. We find strong dependence of pulse period on total area of asperities, as well as on a geometrical directivity parameter. The empirical observations on velocity pulse generation determined by the proposed selection procedure are compared with the predictions using the geometrical directivity model. The results are important for determining the probability of observing a pulse at a site as a function of magnitude, distance, and slip heterogeneity on the fault plane.     

Robust attenuation relations for peak time-domain parameters of strong ground motions

This study presents new attenuation models for the estimation of peak ground acceleration (PGA), peak ground velocity (PGV), and peak ground displacement (PGD) using a hybrid method coupling genetic programming and simulated annealing, called GP/SA. The PGA, PGV, and PGD were formulated in terms of earthquake magnitude, earthquake source to site distance, average shear-wave velocity, and faulting mechanisms. A worldwide database of strong ground motions released by Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) was employed to establish the models. A traditional genetic programming analysis was performed to benchmark the proposed models. For more validity verification, the GP/SA models were employed to predict the ground-motion parameters of the Iranian plateau earthquakes. Sensitivity and parametric analyses were carried out and discussed. The results show that the GP/SA attenuation models can offer precise and efficient solutions for the prediction of estimates of the peak time-domain characteristics of strong ground motions. The performance of the proposed models is better than or comparable with the attenuation relationships found in the literature.     

Characteristics of near-source ground motions from the 2012 Varzaghan–Ahar double earthquakes, Northwest of Iran

Wavelet-based analyses were used in this study to interpret the near-source ground-motion characteristics of records obtained during the 2012 Varzaghan–Ahar double earthquakes in the East-Azerbaijan province of Iran. For this purpose, the large pulse of ground motions was extracted by applying continuous wavelet transforms, and then, the residual motions were achieved by subtraction of extracted pulse from the original motions. Analysis of ground motions illustrated that the records obtained at Varzaghan station could be classified as pulse-like motions with pulse index around 0.9. As well, the acceleration response spectra for horizontal directions were compared with the design response spectrum of Iranian seismic design code (Standard No. 2800). The comparisons showed a relatively large amplification in spectral values due to near-source pulse effects.     

A Multi-Parameter Correlation for Predicting the Seismic Displacement of an Earth Dam or Embankment

Predictive displacement-based methods provide a useful index of the seismic performance of earth dams and embankments and can be used in preliminary assessments of these structures. In practice, simplified Newmark-type sliding block methods are commonly used for this purpose. Using a database of 122 previously published case histories of permanent deformations of earth dams and embankments, the performance of six simplified sliding block models was examined. The results show that all six simplified methods underpredict seismic displacement for many of the embankment and earth dam cases that were examined, sometimes by a significant amount. An empirical correlation was developed by performing linear multiple regression analysis utilizing multiple slope and ground motion input parameters. This approach is believed to more properly reflect strong ground motion characteristics than the use of a single ground motion parameter such as the peak ground acceleration, the approach that has been previously employed in other correlations of this type. After exploring numerous functional forms, the final resulting seismic displacement correlation that was proposed was determined to be a function of the critical acceleration, the critical acceleration ratio, the slope height, the peak ground acceleration, the peak ground velocity, the spectral acceleration, and the predominant period of earthquake shaking. The proposed empirical equation yields better correlation with the case history database than does other existing empirical correlations or simplified sliding block models.