Scattering of plane SH waves by a cylindrical alluvial valley of circular-arc cross-section

A closed-form solution of two-dimensional scattering of plane SH waves by a cylindrical alluvial valley of circular-arc cross-section in a half-space is presented using the wave functions expansion. The solution is reduced to solving a set of infinite linear algebraic equations using the exterior region form of Graf's addition theorem. Numerical solutions are obtained by truncation of the infinite equations and their accuracies are demonstrated by convergence of the numerical results to the exact boundary condition with the increasing of the truncation order. The present solution is compared with the existing one presented by Todorovska and Lee for the same problem and their differences are analysed. Complicated effects of the depth-to-width ratio of the alluvial valley on surface ground motion are finally illustrated.     

Surface motion of a cylindrical hill of circular-arc cross-section for incident plane SH waves

A closed-form solution of two-dimensional scattering of plane SH waves by a cylindrical hill of circular-arc cross-section in a half-space is presented using the wave functions expansion method. The solution is reduced to solving a set of infinite linear algebraic equations, using the auxiliary functions and the exterior region form of the Graf's addition theorem. Numerical solutions are obtained by truncation of the infinite equations and their accuracies are demonstrated by convergence of the numerical results and by the extent to which the numerical results fit the exact boundary conditions with increasing the truncation order. The numerical results for some typical cases are then presented for checking accuracies of various numerical methods. The effects of the height-to-width ratio of the hill on surface ground motion are finally illustrated.     

Scattering of plane sh waves by a semi-elliptical canyon

In this paper we analyse the two-dimensional scattering and diffraction of plane SH waves by a semi-elliptical canyon. The exact series solution of the problem, for general angle of incidence of the plane SH waves, has been used to examine the dependence of surface amplifications inside and near the canyon. The nature of ground motion has been found to depend on two key parameters: (a) The angle of incidence. (b) The ratio of the canyon width to the wave length of incident SH waves. For short incident waves surface displacement amplitudes change rapidly from one point to another, while for the long waves and shallow canyons displacement amplitudes display only minor departure from the uniform half-space amplification of 2. For shallow canyons and long incident waves, the angle of incidence introduces only minor changes into the overall behaviour of surface amplitudes. For deep canyons and nearly grazing incidences, a prominent shadow zone is realized behind the canyon.     

Scattering of plane sh waves by a semi-cylindrical canyon

The two-dimensional scattering and diffraction of plane SH waves by a semi-cylindrical canyon is analysed for a general angle of wave incidence. The closed-form solution of the problem shows that the surface topography can have prominent effects on incident waves only when the wavelengths of incident motion are short compared to the radius of a canyon. The surface amplification of displacement amplitudes around and in the canyon changes rapidly from one point to another, but the amplification is always less than 2. The over-all trends of amplification pattern are determined by two principal parameters: (1) γ, the angle of incidence of plane SH waves, and (2) η, the ratio of radius of the canyon to one-half wave length of incident waves. The higher η leads to greater complexity of the pattern of surface displacement amplitudes characterized by more abrupt changes of amplification from one point to another, while γ mainly determines the over-all trends of displacement amplitudes. For grazing and nearly grazing incidences, for example, a strong shadow zone is developed behind the canyon. The qualitative analysis of the topographic effects on the Pacoima Dam accelerogram,¹ based on the semi-cylindrical canyon, suggests that this strong-motion record was not seriously affected by surface topography of the recording site.     

Diffraction of plane SV waves by a shallow circular-arc canyon in a saturated poroelastic half-space

An analytical solution for the scattering and diffraction of incident plane SV waves by a shallow circular-arc canyon in a saturated poroelastic half-space is derived by the wave function expansion method. The solution is utilized to analyze the dependence of the computed surface motions on the incident frequencies, incident angles, porosity, boundary drainage and Poisson's ratio. It is shown that, depending on the incident angles, the surface displacement amplitudes around a canyon in a dry poroelastic half-space and saturated poroelastic half-space can be very different. The surface displacement amplitudes of an undrained saturated poroelastic half-space are close to those of a drained saturated poroelastic half-space. For low porosity, the surface displacement amplitudes of a saturated poroelastic half-space are almost identical to those of a dry poroelastic half-space, and drainage condition has little influence on the surface displacement amplitudes. But for high porosity, the effect of drainage condition becomes significant, and for the same porosity, the displacement amplitudes of an undrained saturated half-space will be larger than those of a drained saturated half-space. Poisson's ratio is also an important factor affecting the surface displacement amplitudes around the canyon, both in drained and undrained conditions, but leads to larger effects for an undrained saturated half-space than for a drained saturated half-space. Large pore pressures are found around the canyon and their amplitudes depend on the incident angles and frequencies. Below the surface, the amplitudes of pore pressures are less than they are at the surface, especially for high frequencies.     

Effects of a covering layer in a circular-arc canyon on incident plane SV waves

Introduction The effect of local topographies on seismic wave propagation is one of the most attractive topics in seismology. It may be resolved by either an analytical method or a numerical method. Here, the analytical method is the wave function expansion method; numerical methods include the finite difference, finite element, boundary integration equation, and discrete wave number method, etc. The advantage of these numerical methods is that they can be applied to local inhomogeneity and ir…     

Scattering of SH waves induced by a symmetrical V-shaped canyon: a unified analytical solution

This paper reports a series solution of wave functions for two-dimensional scattering and diffraction of plane SH waves induced by a symmetrical V-shaped canyon with different shape ratios. A half-space with a symmetrical V-shaped canyon is divided into two sub-regions by using a circular-arc auxiliary boundary. The two sub-regions are represented by global and local cylindrical coordinate systems, respectively. In each coordinate system, the wave field satisfying the Helmholtz equation is represented by the separation of variables method, in terms of the series of both Bessel functions and Hankel functions with unknown complex coefficients. Then, the two wave fields are described in the local coordinate system using the Graf addition theorem. Finally, the unknown coefficients are sought by satisfying the continuity conditions of the auxiliary boundary. To consider the phase characteristics of the wave scattering, a parametric analysis is carried out in the time domain by assuming an incident signal of the Ricker type. Surface and subsurface transient responses demonstrate the characteristics and mechanisms of wave propagating and scattering.     

2.5D scattering of incident plane SH waves by a canyon in layered half-space

This paper presents 2.5D scattering of incident plane SH waves by a canyon in layered half-space by the indirect boundary element method (IBEM). The free field response is carried out to give the displacements and stresses on the line which forms boundary of the canyon. The fictitious uniform moving loads are applied to the same line to calculate the Green’s functions for the displacements and stresses. The amplitudes of the loads are determined by the boundary conditions. The displacements due to the free ...     

Scattering of plane P waves by circular-arc alluvial valleys with saturated soil deposits

This paper presents an analytical solution for two-dimensional scattering and diffraction of plane P waves by circular-arc alluvial valleys with shallow saturated soil deposits. The solution is based on Biot's dynamic theory for saturated porous media, and derived by employing Fourier–Bessel series expansion technique. In this analysis, soil deposits in the circular-arc valley are modeled as saturated porous media based on Biot's dynamic theory, and the circular-arc valley is assumed to be imbedded in an infinite half-space, filled with elastic single-phase media. Numerical results from this solution show that the amplitudes of displacement at the surface of an alluvial valley are mainly relative to the angle of incidence, the dimensionless frequency of incident P wave, the degree of saturation and porosity of soil deposits, and the stiffness and Poisson's ratio of the solid skeleton of the soil deposits. Furthermore, the proposed solution is compared with the previous solution, in which the soil deposit was modeled as an elastic single-phase solid.     

Scattering of plane SH waves by a circular- arc hill with a circular tunnel

IntroductionEarthquakedamageinvestigationsandtheoreticalanalysesshowthatahillamplifiesincidentwavestremendouslyduetomulti-reflectionofthewaveswithinthehill;notabledynamicstressconcentrationisobservedonwallofatunnel(Pao,Mow,1973;Lee,Trifunac,1979).Therefore,itmaybeassumedthattheexistenceofatunnelinahillmighthavegreateramplificationeffectonthegroundmotionnearby,andthedynamicstressconcentrationofthetunnelinthehillmightbemorenotable.Itiscommonthattherailwaysorhighwaysarethroughahilloramountainwi…     

Scattering of plane P waves by circular-arc layered alluvial valleys: An analytical solution

IntroductionThe site effect of local inhomogeneity and irregularity on seismic wave propagation is one of the most attractive topics in seismology. The problem may be resolved by either analytical method or numerical method. Here, the analytical method is the wave function expansion method; numerical methods include the finite difference, finite element, boundary integration equation, and discrete wave number method, etc. Although these numerical methods can be applied for sites of arbitrary s…     

含峭壁V形峡谷对地震SH波散射的解析解

地表地形常引起地震动的局部放大,这是由于地震波传播至局部地形时产生了散射现象.本文利用波函数展开方法和区域匹配技术,提出了含峭壁V形峡谷对平面SH波散射问题的解析解,并进行了退化验证.通过频域内的参数分析,揭示了峭壁深度、入射波频率和角度等因素对峡谷场地地面运动的影响规律,发现上部峭壁会增强峡谷对地震动的地形放大效应.研究结果不仅为数值方法提供了验证基准,还可为含峭壁峡谷周边建筑物的抗震设计提供顺河向地震动输入.

     

浅埋圆柱形弹性夹杂附近等腰三角形凸起地形引起的SH波的散射

文章利用“契合”思想,给出了地下弹性夹杂与地面上的等腰三角形凸起地形引起的SH波散射问题的解析解答。利用复平面下坐标移动,通过区域Ⅰ和区域Ⅱ以及区域Ⅱ和区域Ⅲ的“公共边界”位移应力连续条件,建立起求解该问题的无穷代数方程组并截断有限项进行求解,最后通过具体算例及结果分析得出相应结论。     

Scattering of plane SV waves by cylindrical canyons in saturated porous medium

On the basis of Biot dynamic theory, an analytic solution of two-dimensional scattering and diffraction of plane SV waves by circular cylindrical canyons in a half space of saturated porous media is presented in this paper for the first time. The solution is obtained by employing the Fourier–Bessel series expansion technique. Parametric studies had been carried out, which includes: the angle of incidence, the frequency of the incident SV wave, the porosity of saturated porous medium and the stiffness and Poisson's ratio of the solid-skeleton. All the outcomes are useful for the seismic analysis of the surface topography conditions.     

具有饱和土沉积层的充水河谷对平面瑞雷波的散射

针对具有饱和土沉积层的充水河谷对平面瑞雷波的散射问题,把半空间场地用单相弹性介质模拟,河谷中的饱和土沉积层用Biot饱和多孔介质动力理论模拟,河谷中的水假定为无黏性流体（理想流体）,利用波函数展开法在频域内给出了具有饱和土沉积层的圆弧形充水河谷对平面瑞雷波散射问题的解析解答.文中给出了算例,计算了不同输入频率和高宽比时河谷谷底的位移幅值.算例表明由于具有饱和土沉积层的充水河谷存在,使得河谷谷底的位移幅值放大4倍多,并且它的幅值随着河谷谷底位置的不同而产生较大的变化.     

平面SH波作用下部分充填圆弧形沉积谷的二维土层和地形放大效应

场地效应通常包含土层放大效应和地形放大效应,为了揭示二者的相对贡献,本文构造了平面SH波作用下部分充填沉积谷的解析模型,借助于区域分解策略,在波函数展开法的框架下,提出了超定方程组解法,得到了部分充填圆弧形沉积谷对平面SH波散射的波函数级数解,而且级数解的收敛测试表明了超定方程组解法的必要性.通过与文献结果进行对比,验证了本文方法的正确性.通过调整解析模型中两个子区域内的材料参数,计算了沉积谷引起的场地放大效应和相应的空河谷引起的地形放大效应.对二维土层与地形效应进行对比分析,结果显示,在沉积谷内二维土层放大效应通常强于地形放大效应,而地形放大效应决定了沉积谷外的地面运动放大形态.针对最大地面运动,进行了沉积谷和相应空河谷的参数分析,进一步描述了二维土层放大效应,研究结果表明二维土层放大效应引起的最大地面运动通常远远大于地形放大效应引起的最大地面运动,并且二维土层效应通常随着土层与基岩的阻抗比的增大而增大,但不是一维土层放大效应与二维地形放大效应的简单线性叠加.      

A note on the surface motion of a semi-cylindrical canyon for incident cylindrical SH waves radiated by a finite fault

The plane-wave assumption for incident SH waves can be a good approximation for cylindrical and spherical waves radiated from finite sources, even when the source is as close as twice the size of the inhomogeneity, and when the source and the inhomogeneity are described within the same coordinate system. However, in a more general setting, and when the fault’s radiation pattern must be considered, the plane-wave approximation may not yield satisfactory answers for arbitrary orientation of the fault. Jalali et al. (2015) demonstrated this for a semi-cylindrical, sedimentary valley, and in this study we extend their results to a case in which the semi-circular, sedimentary valley is replaced by a canyon. We describe the effects of incident cylindrical waves on the amplitudes of surface motion in and near the semi-cylindrical canyon when the causative faults are at different distances and have different curvatures and orientations.     

Scattering of SH waves by a scalene triangular hill

<正>The influence of local landforms on ground motion is an important problem.The antiplane response of a scalene triangular hill to incident SH waves is studied in this paper by using a complex function,moving coordinates and auxiliary functions.First,the model is divided into two domains:a scalene triangular hill with a semi-circular bottom;and a half space with a semi-circular canyon.Wave functions that satisfy the zero-stress condition at the triangular wedges and at the horizontal surface are constructed in both domains.Then,considering the displacement continuity and stress equilibrium, algebraic equations are established.Finally,numerical examples are provided to illustrate the influence of the geometry of the hill and the characteristics of the incident waves on the ground motions.     

Ground motions around a deep semielliptic canyon with a horizontal edge subjected to incident plane SH waves

We study scattering of antiplane shear waves induced by a deep semielliptic canyon with a horizontal edge. We employ the region-point-matching technique to cope with the problem considered. Through an auxiliary boundary, a part of the circumference of a semiellipse, the whole analyzed region is divided into two subregions. We express the displacement fields in terms of Mathieu functions. We unify two distinct elliptic coordinates via a simple coordinate transformation relation. Integration of the coordinate transformation relation into the region-point-matching technique simplifies the procedure for constructing simultaneous equations. Imposing the continuity conditions and traction-free ones, we obtain the expansion coefficients. Frequency-domain results demonstrate ground motion variability based on several key factors. Ground surface responses under seismic shaking are also simulated in the time domain.     

饱和土中深埋圆柱形衬砌洞室对瞬态平面波的散射

基于Biot饱和多孔介质动力学理论,运用Laplace变换和波函数展开法,根据饱和土体与衬砌结构交界面的连续条件和衬砌结构内边界上的应力自由条件,得到饱和土中深埋圆柱形衬砌洞室对瞬态平面P波和SV波散射问题的解答,该解答可以退化成为饱和土中深埋圆柱形空穴或弹性夹塞物的情形,并很容易转换成为对稳态波散射的解.通过与已有的相关问题的解析解答进行对比,验证了该解答的正确性.同时利用Laplace逆变换的数值方法,给出了饱和土和衬砌中应力和位移场在时域内的数值解,通过算例,分析了衬砌厚度、刚度对衬砌内边界处应力集中因子的影响.