液化场地强震记录的频谱特征

为研究液化场地上建筑物承受地震作用的特性,本文利用11组液化场地实测记录,对液化场地的地震动特征进行了分析。结果显示,场地液化后,地表加速度幅值减小,长周期成分显著增多,记录中出现明显的 “尖刺” 。对比国内外抗震规范设计反应谱与液化场地实测加速度反应谱,分析得出:在短周期T＜0.3 s,规范设计反应谱值与实测记录反应谱基本一致;在中长周期段0.3 s＜T＜1.5 s,规范反应谱值明显低于实测记录反应谱值;在长周期段T＞1.5 s,规范设计谱较实测记录反应谱值略低。基于5种数值方法模拟的液化场地地震动结果显示:周期T＜1.0 s时,数值计算的反应谱值基本高于液化场地实测反应谱值,或与之吻合;而周期T＞1.0 s时,数值计算的反应谱值均低于液化场地实测反应谱值。      

基于小田原试验场地数据的不同基岩输入模型对预测地震动特征的影响研究

随着强震台网的密布及观测记录的增加,为研究各类局部场地地震反应预测模型的合理性提供了有效的参考依据,也使利用强震记录及场地条件研究地震动特征成为可能。选取场地地质参数资料和地震记录数据齐全的日本小田原（Ashigara Valley）盲测试验场地,通过对比不同地震动输入方式及场地反应分析模型,研究地震动特征,分析现有模型的优劣。基于1990年8月5日M5.1强震事件的地表基岩记录和地下基岩地震记录,采用地下台强震记录直接输入、地表基岩台强震记录减半为基底地震动输入、地表基岩台强震记录反演为基底地震动输入作为3种基岩地震动输入。基于局部场地条件分别建立一维等效线性模型、二维黏弹性模型及二维时域等效线性化模型等工程中常用的场地数值分析模型,进行局部场地地震反应分析,预测该盲测场地的地表地震动特征,并与对应的实测强震记录结果进行对比,分析不同基岩地震动输入方式对预测地震动特征及地表土层反应谱特征的影响,重点分析地震动输入、土体非线性、场地横向不均匀性及几何与非线性特征共同作用等因素对地表地震动特征的影响,以期为地表地震动的合理预测提供参考。     

汶川地震远场地震动特征及其对长周期结构影响的分析

汶川8．0级大地震中,中国数字强震动台网获得了大量的数字强震动记录,这些记录特别是远场记录具有丰富的长周期地震动分量。本文根据东南强震动中心获取的区域数字强震动记录,分析汶川8．0级地震的远场地震动特征,研究了基岩场地及深厚软弱场地的长周期地震动及其差异;根据长周期结构的特点,选取建于深厚软弱场地上的江苏A050强震台的超长地震记录进行结构地震反应分析,研究汶川8．0级地震对远场长周期结构的影响,并结合实际震害特点,提出了长周期结构抗震及地震安全对策中一些值得注意和思考的问题。     

场地液化震害的影响因素探讨

<正>研究表明,只有当某个地区发生震级足够大的地震,这一地区才有可能产生场地液化现象。震级小于或者等于5.5级的地震,即使极震区烈度为Ⅶ度,其场地液化则难以发生或者说场地液化震害的影响有限。但是,对于7.5级左右的(特)大地震,由于地震动持续时间长,震动次数多,需要考虑远场甚至是Ⅵ~Ⅴ度区内液化的发生及其引起的破坏。因此,要反映地震强度和地震持续时间对液化的确切影响,仅以烈度概括是不够的,应以震级定量化,这样可以为地震现场工作人员评估场地液化震害奠定基础。结合地震震     

场地地震动水平/竖向谱比与地表/基底谱比差异及修正水平/竖向谱比法研究

局部场地条件是决定场地地震动强度和频谱的重要因素,基于强震动和脉动记录的统计分析,获取表征场地条件影响的特征参数已成为确定工程场地设计地震动的较经济和实用方法,特别是对于大范围或难以开展现场勘测的工程场地.利用日本KiK-net台网强震动记录计算分析了台站场地地震动水平/竖向谱比(HVSR)与地表/基底谱比(SBSR)...     

基于性态的液化场地多跨桥梁桩基地震响应分析

针对液化场地多跨简支桩基桥梁体系,考虑地震随机性的不确定性和认知的不确定性,结合地震危险性曲线自身的不确定性,推导性态指标危险性曲线的解析表达式.利用地震动强度指标PGV/PGA,输入不同幅值的地震动,进行液化场地多跨桩基桥梁体系地震反应有限元分析.基于有限元数值分析结果,选取地震过程中关键位置位移和弯矩的最大值作为性...     

典型土层场地随机地震反应规律分析

针对硬、中、软3种土层场地,选取历史上实测到的Ⅰ类和Ⅱ类场地的地震动记录各100条,分别调整地震动记录加速度峰值至0.1g、0.2g和0.3g,并采用一维等效线性化方法开展了场地随机地震反应研究,系统分析了地震动峰值加速度、速度和位移反应的变异性规律。主要结论为,位移和速度峰值的变异性随场地土变软而增大;位移和速度峰值变异性较加速度峰值的变异性更为突出;利用50条左右的地震动记录即可获得场地地震反应均值和标准差较为稳定的结果。     

复杂地形条件对强地震动特征的影响

基于甘肃文县获得的汶川地震强余震记录分析和FLAC3D软件模拟场地地震反应的方法研究了地形条件对地震动的影响.首先结合文县流动地震台强余震记录,分析了文县山包场地的地震动分布特征;其次对该山包进行了地形测量、地震勘探和土样采取,根据实测资料建立了FLAC3D三维场地数值模型,采用实际基岩记录输入,研究了山包不同部位地震动的分布特征.研究表明:数值计算与观测的结果在一定频段范围内有较好一致性;其时域峰值加速度放大比接近,反应谱谱比结果放大趋势一致,1 ～10Hz的地震动放大最明显;FLAC3D软件能够有效地模拟三维场地的地震反应.     

地震动的山体地形效应

地震动的山体地形效应问题属于局部场地条件对地震动的影响范畴。汶川地震之后,记录到了大量主、余震山体地震动记录,结合"明灯一号"人工爆破山体地形地震动记录以及汶川地震震后现场与地形效应相关的震害调查资料,本文对地震动的山体地形效应进行了详细     

龙头山集镇局部场地地震动效应分析

依据龙头山集镇6个典型场地上的钻探资料及土体的动力非线性特性试验数据,分别建立了相应场地的地震反应分析模型。以幅值折半的龙头山镇强震动台站（053LLT）东西向主震加速度记录作为入射地震动,采用一维土层地震反应分析等效线性化方法计算了场地地震反应,讨论了近地表覆盖土层结构对地震动加速度峰值及反应谱的影响,并对场地效应与震害的关系进行了分析。      

Recording-based identification of site liquefaction

Reconnaissance reports and pertinent research on seismic hazards show that liquefaction is one of the key sources of damage to geotechnical and structural engineering systems. Therefore, identifying site liquefaction conditions plays an important role in seismic hazard mitigation. One of the widely used approaches for detecting liquefaction is based on the time-frequency analysis of ground motion recordings, in which short-time Fourier transform is typically used. It is known that recordings at a site with liquefaction are the result of nonlinear responses of seismic waves propagating in the liquefied layers underneath the site. Moreover, Fourier transform is not effective in characterizing such dynamic features as time-dependent frequency of the recordings rooted in nonlinear responses. Therefore, the aforementioned approach may not be intrinsically effective in detecting liquefaction. An alternative to the Fourier-based approach is presented in this study, which proposes time-frequency analysis of earthquake ground motion recordings with the aid of the Hilbert-Huang transform （HHT）, and offers justification for the HHT in addressing the liquefaction features shown in the recordings. The paper then defines the predominant instantaneous frequency （PIF） and introduces the PiF-related motion features to identify liquefaction conditions at a given site. Analysis of 29 recorded data sets at different site conditions shows that the proposed approach is effective in detecting site liquefaction in comparison with other methods.     

Characterizing and quantifying earthquake-induced site nonlinearity

This study proposes a recording-based approach to characterize and quantify earthquake-induced site nonlinearity, exemplified as soil nonlinearity and/or liquefaction. Alternative to Fourier spectral analysis (FSA), the paper introduces time–frequency analysis of earthquake ground motion recordings with the aid of so-called Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT), and offers justification for the HHT in addressing the nonlinear features shown in the recordings. With the use of the 2001 Nisqually earthquake recordings, this study shows that the proposed approach is effective in characterizing site nonlinearity and quantifying the influences in seismic ground responses. Major results from this study are listed below.

1. HHT-based site amplification is defined as the ratio of marginal Hilbert amplitude spectra, similar to the Fourier-based one that is the ratio of Fourier amplitude spectra. The HHT-based site amplification can be used in effectively quantifying site nonlinearity in terms of frequency downshift in the low-frequency range and amplification-reduction factor in intermediate-frequency range in comparison with the Fourier-based one.

2. Instantaneous damping, and Hilbert and marginal Hilbert damping spectra are defined in ways similar to instantaneous frequency, and Hilbert and marginal Hilbert amplitude spectra, respectively. Consequently, the HHT-based site damping is found as the difference of marginal Hilbert damping spectra, which can be used as an alternative, complementary index to measure the influences of site nonlinearity in seismic ground responses.

Threshold seismic energy and liquefaction distance limit during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

Estimating the possible region of liquefaction occurrence during a strong earthquake is highly valuable for economy loss estimation, reconnaissance efforts and site investigations after the event. This study identified and compiled a large amount of liquefaction case histories from the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, China, to investigate the relationship between the attenuation of seismic wave energy and liquefaction distance limit during this earthquake. Firstly, we introduced the concept of energy absorption ratio, which is defined as the absorbed energy of soil divided by the imparted energy of seismic waves at a given site, and the relationship between the energy absorption ratio and the material damping ratio was established based on shear stress–strain loop of soil element and the seismic wave propagation process from the source to the site. Secondly, the threshold imparted seismic energy of liquefaction was obtained based on existing researches of absorbed energy required to trigger liquefaction of sandy soils and the ground motion attenuation characteristics of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, and the liquefaction distance limit of this earthquake was estimated according to the proposed magnitude–energy–distance relationship. Finally, the field liquefaction database of 209 sites of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake was used to validate such an estimation, and the field observed threshold imparted seismic energy to cause liquefaction in recent major earthquakes worldwide was back-analyzed to check the predictability of the present method, and several possible mechanisms were discussed to explain the discrepancy between the field observations and the theoretical predictions. This study indicates that seismic energy attenuation and liquefaction distance limit are regional specific and earthquake dependent, and 382 J/m³ is the average level of threshold imparted seismic energy to cause liquefaction for loose saturated sandy soils, and the corresponding liquefaction distance limit is approximately 87.4 km in fault distance for a M_w?=?7.9 event in the Chengdu Plain. The proposed regional energy attenuation model and threshold imparted seismic energy may be considered as an approximate tool in evaluating the liquefaction hazard during potential earthquakes in this area.     

关于软弱粉质粘土地震液化或震陷的判别标准

文中简要介绍了判别细粒土地震液化分析方法的发展历程,指出了工程建设中考虑细粒土地震液化问题的必要性。基于已有研究成果,阐述了可用于工程设计的软弱粉质粘土地震液化简化判别方法,并对建筑抗震设计新规范中增加的相关条款进行了说明解释。     

Liquefaction potential evaluations by energy-based method and stress-based method for various ground motions

An energy-based liquefaction potential evaluation method (EBM) previously developed was applied to a uniform sand model shaken by seismic motions recorded at different sites during different magnitude earthquakes. It was also applied to actual liquefaction case histories in Urayasu city during the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake and in Tanno-cho during the 2003 M8.0 Tokachi-oki earthquake. In all these evaluations, the results were compared with those by the currently used stress-based method (SBM) under exactly the same seismic and geotechnical conditions. It was found that EBM yields similar results with SBM for several ground motions of recent earthquakes but has easier applicability without considering associated parameters. In Urayasu city, the two methods yielded nearly consistent results by using an appropriate coefficient in SBM for the M9.0 earthquake, though both overestimated the actual liquefaction performance, probably because effects of plasticity and aging on in situ liquefaction strength were not taken into account. In Tanno-cho, EBM could evaluate actual liquefaction performance due to a small-acceleration motion during a far-field large magnitude earthquake while SBM could not.     

液化识别方法盲测对比——以2011年2月22日新西兰6.3级地震为例

液化实时监测作为减轻地震灾害的新手段,其核心技术是建立依据强震记录识别场地液化的方法,但目前所提出的方法十分有限,可靠性也缺少实际地震检验.2011年新西兰地震中液化及其震害现象显著,为检验现有液化识别方法提供了条件.目前已有并可供程使用的四种液化识别方法为:Miyajima法、Suzuki法、KY法(Kostadin...     

Identification and modeling of earthquake ground response - II. Site liquefaction

Downhole records of seismically-induced soil liquefaction are a valuable source of information on the associated mechanisms of stiffness degradation and lateral spreading. In this paper, free-field downhole array seismic records are employed to identify and model the recorded response at Wildlife Refuge (California, USA) and Port Island (Kobe, Japan) sites. The Wildlife Refuge site was instrumented in 1982 with a two-accelerometer array and six piezometers that recorded a case of seismically induced site liquefaction. At Port Island, a four-accelerometer down-hole array recorded strong motion during the recent 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake. This earthquake resulted in widespread liquefaction and major ground deformations at Port Island. Using the recorded downhole accelerations at these two sites, the actual seismic shear stress-strain histories are directly evaluated. These histories provide valuable insight into the mechanisms of site liquefaction and associated loss of stiffness and strength. Based on the identified dynamic soil behaviors, computational simulations of the observed seismic response are performed. Optimization techniques are employed to estimate the necessary computational modeling parameters. This document constitutes the second part of a set of two companion papers about site amplification and liquefaction.     

Variability of seismic response of soils using stochastic finite element method

The evaluation of seismic response of soil sites constitutes an important problem with respect to groundmotion amplification and soil instability because of liquefaction. The base motion generated during earthquake is a random process. In addition, the soil sites are usually homogenous with randomly varying characteristics. The uncertainties associated with the input motion and site characteristics may lead to a wide range of variability of the site response. In this paper, a Monte-Carlo based stochastic finite element method is used to study the variability of seismic response.     

液化规范判别与实际震害现象的差异对比——以唐山地震震害为例

砂土液化判别是地震地质灾害判定和预测的一项重要工作,判别方法以规范为主,但在实际工作中发现规范的判别结果与实际情况存在差异。本文在查阅大量唐山地震震害资料的基础上,选择3个典型工程场地,根据实际钻孔现场标贯原位测试数据,采用《建筑抗震设计规范》中的方法进行液化判别,发现规范判别结果与实际震害现象之间存在着一些差异。分析认为,抗震设防烈度与实际地震动不同、地下水位变化、上覆非液化土层的厚度、局部场地效应、地震动持时以及实验造成的人为误差等,均是造成差异的原因。分析结果也表明,规范中的判别方法具有较普遍的适用性和较强的实用性,但由于基础数据的局限性及判别公式本身存在的定性异常,其判别结果的合理性还有待于进一步研究论证,这也是造成判别结果与实际震害现象存在差异的原因之一。本文的研究结果对地震液化的机理认识、判别方法的完善,均具有一定的意义。     

Shear wave velocity-based liquefaction evaluation in the great Wenchuan earthquake： a preliminary case study

The great Wenchuan earthquake (Ms = 8.0) in 2008 caused severe damage in the western part of the Chengdu Plain. Soil liquefaction was one of the major causes of damage in the plain areas, and proper evaluation of liquefaction potential is important in the definition of the seismic hazard facing a given region and post-earthquake reconstruction. In this paper, a simplified procedure is proposed for liquefaction assessment of sandy deposits using shear wave velocity (Vs), and soil liquefaction from the Banqiao School site was preliminarily investigated after the earthquake. Boreholes were made at the site and shear wave velocities were measured both by SASW and down-hole methods. Based on the in-situ soil information and Vs profiles, the liquefaction potential of this site was evaluated. The results are reasonably consistent with the actual field behavior observed after the earthquake, indicating that the proposed procedure is effective. The possible effects of gravel and fines contents on liquefaction of sandy soils were also briefly discussed.