Simulation of seismic response in an idealized city

We study the seismic response of an idealized 2D ‘city’, constituted by ten non equally-spaced, non equally-sized, homogenized blocks (i.e. buildings or groups of buildings) anchored in a soft soil layer overlying a hard halfspace. Our results display strong response inside the blocks and on the ground which qualitatively match the responses observed in some earthquake-prone cities.     

Non-linear soil response in ground motions

From both theoretical and empirical studies, we know that a soft soil layer will amplify seismic waves of certain frequencies and cause damage to structures, depending on the physical properties and the thickness of the layer. Most developed cities are situated on a plane or a basin with soft geological strata. Thus, understanding the characteristics of soft soil response to seismic loading is important. Seismologists and engineers are interested in questions of linear versus non-linear soil response and isotropy versus anisotropy as a soil property. The records of the downhole accelerographs of an array in Lotung provide an opportunity to study these problems. The results show that the soil response in Lotung does not have an anisotropy effect, and significant non-linear soil response occurred during the strong ground motions in which peak ground acceleration values at ground surface are larger than 150 gal.     

渤海海域软土层土对地震动参数的影响研究

渤海海域软土层土对场地设计地震动参数取值具有显著影响.选取渤海中部钻孔剖面作为计算场地模型基础,分别构建软土和硬土场地模型,并通过改变软土层厚度,构造新的场地模型.采用等效线性化方法(EL法)和非线性计算方法(NL法)分别对场地模型进行地震反应分析,分析了海底软土层土对地震动参数的影响.研究结果表明:海底软土层土对地震...     

Side effect of using response spectral amplification ratios for soil sites—variability and earthquake-magnitude and source-distance dependent amplification ratios for soil sites

We investigate a special type of variability in response spectral amplification ratios computed from numerical “engineering” models for a soft soil site. The engineering models are defined by shallow soil layers over “engineering” bedrock with a shear-wave velocity over 600–700 m/s and the model is subjected to vertical propagating shear waves. The variability, perhaps unique in earthquake engineering, is a result of the “perfectly accurate” computational procedure. For example, an engineering soil site model, subjected to two rock site records or the two horizontal components of a rock site record, produces different response spectral amplification ratios. We use a large number of strong-motion records from “engineering” rock sites, with a reasonably balanced distribution with respect to magnitude and source distance, generated by subduction earthquakes in Japan, to investigate the nature of the variability. In order to avoid any approximation in removing the effect of soil nonlinear response, we use a simple model, a single horizontal soil layer over a bedrock, modelled as elastic. We then demonstrate that a similar type of variability observed in the one- or two-dimensional nonlinear soil models is caused by the nature of response spectral amplification ratios, not a direct result of soil nonlinear response. Examination of variability reveals that the average of response spectral amplification ratios systematically depends on both earthquake magnitude and source distance. We find that, at periods much longer than the site natural periods of the soil sites, the scatter of the amplification ratios decreases with increasing magnitude and source distance. These findings may have a potential impact in establishing design spectra for soft soil sites using strong-motion attenuation models or dynamic numerical modelling.     

土层地震反应中软弱夹层对加速度反应谱的影响

为了研究土层地震反应中软弱夹层对加速度反应谱的影响,本文构造了多种包含不同厚度、不同位置软夹层的土层结构,通过国内地震安评通用的ESE软件进行计算、分析。研究结果表明,软夹层的厚度、位置、输入地震动的幅值等对加速度反应谱均有不同程度的影响,上部含有软夹层的土层结构能造成反应谱出现双峰现象,引起加速度反应谱特征周期变大。本文研究结果对软土地区工程抗震设计有一定参考价值。     

远震作用下软弱土层的震害影响

软弱土层在地震作用下,容易发生水平永久变形和不均匀沉陷,是发生震害的主要因素之一。特别是在远震作用下,软弱土层地区的破坏烈度高于其他较坚硬岩土地区,软弱土层上部的中高层建筑物和构筑物更易遭受破坏。通过回顾和分析1994年9月16日台湾海峡7.3级地震在汕头市的地震反应特征及震害影响,指出应加强软弱土层地区的工程抗震设计,提高防灾抗震能力。     

地震波斜入射下层状场地中地下综合管廊地震响应分析

利用黏弹性人工边界和等效地震荷载时域波动输入方法,结合土层和半空间的精确动力刚度矩阵,实现了地震波斜入射下层状场地地下综合管廊地震反应分析,建立了不同场地条件下地下综合管廊分析模型。计算结果表明:地震波倾斜入射情况下,综合管廊结构地震响应与垂直入射时具有显著差异,一般SV波以30°临界角附近入射时结构地震反应最为剧烈;地下综合管廊动应力集中主要分布在管廊角部、中柱上下端;成层土波速结构变化对地下综合管廊地震反应亦具有显著影响。总体上看:当穿越软夹层时管廊结构地震反应更为剧烈,且覆盖层越厚,管廊结构内力幅值越大。因此地下综合管廊结构抗震设计宜考虑地震波倾斜入射及场地土层性质的影响。     

软土层厚度对地铁车站结构地震反应的影响规律研究

为了明确软土层厚度对地铁车站结构地震反应的影响规律,本文中对常见的两层三跨岛式地铁车站结构侧向和底部地基中存在不同厚度软土层时9种软场地条件下地铁车站结构的地震反应进行了数值模拟分析。由本文和作者之前对软土层埋深影响地铁车站结构地震反应的共同研究结果来看：软土层位于地铁车站结构侧向地基时对地铁车站结构的抗震是非常不利的,尤其是软土层位于地铁车站结构侧向地基底部时最为不利,而当软土层位于地铁车站结构底部地基中时对其抗震性能一般是有利的,起到消能减震的作用;当软土层位于地铁车站结构侧向地基顶部时,随着软土层厚度的变大,对地铁车站结构抗震性能的影响越是不利且影响程度越大,而当软土层位于地铁车站结构侧向地基底部和底部地基中时,软土层厚度的变化对地铁车站结构抗震性能的影响规律并不具有很好的一致性。     

天津软弱土场地土层地震反应实例分析

对场地土层地震反应分析的主要方法进行介绍,在天津软弱土场地（Ⅳ类场地）上分别采用等效线性化和逐步积分的方法进行土层反应,并把土层反应得到的结果与天津地区Ⅳ类场地上的实际强震记录对比,发现等效线性化方法适用于天津软弱土场地土层地震反应。对软弱土场地土层地震反应结果进行分析,把该结果与GB50011—2010《建筑抗震设计规范》中相应的参数进行对比,分析两者之间的差别,为天津软弱土场地的抗震设防提供合理的建议。     

土层结构对地表加速度峰值的影响

本文在研究我国数百个工程场地钻孔资料的基础上，选取和构造了若干有代表性的典型场地剖面，利用目前工程上广泛应用的场地地震反应分析的一维等效线性化波动方法，计算了不同场地在三种不同强度的地震动输入下的地表加速度峰值反应。分析研究了覆盖层厚度、软土层的埋深与厚度等对场地地表加速度峰值的影响，得到了一些有意义的结论。     

软土场地地铁车站抗震计算的等代地震加速度法

将软土地层中地铁车站结构与周围土体地震时产生的水平加速度,以静态的水平加速度代替,使两者作用下结构内力最大值相等、出现部位相同,实现将动力问题转化为静力问题。结果表明,该方法能反映软土地层中两层三跨地铁车站的在地震时的动力响应,是适用于工程设计的简单、实用的数值方法。     

Sandstone response to salt weathering following simulated fire damage: a comparison of the effects of furnace heating and fire

Fire has long been recognized as an agent of rock weathering. Our understanding of the impact of fire on stone comes either from early anecdotal evidence, or from more recent laboratory simulation studies, using furnaces to simulate the effects of fire. This paper suggests that knowledge derived from simulated heating experiments is based on the pre‐conceptions of the experiment designer – when using a furnace to simulate fire, the operator decides on the maximum temperature and the duration of the experiment. These are key factors in determining the response of the stone to fire, and if these are removed from real‐world observations then knowledge based on these simulations must be questioned. To explore the differences between heating sandstone in a furnace and a real fire, sample blocks of Peakmoor Sandstone were subjected to different stress histories in combination (lime rendering and removal, furnace heating or fire, frost and salt weathering). Block response to furnace heating and fire is discussed, with emphasis placed on the non‐uniformity of the fire and of block response to fire in contrast to the uniform response to surface heating in a furnace. Subsequent response to salt weathering (by a 10% solution of sodium chloride and magnesium sulphate) was then monitored by weight loss. Blocks that had experienced fire showed a more unpredictable response to salt weathering than those that had undergone furnace heating – spalling of corners and rapid catastrophic weight loss were evidenced in blocks that had been subjected to fire, after periods of relative quiescence. An important physical side‐effect of the fire was soot accumulation, which created a waxy, relatively impermeable layer on some blocks. This layer repelled water and hindered salt ingress, but eventually detached when salt, able to enter the substrate through more permeable areas, concentrated and crystallized behind it, resulting in rapid weight loss and accelerated decay. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Site response analysis with two‐dimensional numerical discontinuous deformation analysis method

The capability of the numerical discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) method to perform site response analysis is tested. We begin with modeling one‐dimensional shear wave propagation through a stack of horizontal layers and compare the obtained resonance frequency and amplification with results obtained with SHAKE. We use the algorithmic damping in DDA to condition the damping ratio in DDA by changing the time step size and use the same damping ratio in SHAKE to enable meaningful comparisons. We obtain a good agreement between DDA and SHAKE, even though DDA is used with first order approximation and with simply deformable blocks, proving that the original DDA formulation is suitable for modeling one‐dimensional wave propagation problems. The ability of DDA to simulate wave propagation through structures is tested by comparing the resonance frequency obtained for a multidrum column when modeling it with DDA and testing it in the field using geophysical site response survey. When the numerical control parameters are properly selected, we obtain a reasonable agreement between DDA and the site response experiment in the field. We find that the choice of the contact spring stiffness, or the numerical penalty parameter, is directly related to the obtained resonance frequency in DDA. The best agreement with the field experiment is obtained with a relatively soft contact spring stiffness of k = (1/25)(E × L) where E and L are the Young's modulus and mean diameter of the drums in the tested column. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

青藏高原东缘变形机制的讨论: 来自数值模拟结果的限定

青藏高原东缘的地壳结构是两种主流青藏高原隆升模式争辩的焦点之一.中下地壳流曾经被认为是高原东缘隆升的主要构造驱动力,但是中上地壳之间低阻低速层的发现及其与2008 M_S8.0汶川地震良好的对应关系表明,高原东缘具有向东刚性挤出的可能性.然而大部分关于龙门山断裂的数值模拟仍建立在下地壳流的基础上,仅将低阻低速层作为断裂的延续或是弱化地壳物性参数的软弱层,而非能够控制块体滑动的"解耦层",也没有考虑到刚性块体变形中的断裂相互作用.本文建立了包含相互平行的龙门山断裂与龙日坝断裂的刚性上地壳模型,用极薄的低阻低速层作为块体滑动的解耦带,采用速率相关的非线性摩擦接触有限元方法,基于R最小策略控制时间步长,计算了在仅有侧向挤压力作用下,低阻低速层对青藏高原东缘的刚性块体变形和断裂活动的作用.计算结果显示,低阻低速层控制了刚性块体的垂直变形和水平变形分布特征.在侧向挤压力的持续作用下,在低阻低速层控制下的巴颜喀拉块体能够快速隆升,而缺乏低阻低速层的四川盆地隆升速度和隆升量均极小,隆升差异集中在龙门山断裂附近,使其发生应力积累乃至破裂.龙日坝断裂被两侧的刚性次级块体挟持着一起向南东方向运动,但该断裂的走滑运动分解了绝大部分施加在块体边界上的走滑量,使得相邻的龙门山次级块体的走滑分量遽然减少,也使得龙门山断裂表现出以逆冲为主,兼有少量走滑的运动性质.本文所得的这些计算结果显示了在缺乏中下地壳流,仅在低阻低速层解耦下刚性块体隆升过程及相关断裂活动,提供了青藏高原东缘刚性块体挤出的可行性,为青藏高原东缘隆升机制的研究讨论提供了重要依据.     

中国软土及其动力学特性研究的概况

软土由于具有强度低、渗透性小、压缩性高、欠固结以及流变效应等不利于工程建设的特性,通常不被选做天然地基。但当软土以建筑环境或地基夹层存在时,对工程会带来一定的危害。在动力的作用下,软土表现特殊的力学行为,在地震作用有时会产生震陷;位于表层的软土放大效果显著;位于底层的软土有时具有隔震的作用。由于软土在动力学实验方面存在一定的困难,并且缺少软土场地的强震记录,使得这方面的研究受到一定影响。简要介绍了软土的成因及工程特性;总结和归纳了国内外软土的动剪切模量比和阻尼比以及剪切波速等动力学参数的特征,评述了软土动本构关系和地震反应特性等方面的研究进展,在此基础上提出了目前需要进一步开展研究的问题。该项工作对从事软土研究的科技工作者有一定的参考价值。     

聚合物驱油层电阻率测井响应变化特征研究(英文)

油层注入聚合物溶液后,电阻率测井响应发生与水驱不同的变化特征,严重影响水淹层测井评价的效果。本文首先分析了聚合物溶液的导电性质,其次按照聚合物驱油层不同施工流程开展岩电实验研究,分析不同驱替阶段的岩石电阻率的变化特征。并对比分析聚合物驱与水驱油层电阻率测井响应的差异。结果表明,不同聚合物驱替饱含油岩心过程,岩心电阻率随饱和度变化呈现"w"型或"S"型和单调下降的形态;清水聚合物驱油层电阻率测井响应呈现弱、未水淹的特征;污水聚合物驱油层电阻率测井响应呈现与污水水驱相似的变化特征。     

三种土层结构反应谱特征周期的统计分析

本文人工合成了若干条能够反映不同地震动特征的基岩加速度时程,并将其作为土层地震反应分析的地震动输入。选取了若干个软弱夹层分别在底部、中部和顶部的场地剖面,利用工程上广泛应用的场地地震反应分析的一维等效线性化波动方法,计算了不同场地类别,3种土层结构在不同地震动输入下的地表加速度反应谱的特征周期。给出了不同土层结构在统计意义上的反应谱特征周期的平均值,并通过与正常剖面反应谱特征周期的比较给出了不同场地类别,3种土层结构的反应谱特征周期的影响系数。本文的研究结果对进一步考虑场地分类具有一定的意义。     

Steady state rocking response of rigid blocks part 2: Experiment

The results of an experimental investigation on the rocking response of rigid blocks subjected to sinusoidal base motion is presented. It is shown that two common types of steady state response are harmonic and 1/3 subharmonic response. The measured steady state response amplitudes correlate well with theoretical predictions for both harmonic and 1/3 subharmonic responses. Within each type of steady state response, theoretical studies show that the system may respond in either a symmetric or an unsymmetric mode. A symmetric mode denotes that the block oscillates about a mean zero position while an unsymmetric mode implies the mean position of oscillation is at an inclined position. One form of unsymmetric response was observed in the experiment. In addition, almost periodic responses were also observed in the experiment, although their existence has not been reported in theoretical studies.     

基于GIS的大中城市应急决策反应系统设计与实现

大中城市应急决策反应系统采用了B/S与C/S相结合的框架结构,它集GIS与.NET最新技术为一体,为地震应急指挥开发构建了一个综合业务技术平台。本文介绍城市应急决策反应系统的设计思路、技术关键点及其应用等,该技术系统实现了各地与上级各指挥中心之间便捷的灾情上报,能够为地震应急指挥快速、动态提供灾情文档和辅助决策。     

有冻土层场地上多层砖房的震害预测方法

以一个６层砖结构和四种场地共同组建成四个结构－地基一体化计算模型,输入唐山地震基岩地表的余震记录,计算融土场地、有冻层场地和刚性地基三种情况下结构的地震反应,通过结构基底等效输入和结构地震反应内力的比较,作者认为,对绝大多数中软场地,用现行的刚性地基假设,作多层砖房震害预测是偏于安全的。