Dynamic stiffness matrix of a poroelastic multi-layered site and its Green＇s functions

Few studies of wave propagation in layered saturated soils have been reported in the literature. In this paper, a general solution of the equation of wave motion in saturated soils, based on one kind of practical Biot‘s equation,was deduced by introducing wave potentials. Then exact dynamic-stiffness matrices for a poroelastic soil layer and halfspace were derived, which extended Wolf‘s theory for an elastic layered site to the case of poroelasticity, thus resolving a fundamental problem in the field of wave propagation and soil-structure interaction in a poroelastic layered soil site. By using the integral transform method, Green‘s functions of horizontal and vertical uniformly distributed loads in a poroelastic layered soil site were given. Finally, the theory was verified by numerical examples and dynamic responses by comparing three different soil sites. This study has the following advantages: all parameters in the dynamic-stiffness matrices have explicitly physical meanings and the thickness of the sub-layers does not affect the precision of the calculation which is very convenient for engineering applications. The present theory can degenerate into Wolf‘s theory and yields numerical results approaching those for an ideal elastic layered site when porosity tends to zero.     

Anti-plane deformations around arbitrary-shaped canyons on a wedge-shape half-space: moment method solutions

The wave propagation behavior in an elastic wedge-shaped medium with an arbitrary shaped cylindrical canyon at its vertex has been studied. Nunerical computation of the wave displacement field is carried out on and near the canyon surfaces using weighted-residuals (moment method). The wave displacement fields are computed by the residual mcthod for the cases of elliptic, circular, rounded-rectangular and flat-elliptic canyons. The analysis demonstrates that thc resulting surface displacemcnt depends, as in similar previous analyses, on several factors including, but not limited, to the angle of thc wedge, thc geometry of thc vertex, the frcquencies of thc incident waves, the angles of incidence, and the material properties of the media. The analysis provides intriguing results that help to explain geophysical observations regarding the amplification of seismic energy as a function of site conditions.     

A series solution for surface motion amplification due to underground twin tunnels: incident SV waves

A series solution of displacement response of the ground surface in the presence of underground twin tunnels subjectcd to excitation of incident plane SV waves is derived by using Fourier-Bessel series expansion method. The numerical parametric study shows that underground twin tunnels significantly amplify the nearby surface ground motion. It is suggested that the effect of subways on ground motion should be considered when the subways are planned and designed.     

地下洞室群对地面运动影响问题的级数解答:SH波入射

采用波函数展开法给出平面SH波入射下半空间中洞室群对地面运动影响问题的一个级数解答，并分析了入射波频率和入射角以及两洞室之间距离等参数对地面运动的影响。数值结果表明，地下洞室群对沿线地面运动具有显著的放大作用：两个洞室情况地面运动可以达到单个洞室情况的1．6倍、无洞室情况的3．5倍以上。建议地铁等地下工程在设计和规划时应考虑工程建设后对沿线设计地震动的影响。     

Simulation of non-stationary ground motion processes(I)

Introduction Up to now,simulation of non-stationary ground motion processes in engineering usually is bygenerating stationary ground motion processes,then making them non-stationary by an enve-lope function(Amin and Ang,1968);and the envelope function is usually calculated based on sta-tistical analysis of ground motion records,and the stationary ground motion processes are simu-lated using filtering method,spectral representation method,or time domain method,etc.Because the envelope function …     

Simulation of non-stationary ground motion processes (II)

Introduction When doing Monte Carlo analysis of stochastic earthquake response of nonlinear structures, it is necessary to have a great number of ground motion processes with an identical statistical feature; In theoretical analysis of earthquake resistance of structures, to study the effect of one parameter, it is required to keep other parameters fixed, and it is often needed one set of ground motion proc-esses having an identical statistical feature; Similarly, while doing structural model…     

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…     

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…     

圆弧形层状沉积谷地对入射平面P波的散射解析解

利用Fourier-Bessel级数展开法，给出了圆弧形层状沉积谷地对入射平面P波散射的一个解析解，并利用该解分析了谷中层状沉积排列顺序及相对刚度等因素对入射波散射的影响．      

圆弧形沉积河谷场地在平面P波入射下的响应

利用Fourier-Bessel级数展开法，在频域内给出了圆弧形沉积河谷场地在平面P波入射下动力响应的一个解析解，并分析了入射波波长、入射角度与河谷宽度、深度等因素对动力响应的影响。