Numerical analysis of seismic wave amplification in Nice (France) and comparisons with experiments

The analysis of site effects is very important since the amplification of seismic motion in some specific areas can be very strong. In this paper, the site considered is located in the centre of Nice on the French Riviera. Site effects are investigated considering a numerical approach (Boundary Element Method) and are compared with experimental results. The experimental results are obtained thanks to real earthquakes (weak motion) and microtremor measurements. The investigation of seismic site effects through numerical approaches is interesting because it shows the dependency of the amplification level on such parameters as wave velocity in surface soil layers, velocity contrast with deep layers, seismic wave type, incidence and damping.In this specific area of Nice, experimental measurements obtained for weak motion lead to strong site effects. A one-dimensional (1D) analytical analysis of amplification does not give a satisfactory estimation of the maximum reached levels. A boundary element model is then proposed considering different wave types (SH, P, SV) as the seismic loading. The alluvial basin is successively assumed as an isotropic linear elastic medium and an isotropic linear viscoelastic solid with Zener type behaviour (standard solid). The influence of frequency and incidence is analysed. The thickness of the surface layer, its mechanical properties, its general shape as well as the seismic wave type involved have a great influence on the maximum amplification and the frequency for which it occurs. For real earthquakes, the numerical results are in very good agreement with experimental measurements for each motion component. The boundary element method leads to amplification values very close to the actual ones and much larger than those obtained in the 1D case. Two-dimensional basin effects are then very strong and are well reproduced numerically.     

Comparison between different techniques for evaluation of predominant periods using strong ground motion records and microtremors in Pereira Colombia

This paper presents a comparison between different techniques for evaluation of predominant periods in soft soil, for the urban area of Pereira city, Western Colombia. In this study we used microtremor and strong ground motion records obtained by a local array of seven accelerographs stations deployed in the city. Response spectra and spectral ratios have been calculated and compared with strong seismic events recorded in solid rock and soft soil stations. These observations allowed the determination of dominant response spectra for several sectors in the urban area. For the microtremor measurements and earthquake data, dominant periods were determined using interpretation of Fourier amplitude spectra and Nakamura's technique. A comparison between dominant periods obtained from strong ground motion records and those obtained from microtremor measurements show similarities, which is in the range 0.2–0.5 s. A preliminary version of a site response map for Pereira city was obtained from this analysis.     

Evidence of nonlinear site response in HVSR from SMART1 (Taiwan) data

Deamplification of strong motion and the increase of the effective period of soil deposits are typical nonlinear effects; we seek them in SMART1-array data by applying the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) technique. The recordings, from four soil and one rock stations, represent 23 earthquakes (M_L 4.9–7.0); PGA varies between 20–260 cm/s². For each station, mean HVSR curves are calculated for two PGA ranges: <75 cm/s² and >100 cm/s² (weak and strong motion). At the soil stations, the “weak” (linear) and “strong” (nonlinear) responses are significantly different. Below 1–1.8 Hz, the nonlinear response exceeds the linear one. Above 2 Hz, the nonlinear response drops below the linear one and above 4–6 Hz below unity (deamplification). From 10 to 16 Hz, the two responses converge. One soil site shows significant negative correlation between resonance frequency and ground acceleration. Such behaviour agrees with other empirical studies and theoretical predictions. Our results imply that the HVSR technique is sensitive to ground-motion intensity and can be used to detect and study nonlinear site response.     

Study on automatic recognition of the first motion in a seismic event

IntroductionSeismic detection is one of the most effective methods to monitor underground explosions. When an underground explosion is conducted, like an earthquake, it will radiate seismic waves. Stimulating from sources, these seismic waves travel through the Earth(s interior and surface, propagating widespread. These waves can be recorded by seismograph systems on surface. By studying the recorded seismic signals, we can obtain much detailed information on such a seismic event. We can the…     

地震动参数理论预测公式在工程地震中的应用

将地震动参数理论预测公式拟合为工程地震工作中常用的地震动衰减关系形式,并将地震动参数(PGA,PGV)理论衰减关系与美国西部以及用转换方法得到的中国东部地震动衰减关系、唐山和海城地震余震的记录进行了对比。结果表明,地震动参数理论预测公式应用到工程地震工作中是可行的,而且也是需要的     

地震事件初动点的自动判定研究

研究了地震信号到来前背景噪声的波形规律,建立起表征背景噪声的自回归模型,并编制了相应的建模程序和地震信号初动点自动判定程序．对25次地下爆炸地震事件的初动点进行判定,并给出了自动判定和人工判读的结果．      

Large amplification of ground motion at rock sites within a fault zone in Nocera Umbra (central Italy)

During the two mainshocks of September 26, 1997 inthe Umbria-Marche border a strong-motion accelerographrecorded peak ground accelerations as large as 0.6 g,approximately, in the town of Nocera Umbra, atdistances of 10 to 15 km from the epicentres. Thisvalue is significantly larger than expected on thebasis of the usual regressions with magnitude anddistance. A broad-band amplification up to a factor of10 was consistently estimated in previous papers,using both weak and strong motion data recorded at theaccelerograph site during local moderate earthquakes.To study the cause of this amplification we deployedsix seismologic stations across the tectonic contactbetween the Ceno-Mesozoic limestone and the Mesozoicmarly sandstone where the accelerograph is installed.Seismograms of 21 shallow aftershocks in the magnituderange from 2.2 to 4.0 and a subcrustal M_w = 5.3event are analysed. Regardless of epicentre location,waveforms show a large complexity in an approximately200 m wide band adjacent to the tectonic contact. Thisis interpreted as the effect of trapped waves in thehighly fractured, lower velocity materials within thefault zone.     

渤海湾盆地新生代的走滑活动及其石油地质意义

渤海湾盆地新生代构造运动具有统一的右旋走滑特征 ,平面上具有自东向西由强变弱的特点 ,时间上走滑活动具有由老至新逐渐变弱的趋势。走滑作用对渤海湾盆地新生代的构造演化、沉积充填、油气生成、圈闭类型及形成等方面有明显的控制作用。本文特别指出了走滑作用对火山岩油气藏的控制作用。     

一次冲击地震动的特性研究

一次冲击型地震是天然地震中的一种典型地震动 ,与其他常见地震相比 ,具有持续时间短、衰减速度快等特点。由于其独特的动力特点 ,利用以概率论为基础的传统方法研究此类地震动力特征是不合适的 ,而应该使用以确定性理论为主的数学分析方法。总结出一次冲击地震动的特点、产生条件及形成机制。在此基础上 ,首次对其震动历时过程进行拟合计算 ,并取得了较好的应用效果 ,实践证明这种方法是行之有效的。     

球状星团M3的绝对自行测定及其空间运动

使用上海天文台佘山40厘米折射望远镜拍摄的两期共14张球状星团M3底片的PDS扫描结果,以ACT星表中的24颗恒星的位置和绝对自行为参考架,用中心重叠法进行天体测量归算,得到了这个星团中心附近1°5．5x1°．5天区内534颗恒星的位置和绝对自行,并利用这些自行对成员概率进行估算,得到这个星团的赤经方向绝对自行为-0．3±0．3mas/yr,赤纬方向绝对自行为-3．1±0．3mas/yr．使用该自行值,结合已知的M3的距离和视向速度,计算了其在给定的银河系引力势中的运动轨道．