Emergency Seismic Damage Assessment of the M_S8.0 Great Wenchuan Earthquake Based on Remote Sensing Imagery

The fast processing, seismic damage data extraction and loss evaluation from RS imagery acquired immediately after a destructive earthquake occurs, are important means for compen-sating the insufficiency of seismic damage information from ground-based investigations and provide an important basis for emergency command and rescue. The paper introduces the method of emergency seismic damage assessment using remote sensing data and its application to the great Wenchuan earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurring in southwest Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. The practical effectiveness of the method is also evaluated in the paper.     

汶川8.0级地震序列活动的分段性研究

在汶川8.0级地震序列的跟踪研究中, 发现汶川地震序列具有明显的空间分段活动特点。 根据对汶川地震余震序列的部分测震学指标计算, 结果表明, 汶川地震序列可能是由以绵竹为界, 其西南段的汶川主-余震序列和绵竹北东段的北川－青川6级震群地震序列组成, 汶川地震可能具有龙门山活动构造的继承性运动特点。     

福建台网“九五”“十五”观测系统测定震级对比研究

运用福建台网“九五”“十五”两套观测系统的资料,对两套系统测定的震级及“十五”系统测定的速度震级和仿真震级进行对比分析,得出,两套系统的震级偏差基本在观测规范允许范围之内;“十五”系统的速度震级与仿真震级偏差分布不集中,一致性较差;为“九五”与“十五”系统过渡提供参考依据。     

单台地震观测报告震相数据的验证方法探讨

简要介绍了利用电子走时表和网上地震目录对单台地震观测报告的震相数据进行初步检查的方法及其软件实现,认为,利用该方法可找出观测报告中分析错误和误差较大的震相,可作为一种对单台地震观测报告进行检查的有效方法。     

山西大同市地震应急基础数据库项目建设现状及改进对策分析

文章通过对大同市地震应急基础数据库项目建设的现状,数据收集的过程进行分析,发现了目前存在的问题,进一步提出了改进的措施和建议,明确应建立各项管理制度,确保地震应急基础数据库在地震发生后发挥其作用。     

欧洲中小震基岩水平向地震动衰减关系研究

大震与中小震之间的地震动衰减规律有所不同.本文使用了132条欧洲基岩水平向记录研究中小震地震动衰减规律.震级范围在地方震级4～6级,距离在震源距70km以内.本文得到了峰值加速度和5%阻尼比、周期0.04～4.00秒之间的加速度反应谱的衰减关系.通过与欧洲和美国西部地震动衰减关系对比,分析了在地震活动性不同的地区内,大震与中小震之间存在的差异有何不同.     

南海北缘海啸波高对潜在海啸源震级偏差的敏感性

本文假设马尼拉海沟北段为潜在海啸源,基于中国地震台网对马尼拉海沟地区震级测定偏差,采用COMCOT(comell Multi-grid Coupled Tsunami Model)海啸数值模型,模拟南海海啸波传播.选取南海北缘3个特定地点,其中两个位于华南近海区域,另一个位于台湾岛南端近海区域,此外还在临近马尼拉海沟北段的深海地区选取了1个特定地点.分析这些特定地点最大海啸波以及最大海啸波到时对于震级测定偏差的敏感性.结果表明:马尼拉海沟北段地震如触发海啸,华南近海区域以及台湾岛南部近海区域最大海啸波振幅对震级偏差敏感,但最大海啸波振幅到时对于震级测定偏差不敏感;振幅最大的海啸波,二十几分钟即可波及台湾岛南端近岸区域,大约1小时后波及大陆华南近海北部区域.     

用于核工程地震安全性评价的中小地震水平向加速度反应谱衰减关系研究

利用美国西部的中小地震记录对基岩场地条件下的中小地震水平向地震动多阻尼加速度反应谱的衰减关系进行了初步研究,并分析了震级与距离对中小地震水平向地震动加速度反应谱衰减规律的影响.     

Variability in rainfall threshold for debris flow after the Chi-Chi earthquake in central Taiwan, China

The purpose of this study is to analyze variability in rainfall threshold for debris flow （critical rainfall for debris flow triggering） after the ML 7.3 Chi-Chi earthquake in central Taiwan in 1999. Two study sites with different geological conditions were surveyed in the earthquake area. Streambed surveys were conducted to continuously monitor debris flows between 1999 and 2006. During the 7-year study period, every debris flow event was identified, and the streambed characterized. Results show that the rainfall threshold for debris flow was remarkably lower just after the Chi-Chi Earthquake, but gradually recovered. To date, this rainfall threshold is still lower than the original level prior to the earthquake. This variability in rainfall threshold is closely related to the mount of sediment material in the initiation area of debris flow, which increased rapidly due to landslides resulting from the earthquake. With the increase in sediment material, the rainfall threshold was lowered severely during the first year following the Chi-Chi earthquake. However, heavy rainfalls mobilized the sediment material, causing debris flows and transporting sediment downstream. With the decrease in sediment material, the rainfall threshold recovered gradually over time. Furthermore, debris flows occurred only in the subbasins that had sufficient sediment material to cause significant movement. Hence, these results confirm that the sediment material in the initiation area of debris flow is a crucial component of the rainfall threshold for debris flow.     

Random vibration analysis of long-span structures subjected to spatially varying ground motions

On the basis of the pseudo-excitation method (PEM), a random vibration methodology is formulated for the seismic analysis of multi-supported structures subjected to spatially varying ground motions. The ground motion spatial variability consists of the wave passage, incoherence and site–response effects. Advantages of this method are that less computation effort is required and that the cross-correlations both between normal modes and between excitations are automatically included. Random seismic responses of a realistic long-span bridge due to the wave passage, incoherence and site–response effects are extensively investigated. It is shown that all these effects have significant influence on the seismic response of the structure.