Mapping soil effects in Barcelona, Spain, through an integrated GIS environment

Maps of soil response for the city of Barcelona have been for the first time obtained through a GIS environment that integrates the different procedures for soil response estimation within a single tool. These maps constitute part of the results of the local scale application of the computer prototype for seismic risk assessment that was developed within the European project SERGISAI. The approach involves: collection of available data relevant to local geology, implementation of geotechnical models, estimation of the reference seismic action, generation of synthetic strong-motion time histories, and soil response calculation through 1D analytical method. The resulting predictive hazard maps of predominant period and amplification ratio delineate potential variations on ground shaking and constitute a first approximation towards an integrated approach to Barcelona urban area microzonation. Analysis of the observed differences, when comparing the analytical results in this study with previous empirical studies, provides a useful feedback to establish site dependence suitability and reliability of methods, to extract information on at-present inaccessible parameters needed for the characterisation of physical properties of soil, and also to delimit those areas where further in-depth survey research is needed for a proper seismic hazard assessment.     

System identification estimation of soil properties at the Lotung site

Dynamic properties of the soils at the Lotung test site, Lotung, Taiwan, are estimated from seismic vertical array measurements (input–output data sets) using both time-invariant and time-variant parametric modeling methods (system identification). Soil properties are directly mapped from model parameters to an equivalent lumped mass model of the soil interval. Shear stiffness and damping ratios were calculated for 8 events with M_L ranging from 4.5 to 7.0. Shear stiffness ranged between 0.5 and 6 MN/m, inversely proportional to PGA. The equivalent viscous damping ratio varied from 2 to 30% of critical damping, proportional to PGA. Degradation of soil behavior, while less pronounced with increasing depth, consistently occurs above a peak input acceleration of 0.07 g. Although “non-linear” behavior is evident above 0.17 g, Event 7 (0.21 g) is accurately predicted using a linear constant parameter model estimated from the smaller Event 8 aftershock ground motions.     

Single-Link Cluster Method to Identify Foreshocks and Aftershocks

Based on Single-Link Cluster (SLC) analysis,a new method to identify the foreshocks andaftershocks of a strong shock from the earthquake catalogue and then to form a sequencecatalogue has been proposed in this paper.In the SLC frame,there are many chains formedby links with lengths shorter than or equal to the characteristic length Lc.It is defined thatwhen some of these chains connect with a strong shock,the seismic events on such chainsfirm a sequence with the strong shock.In this sequence,the strong shock is the main shock;the events preceding the main shock are foreshocks and those following the main shock areaftershocks.By using this method,the foreshocks and aftershocks associated with the M_s7.4Haicheng earthquake and with the strong shocks of M_s≥6.0 in the top area of Kunlun-AltunArc were identified and sequence catalogues for these strong shocks were set up.     

云南地震前兆与短临预报

在云南地区近３０年前兆观测及其地震预测预报研究与实践的基础上,从映震效能的角度对云南地区的前兆观测进行了一次系统研究,从６４个前兆台站１６８个观测 ,优选出了２０个具有较好映震效能的前兆台项。它们初步构成对云南地区地震进行”时、空、强“预测的骨干前兆指标群。     

对1954年民勤7级地震的初步研究

较系统地研究了１９５４年民勤７级地震的宏观震中、震区烈度分布及地质构造背景等问题,并圈定了极震区范围,根据调查结果认为,该次地震是由于红崖山－四道山断裂在ＮＥ向或ＮＮＥ向主压应力作用下,发生左旋斜冲向东端扩张破裂的结果,与ＮＮＷ向构造带的复合也有一定的关系。     

中强地震前中小地震速度谱的变化特征

从Ｄｕｄａ和Ｎｏｒｔｍａｎｎ提出的谱震级定义出发,利用江苏地区遥测台网的５个台站记录到的５４次地震的数字化垂向位移波形记录,采用１３组０．５倍频程的滤波器,计算了各次地震的Ｐ波和及Ｓ波在没中心周期处的平均速度谱值,研究了地震的Ｐ波或Ｓ波速度谱的拐角周期及综合因子ｆ值的时间变化特征。结果显示：中强地震发生之前１年或更短的时间内所发生的中小地震,其速度谱综合因子ｆ值随时间的变化具有由高值向低值的变化趋     

孕震体与非孕震体区别的讨论

0　前言30多年来,虽然中国学者已成功地或较为成功地预报了多次中强地震,但是,地震预报并没有在理论上和实践上有所突破,因此,目前对大多数破坏性地震仍然不能作出较为准确的预报.作者认为这可能是由于目前还没有认识到孕育发生地震的块体与非孕震块体的区别,如果能找到二者的区别,那么就可以认识孕育发生地震的充分而必要的前兆,这样在地震发生之前就可以通过监测相应的前兆而进行预报了.科学的发展史证实,当对某个问题的研究遇到了很大困难的时候,如果换个新的研究思路与方法往往能取得进展,有时甚至可取得突破性的进展.也可以说,在科学与…     

华东地区地震活动的加速模型分析

地震活动加速模型是在岩石断裂理论和实验的基础上建立起来的,具有坚实的物理基础。运用地震活动加速模型对地震活动进行分析和预测具有很强的实用性。运用地震活动加速模型对华东地区及长南带地震活动进行的分析和预测结果表明,该地区本次地震活动期将在2016年左右结束,现在至2016年还将发生总能量相当于7．7级的地震,加速模型中表征区域地震活动特征参数α取0．4能适合于华东地区和长南带。     

强震前中短期地震活动异常动态图像的表示方法及其预测意义

提出了二个描述中强震发生前中短期阶段地震活动异常时空演经图像的参量σＮ、σＥ。分别将其用于华北地区、新疆地震区及南北地震带,并对其预报效能进行检验,对其异常的空间分布图像与强震发生地震进行了分析,结果表明,该二参量能较好地瓜倾吐夺前中短期阶段孕震区及其周围地区地震活动的异常平静及丛集的现象。二参量异常的时空分布图像上示出在中强震发生前３个月至１年在震中周围地区有明显的异常分布,且随着时间逼近发震时     

“恒山崩”浅谈

对史料中记载的“恒山崩”现象进行了考证,指出了史料记载中的舛误,结合古今的记载分析后认为,史料中记载的“恒山崩”似与地震无关。