Low-velocity zone and topography as a source of site amplification effect on Tarzana hill,California

Tarzana station is located in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains in California near the crest of a low (<20 m) natural hill with gentle slopes. The hill is about 500 m in length by 130 m in width and is formed of extremely weathered shale at the surface to fresh at depth. Average S-wave is about 250 m/s in the top 17–18 m, and S- and P-wave velocities significantly increase below this depth. According to the NEHRP classification based on V_S30∼300 m/s it is a site class D. Strong-motion instrumentation at Tarzana consisted of an accelerograph at the top of the hill, a downhole instrument at 60 m depth, and an accelerograph at the base of the hill. More than 20 earthquakes were recorded by at least three instruments at Tarzana from 1998 till 2003. Comparisons of recordings and Fourier spectra indicate strong directional resonance in a direction perpendicular to the strike of the hill. The dominant peaks in ground motion amplification on the top of the hill relative to the base are at frequencies ∼3.6 and 8–9 Hz for the horizontal components. Our hypothesis is that the hill acts like a wave trap. This results in an amplification at predominant frequencies f=V/4 h (h is layer's thickness) at f∼3.6 Hz for S-waves (using average V_S17=246 m/s and h=17 m) and f∼7.9 Hz for P-waves (using average V_P17=535 m/s and h=17 m). As was shown by Bouchon and Barker [Seismic response of a hill: the example of Tarzana, California. Bull Seism Soc Am 1996;86(1A):66–72], topography of this hill amplifies and polarizes ground motion in the frequency range of 3–5 Hz. Hill acts as a magnifying polarizing glass: It polarizes ground motion in the direction perpendicular to the strike of the hill and also amplifies ground motions that had been also amplified by a low-velocity layer.     

基于振动台试验的纯黄土边坡动力响应研究

黄土地区地震岩土灾害严重,本文以兰州新区一纯黄土边坡为原型,开展了大型振动台模型试验,研究纯黄土边坡在地震荷载作用下的动力响应规律与破坏机制。结果表明:与其他岩性或土性的边坡一样,纯黄土边坡表层加速度放大效应明显,在坡肩附近达到最大,呈现出高程效应即随高程的增加放大效应增强,同时放大效应也会随地震烈度的增加而增强,当烈度达到600 gal时,坡肩处放大系数最大为2.06;边坡表层土压力远小于与其同一高程的内部土压力,表层变化规律基本一致且随地震动的增加数值相差不大,在临空面上,坡脚附近土压力为最大,其值在0.7~0.75 kPa;随地震烈度的增加,边坡表面裂纹逐步由细小短裂缝演变为横向贯穿的深裂缝,在坡肩附近尤为显著,试验中,最大沉降约10 cm,坡肩最大水平位移为5~8 cm,模型边坡最终发生拉裂滑移式破坏。该研究结果可为纯黄土边坡在地震荷载作用下的稳定性研究提供一定参考。     

中、美主要抗震设计规范加速度谱的近断层地震动能量检验.

近场地震通常有显著的脉冲型高能输入,有必要从能量角度对现行抗震规范进行有效性检验,以探讨规范加速度设计谱能否体现近断层区域地震地面运动的能量耗散需求. 基于本文作者所建议的5%阻尼比下谱速度与输入能量等效速度之间关系,推导了与当前中、美主要抗震设计规范(GB50011-2001, UBC97)加速度谱相容的输入能量谱,并对其适用范围进行了讨论. 将其与基于实际近断层记录分组所得的输入能量设计谱进行对比表明, 我国GB50011-2001规范除软土场地的9度罕遇烈度外均难以体现近场地震的能量要求,有必要对设计谱平台高度进行调整;而美国UBC97规范则在除SA类场地之外的其它条件下均能较好地与15 km范围内的近场能量需求相吻合,从而也证明了本文推导方法的正确性.      

Testing the acceleration spectra given by China and USA seismic codes based on energy supply in near-fault region

For near-fault ground motion,there should be a remarkable impulsive energy supply. Therefore,it is essential to check the validity of actual seismic design codes with energy balance concept. Based on the relationship between the spectrum velocity and the input energy equivalent velocity with 5% damping ratio,the input energy spectra compatible with main China and USA seismic codes were derived,and the accuracy and applicability were veri-fied by using near-fault records. The recommended energy input design spectrum (EIDS) applicable to the distance of 0～15 km from fault was introduced to check the validity of modern seismic codes. Comparison tests show that the GB50011-2001 Code of China can just match the energy effect of near-fault ground motion to a certain extent only under seldom occurred earthquake with fortification intensity of 9 degree for site soil of Ⅲ and IV,indicating that the impact of near-fault effect has not been embodied in the current code acceleration spectrum. In order to make the design spectrum be applicable to near-fault region,it is necessary to adjust the spectrum platform pa-rameters. On the contrary,for distinct fault distance and site soil,the UBC97 Code of USA can match well with the energy supply of near-fault ground motion except for the site soil of hard rock (SA). Accordingly,correctness of the formula derivation in this paper is certified.     

Seismic site effects by an optimized 2D BE/FE method II. Quantification of site effects in two-dimensional sedimentary valleys

This paper deals with the evaluation of seismic site effects due to the local topographical and geotechnical characteristics. The amplification of surface motions is calculated by a numerical method combining finite elements in the near field and boundary elements in the far field (FEM/BEM). The numerical technique is improved by time truncation. In the first part of this article, the accuracy and the relevance of this optimized method are presented. Moreover, parametric studies are done on slopes, ridges and canyons to characterize topographical site effects. The second part deals with sedimentary valleys. The complexity of the combination of geometrical and sedimentary effects is underlined. Extensive parametrical studies are done to discriminate the topographical and geotechnical effects on seismic ground movement amplifications in two-dimensional irregular configurations. Characteristic coefficients are defined to predict the amplifications of horizontal displacements. The accuracy of this quantitative evaluation technique is tested and discussed.     

A hybrid approach for deriving horizontal site amplification factors considering both the similarity of HVSRE and the vertical amplification correction function

Under hypothetical and idealized conditions, the horizontal site amplification factor (HSAF) is defined as the ratio of the horizontal Fourier amplitude spectrum (FAS) at a point on the Earth's surface with respect to the horizontal FAS at the identical location but on the outcropping seismological bedrock. The HSAF reflects the profile of local sedimentary soils and weathered rock formations, indicating site effects. In most cases, such an idealized HSAF is difficult to measure directly. Thus, quantitatively estimating a HSAF value is a crucial task in strong-motion prediction over the last century. Fortunately, many strong-motion stations have been constructed throughout Japan, facilitating the characterization of HSAFs down to seismological bedrock at more than 1600 observational sites by the generalized inversion technique (GIT). First, this study reported the similarity distribution of the HSAF and the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio of earthquakes (HVSR_E). Subsequently, we proposed a hybrid method from a novel aspect for estimating HSAF in terms of the observed similarity distribution and the vertical amplification correction function (VACF) proposed previously. Compared with the direct use of HVSR_E for substituting HSAF, the hybrid method proposed herein demonstrated an improvement of greater than 30% in terms of the residuals between estimated HSAFs and those separated from observations.     

2017年四川九寨沟MS 7.0地震的强地面运动模拟

2017年8月8日发生的九寨沟M_S 7.0地震,是中国近10年来发生的强震之一,造成了大量建筑破坏、人员伤亡和经济损失,强震台网记录到的最大峰值加速度为0.19g。本文采用Wang等(2015)提出的改进有限断层法模拟了这次地震中部分台站的加速度时程。首先,选取合适的震源模型和输入参数,通过对比模拟结果和地震记录,估计这次地震的应力降大约为4.0MPa,与王宏伟等(2017)的分析结果基本一致。与EXSIM(Motazedian等,2005)方法相比,Wang等(2015)的方法得到的结果在频域上与实际地震记录更相符。同时,合成了强震台站以及断层附近网格点的加速度时程,模拟结果的时程和反应谱与实际记录整体上较为符合,震中附近的PGA分布与震中烈度区基本一致,验证了本文结果的有效性。本文合成的地震动可以为该地区的灾后抗震设计提供一定依据。     

原生动物单细胞PCR应用初探——以天蓝喇叭虫为例

以天蓝喇叭虫(Stentor coeruleus)为研究对象,探索了单细胞单基因PCR扩增及单细胞全基因组PCR扩增技术在原生动物中的应用.经过不断探索和优化条件后,试验取得了理想的结果.在40例单细胞单基因(SSU rDNA基因全序列)PCR的一次性扩增中,新鲜细胞和经过中性红染色的细胞都获得了100%的成功率,室温下酒精(95%)保存一周的细胞获得了82.5%的成功率.在单细胞全基因组PCR扩增中,采用高效高保真的phi29 DNA聚合酶结合随机引物(Random Primer)进行扩增,获得了丰富且质量较高的PCR产物.以全基因组扩增产物(稀释10倍)对四个常用的基因位点(TEF1、SSU rRNA、18S-ITS1-5.8S、a-tubulin)进行扩增,均成功获得相应的基因片断.     

强震作用下核电厂顺层软岩高边坡组合支挡结构抗震性能研究

在综述国内核电厂高边坡案例研究进展的基础上,以某核电厂含泥化夹层顺层软岩高边坡为例,探讨应用多种方法综合分析其在地震作用下的动态放大效应、抗震性能和加固效果的分析思路。首先,基于典型二维计算剖面,采用拟静力法对边坡进行初步加固设计;然后,基于振动台试验和数值计算,研究边坡动态放大效应、支挡结构的动力响应和抗震性能,探讨边坡抗震参数优化取值。研究结果表明:(1)原位边坡坡面的加速度放大系数随高度增加而增大,且泥化夹层饱水后的放大系数要大于饱水前,水平向最大值为1.90;(2)加固后边坡动态放大系数显著降低,水平最大放大系数为1.31,垂直向基本为1.0,锚索抗滑桩以下边坡基本不存在放大效应,说明软岩高边坡采用锚索抗滑桩和锚索框架抗震性能较好;(3)PGA=0.21g时,边坡整体抗震性能较好,仅最顶部锚杆和中部锚索受力超过设计锚固力,分别超过设计值的20%和5%,适当加强即可;(4)数值计算得到的加速度放大系数分布规律与振动台试验结果较为一致,且两者得到的坡顶加速度放大系数也十分接近。研究成果可为核电厂软岩高陡边坡抗震安全评价和工程设计提供技术支持。     

黄土斜坡动力响应特征分析

斜坡动力响应特征与斜坡形态密切相关,若入射地震波主频接近斜坡卓越频率就会放大斜坡动力响应,甚至造成斜坡失稳。汶川地震对远离震中的黄土地区造成了较为严重的破坏,局部场地震害和地震动放大效应显著。选取汶川地震典型黄土斜坡场地,利用地形台阵流动观测和数值模拟计算相结合的方法,系统开展强震动作用下黄土斜坡场地动力响应特征研究。结果表明:坡顶卓越频率最小,其PGA放大系数甚至达到坡底的1.98,这种现象可能与斜坡高差和入射波波长之比密切相关,比值0.2时坡顶放大效应达到最大。随斜坡坡度增加,放大效应增强,坡顶反应谱卓越周期放大系数可达5,说明斜坡地形对强震地面运动有显著影响。数值计算结果与实际强震观测基本吻合,其结果对黄土地区建设工程抗震设防具有重要的科学与实际意义。