Characterization of seismic hazard and structural response by energy flux

Seismic safety of structures depends on the structure's ability to absorb the seismic energy that is transmitted from ground to structure. One parameter that can be used to characterize seismic energy is the energy flux. Energy flux is defined as the amount of energy transmitted per unit time through a cross-section of a medium, and is equal to kinetic energy multiplied by the propagation velocity of seismic waves. The peak or the integral of energy flux can be used to characterize ground motions. By definition, energy flux automatically accounts for site amplification. Energy flux in a structure can be studied by formulating the problem as a wave propagation problem. For buildings founded on layered soil media and subjected to vertically incident plane shear waves, energy flux equations are derived by modeling the building as an extension of the layered soil medium, and considering each story as another layer. The propagation of energy flux in the layers is described in terms of the upgoing and downgoing energy flux in each layer, and the energy reflection and transmission coefficients at each interface. The formulation results in a pair of simple finite-difference equations for each layer, which can be solved recursively starting from the bedrock. The upgoing and downgoing energy flux in the layers allows calculation of the energy demand and energy dissipation in each layer. The methodology is applicable to linear, as well as nonlinear structures.     

Probabilistic versus deterministic seismic hazard analysis: an integrated approach for siting problems

A methodology is proposed to determine design earthquakes for site-specific studies such as the siting of critical structures (power plants, waste disposals, large dams, etc.), strategic structures (fire stations, military commands, hospitals, etc.), or for seismic microzoning studies, matching the results of probabilistic seismic hazard analyses. This goal is achieved by calculating the source contribution to hazard and the magnitude–distance deaggregation, showing that, varying the selected frequency and the level of hazard, the reference earthquakes are changed as a result. A procedure is then adopted to minimize the residuals between the uniform hazard spectrum (target motion) and the design earthquake spectrum, to provide a specific earthquake scenario encompassing all the frequencies of the target motion. Finally, some considerations on the use and the influence exerted by ground motion uncertainty (σ) on hazard deaggregation are outlined.     

Simulation of near source ground motion and its characteristics

It is fact that the severe ground motions of shear waves have a strong effect on the dynamic behavior of buildings and civil structures. We simulate near source strong motions of a pure shear wave and synthesize small motions, using the parameters based on the recorded accelerograms at the site that is regarded as a base rock in the Osaka basin, Japan. By making use of a stochastic technique, we can easily introduce higher frequency contents in the motions and apply the technique to the synthesis of small waves regarding as a green function. We also introduce to the analysis the useful relationships among the time duration T_d, the seismic moment M₀, the corner frequency f_c and the high cutoff frequency f_max which were regressed by a simple representation scheme. Considering two active faults that may affect severe damage on buildings and civil structures, we try to predict strong ground motions in Osaka basin and show the characteristics of them.     

花垣铅锌矿床成矿流体特征及动态

花垣铅锌矿床是近年来发现的产于上寒武统清虚洞组藻灰岩－鲕粒灰岩中的大型密西西比型（ＭＶＴ）铅锌矿床。根据矿床中大量流体包裹体的详细研究,成矿流体为高盐度的低温 水,流体报相组分中,Ｈ２Ｏ占有主要部分,ＣＯ２＋ＣＨ４约为５％,１ｇｆｏ２稳定在－４８．０￣－４９．００之间,ｐＨ为４．３￣５．８,Ｅｈ为－０．０７￣－０．１ｅＶ,此外,流体组分中,钠离子的含量大于甲离子,钙离子大于镁离子,而氯离子大于氟离     

利用P波和S波的初动和振幅比计算中小地震的震源机制解

应用Snoke最新发展的利用P波、 SV波、 SH波的初动和振幅比联合计算地震震源机制解的程序, 使用一些省地震局数字台网得到的数字波形资料, 尝试计算了中小地震的震源机制解, 并与原来仅用P波初动得到的结果进行对比研究。 结果表明, 这种方法是可行的。 该方法为数字地震资料在地震预测中的应用提供了一种新的可能。     

高速滑坡岩体碰撞效应的试验研究

应用力学原理从理论上分析了大型高速滑坡岩体与阻挡山体的碰撞过程,得出了碰撞后滑坡岩体的平均运动速度和运动方向的关系式;通过碰撞试验研究了滑坡岩体碰撞解体后的加速运动效应,得出了不同速度段岩体体积的分布规律,为进一步研究远程活动阶段碎屑流的形成奠定了基础,对防灾减灾具有重要意义。     

重大工程设定地震动确定

概率一致反应谱通常高估设计地震动的中长周期成份,不能真实代表地震环境下的样本实现,为了合理地估计设计地震动反应谱,本文结合工程结合的动力特性和峰值加速度的经验设防标准,建议了一种重大工程设定的地震确定方法,然后依据设定地震和地震动衰减关系确定设计地震动反应谱。     

Observations of vertical ground accelerations exceeding gravity during the 1997 Umbria-Marche (central Italy) earthquakes

We found extensive evidence that the vertical ground accelerations produced during the largest shock (M = 6.0) of the 1997 Umbria-Marche earthquake sequence exceeded 1g in two areas close to the heavily-damaged villages of Annifo and Colle Croce. This evidence comes from the striking observation of thousands of freshly fractured and broken rocks and stones in these areas. Some of the broken stones lie isolated on soft detritic soil while others had been previously piled up, probably a long time agoto clear the fields for farming. The freshness of the cuts and fractures and the consistency of the observations for thousands of rocks and stones in these areas indicate that these rocks were thrown upwards during the earthquake, with breakage occurring at the time of impact. Ground motion calculations consistent with the static deformation inferred from GPS and interferometry data, show that the broken stones and rocks are found in the zone where the strongest shaking took place during the earthquake and that most of the shaking there was vertical.     

二维分形技术在地震勘探构造解释中的应用

作者在文中探讨了二维分形布朗运动在地震勘探构造解释中的应用,并针对地震资料,提出了具体实用的算法,并以此算用Ｃ＾＋＋语言编制了相应处理软件,对实测地震资料进行了处理,取得了明显的效果。     

银河系中球状星团的空间运动

球状星团是银河系中最古老的天体类型之一,其累积光度很大,是银晕中重要的示踪天体。已以发现的银河系球状星团有１４０多个,其中１２０个银心距Ｒ〈４０Ｋｐｃ的星团已被准确地测定了视向速度。根据结数据以及球状星团金属度的统计分析,可以把球状星团次系再进一步分成某些不同的族群。目前已经测定过绝对自行的球状星团只有３８个,尽管这些自行的精度比视向速度和距离的精度差很多,然而,由此可以得出三维的空间速度,在统计