最大峰值加速度与有效峰值加速度的大小比例关系及影响因素探讨

分别以最大峰值加速度(以下简称PGA)和有效峰值加速度(以下简称EPA)为参数,对金沙江流域上12个工程场点进行了地震危险性分析,得到了各个场点在不同的年超越概率下的基岩PGA和EPA值。通过对PGA、EPA值比较分析认为:PGA与EPA值的大小比例关系主要受年超越概率大小的影响,当年超越概率较大时,表现为PGA>EPA;当年超越概率较小时,PGA与EPA的比例关系还与场点周围的潜源分布形式及潜源的震级上限的大小有关,不同的年超越概率、不同的潜源分布形式和震级上限,可使PGA>EPA,也可使PGA相似文献   

基于灰关联与人工神经网络综合评价模型的多层砖房震害预测

结合几次大地震中多层砖房的实际震害资料,基于灰关联识别方法,解析了各影响因子对多层砖房抗震性能的影响程度。以反映结构抗震性能的各类物理参数作为输入数据,以给定地震动峰值加速度下建筑物破坏状态的概率作为输出数据,采用8-6-5层结构,建立了基于BP人工神经网络的非线性模型,并对震害样本进行了训练。结果表明:利用灰关联分析,可得出各因子对多层砖房抗震性能影响程度的大小排序,有利于实际的工程抗震设计;基于BP人工神经网络模型的多层砖房的震害预测结果与震害实例的实际情况比较吻合,其思路和方法可推广于其他不同类型的建筑结构的震害预测。     

Coherence and Scale of Vertical Velocity in the Convective Boundary Layer from a Doppler Lidar

We utilized a Doppler lidar to measure integral scale and coherence of vertical velocity w in the daytime convective boundary layer (CBL). The high resolution 2 μm wavelength Doppler lidar developed by the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory was used to detect the mean radial velocity of aerosol particles. It operated continuously in the zenith-pointing mode for several days in the summer 1996 during the “Lidars in Flat Terrain” experiment over level farmland in central Illinois. We calculated profiles of w integral scales in both the alongwind and vertical directions from about 390 m height to the CBL top. In the middle of the mixed layer we found, from the ratio of the w integral scale in the vertical to that in the horizontal direction, that the w eddies are squashed by a factor of about 0.65 as compared to what would be the case for isotropic turbulence. Furthermore, there is a significant decrease of the vertical integral scale with height. The integral scale profiles and vertical coherence show that vertical velocity fluctuations in the CBL have a predictable anisotropic structure. We found no significant tilt of the thermal structures with height in the middle part of the CBL.The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.     

A correlation for permanent earthquake-induced deformation of earth embankments

Seismic design of earth dams and embankments is mainly controlled by the permanent deformation that may be induced directly or indirectly because of the design earthquake. Simple design charts, such as those developed by Yegian et al. [Yegian, M.K., Marciano, E.A., and Ghahraman, V.G. 1991. Earthquake-induced permanent deformations: Probabilistic approach. J. Geotech. Eng., 117, 35–50.], Hynes-Griffin and Franklin [Hynes-Griffin, M.E., and Franklin, A.G. 1984. Rationalizing the Seismic Coefficient Method. Miscellaneous Paper GL-84-13, US Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.], Makdisi and Seed [Makdisi, F.I., and Seed, H.B. 1978. Simplified procedure for estimating dam and embankment earthquake-induced deformations. J. Geotech. Eng., 104, 849–867.], and Sarma [Sarma, S.K. 1975. Seismic stability of earth dams and embankments. Géotechnique, 25, 743–761.], are often used to obtain a preliminary estimate of the permanent, earthquake-induced deformation of earth dams and embankments. Comparison of permanent deformations estimated from these procedures with observations from 122 published case histories on performance of earth dams and embankments during past earthquakes indicate that the estimated permanent earthquake-induced deformations were, in general, smaller than the observed deformations. However, the observed permanent deformation, D_avg, was found to relate to the ratio of yield acceleration, a_y, and the peak horizontal ground acceleration, a_max. The scatter in the observational data, upon which the D_avg–a_y/a_max relationship is based, can be partly explained by the variations in the ratio of the fundamental (elastic) period of the earth structure, T_D, and the predominant period of the earthquake ground motion, T_p, and the magnitude of the earthquake, M_W.     

Tectonic stress,seismicity, and seismic hazard in the southeastern Carpathians

Intermediate-depth earthquakes in the Vrancea region occur in response to stress generation due to descending lithosphere beneath the southeastern Carpathians. In this article, tectonic stress and seismicity are analyzed in the region on the basis of a vast body of observations. We show a correlation between the location of intermediate-depth earthquakes and the predicted localization of maximum shear stress in the lithosphere. A probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) for the region is presented in terms of various ground motion parameters on the utilization of Fourier amplitude spectra used in engineering practice and risk assessment (peak ground acceleration, response spectra amplitude, and seismic intensity). We review the PSHA carried out in the region, and present new PSHA results for the eastern and southern parts of Romania. Our seismic hazard assessment is based on the information about the features of earthquake ground motion excitation, seismic wave propagation (attenuation), and site effect in the region. Spectral models and characteristics of site-response on earthquake ground motions are obtained from the regional ground motion data including several hundred records of small and large earthquakes. Results of the probabilistic seismic hazard assessment are consistent with the features of observed earthquake effects in the southeastern Carpathians and show that geological factors play an important part in the distribution of the earthquake ground motion parameters.     

On leakage of energy from turbulence to internal waves in the oceanic mixed layer

In this paper, we address the question of energy leakage from turbulence to internal waves (IWs) in the oceanic mixed layer (OML). If this leakage is substantial, then not only does this have profound implications as far as the dynamics of the OML is concerned, but it also means that the equation for the turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) used in OML models must include an appropriate sink term, and traditional models must be modified accordingly. Through comparison with the experimental data on grid-generated turbulence in a stably stratified fluid, we show that a conventional two-equation turbulence model without any IW sink term can explain these observations quite well, provided that the fluctuating motions that persist long after the decay of grid-generated turbulence are interpreted as being due to IW motions generated by the initial passage of the grid through the stably stratified fluid and not during turbulence decay. We conclude that there is no need to postulate an IW sink term in the TKE equation, and conventional models suffice to model mixing in the OML.     

强余震和主震地面运动分布比较研究

应用地震动衰减关系计算了1966年邢台地震以来中国大陆及近海发生的21次MSge;7地震序列的主震和强余震产生的有效峰值加速度，并对计算结果进行了比较分析， 发现76.2%地震序列的强余震产生的有效峰值加速度超过主震，其中50%多的强余震产生的有效峰值加速度在大范围内大幅度地超过主震. 本研究表明在强余震震中区附近，强余震往往会造成比主震更严重的破坏， 因此在地震危险性分析中要充分考虑强余震的影响场，才能为抗震设防提供科学、安全、可靠的依据.      

Prediction of elastic displacement response spectra in Europe and the Middle East

Empirical equations are presented for the prediction of displacement response ordinates for damping ratios of 2, 5, 10, 20 and 30% of critical and for response periods up to 4s, using 532 accelerograms from the strong‐motion databank from Europe and the Middle East. The records were all re‐processed and only employed for regressions at periods within the usable range, defined as a fraction of the filter cut‐off and depending on the instrument type (digital or analogue), earthquake magnitude and site class. The equations can be applied to predict the geometric mean displacement and pseudo‐acceleration spectra for earthquakes with moment magnitudes ( M ) between 5 and 7.6, and for distances up to 100km. The equations also include style‐of‐faulting and site class as explanatory variables. The predictions obtained from these new equations suggest that earlier European equations for spectral displacements underestimate the ordinates at longer periods as a result of severe filtering and the use of the spectral ordinates at periods too close to the filter cut‐off. The results also confirm that the period defining the start of the constant displacement plateau in the Eurocode 8 (EC8) spectrum is excessively short at 2s. The results not only show that the scaling factor defined in EC8 for estimating the spectral ordinates at damping ratios different from 5% of critical are a good general approximation, but also that this scaling varies with magnitude and distance (reflecting the influence of duration) and also displays a mild dependence on response period. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transient response in steel moment frames caused by brittle connection fracture

Brittle fractures occurring at the beam–column connections of welded steel moment frames, such as those observed following the M_w 6.7 1994 Northridge earthquake, result in sudden decreases in connection strength and stiffness. These changes lead to various types of transient dynamic behavior at the local and global levels. The effects on global acceleration include highly transient, high‐frequency waveforms that occur immediately following fracture and decay quickly. The theoretical basis for the occurrence of these transient waveforms is examined and their presence in structural analysis results is demonstrated. Results from shaking table experiments on a simple steel moment frame with fracturing connections show that transient accelerations are consistently observed following fracture. These experiments and analyses show that, due to their short duration, the transient acceleration waveforms do not cause any sudden changes in the global lateral displacement response of typical building structures. Therefore, these global acceleration transients have relatively benign effects on overall system behavior despite their relatively large amplitudes. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Turbulent and Thermodynamic Structure of the Autumnal Arctic Boundary Layer Due to Embedded Clouds

We have studied the role of low-level clouds in modifying the thermodynamic and turbulence properties of the Arctic boundary layer during autumn. This was achieved through detailed analyses of boundary-layer properties in two regions, one with low-level cloud cover and the other free of clouds, using measurements from a research aircraft during the Beaufort and Arctic Storms Experiment (BASE). Both regions were measured on the same day under similar synoptic forcing. The cloudy region was characterized by strong horizontal inhomogeneity in low-level temperature and moisture that varied with the cloud-top height. The clear region was relatively homogeneous in temperature and specific humidity with a strong temperature inversion extending between heights of 100 m and 3 km. From measurements at the lowest levels, we also identified a shallow mixed layer below the deep stable layer in the clear region.Our spectral analyses revealed significant modifications of boundary-layer properties due to the presence of low-level clouds. In the cloudy region, turbulent perturbations dominated the boundary-layer flow and made large contributions to the scalar variances. In the clear boundary-layer, wave motion contributed significantly to the observed variances, while turbulent flow was relatively weak. The clear region was saturated, although no detectable clouds were measured.