Validation of 3-D basin structure models for long-period ground motion simulation in the Osaka basin, western Japan |
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Authors: | Asako Iwaki Tomotaka Iwata |
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Institution: | (1) Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan |
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Abstract: | We studied the applicability of two types of existing three-dimensional (3-D) basin velocity structure models of the Osaka
basin, western Japan for long-period ground motion simulations. We synthesized long-period (3–20 s) ground motions in the
Osaka basin during a M6.5 earthquake that occurred near the hypothetical Tonankai earthquake source area, approximately 200 km
from Osaka. The simulations were performed using a 3-D finite-difference method with nonuniform staggered grids using the
two basin velocity structure models. To study the ground motion characteristics inside the basin, we evaluated the wave field
inside the basin using the transfer functions derived from the synthetics at the basin and a reference rock site outside the
basin. The synthetic waveforms at the basin site were obtained by a convolution of the calculated transfer function and the
observed waveform at the reference rock site.
First, we estimated the appropriate Q values for the sediment layers. Assuming that the Q value depends on the S wave velocity V
S and period T, it was set to Q = (1/3V
S)(T
0/T) where V
S is in m/s and the reference period T
0 is 3.0 s. Second, we compared the synthetics and the observations using waveforms and pseudovelocity response spectra, together
with a comparison of the velocity structures of the two basin models. We also introduced a goodness-of-fit factor to the pseudovelocity
response spectra as an objective index. The synthetics of both the models reproduced the observations reasonably well at most
of the stations in the central part the basin. At some stations, however, especially where the bedrock depth varies sharply,
there were noticeable discrepancies in the simulation results of the models, and the synthetics did not accurately reproduce
the observation. Our results indicate that the superiority of one model over the other cannot be determined and that an improvement
in the basin velocity structure models based on simulation studies is required, especially along the basin edges. We also
conclude that our transfer function method can be used to examine the applicability of the basin velocity structure models
for long-period ground motion simulations. |
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Keywords: | 3-D basin structure model Long-period ground motion Waveform simulation |
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