Peak surface strains during strong earthquake motion |
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Authors: | MD Trifunac VW Lee |
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Institution: | University of Southern California, Civil Engineering Department, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531, USA |
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Abstract: | Peak amplitudes of surface strains during strong earthquake ground motion can be approximated by ε = Aνmax/β1, where νmax is the corresponding peak particle velocity, β1 is the velocity of shear waves in the surface layer, and A is a site specific scaling function. In a 50 m thick layer with shear wave velocity β1 300 m/s, A 0·4 for the radial strain εrr, A 0·2 for the tangential strain εrθ, and A 1·0 for the vertical strain, εz. These results are site specific and representative of strike slip faulting and of soil in Westmoreland, in Imperial Valley, California. Similar equations can be derived for other sites with known shear wave velocity profile versus depth. |
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Keywords: | surface strains strong earthquake ground motion |
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