Based on the data from typical sites in the Jianghuai region,many kinds of soil layer seismic response are modeled by increasing and decreasing the measured values of shear velocity to a certain scale. The seismic res...Based on the data from typical sites in the Jianghuai region,many kinds of soil layer seismic response are modeled by increasing and decreasing the measured values of shear velocity to a certain scale. The seismic response of soil layer sites are calculated using the one-dimensional equivalent linear method in the frequency domain by choosing the Taft,Kobe and El-centro records as the ground motion input. The results show that the impact of shear velocity variability on the surface ground motion is in relation to the soil layer structure and ground motion input parameters such as amplitude and spectral characteristic. With the increase of shear velocity,the PGA( peak ground acceleration)on the surface of site will increase,however,the characteristic period of the acceleration response spectra is decreasing.展开更多
The authors performed single mobile microtremor measurements at 218 sites at KMA (Kingston Metropolitan Area) with the objective of estimating the amplification effects due to the earthquake ground motion on the sur...The authors performed single mobile microtremor measurements at 218 sites at KMA (Kingston Metropolitan Area) with the objective of estimating the amplification effects due to the earthquake ground motion on the surface geology. The Fourier transform was applied to the most stationary parts of the triaxial wave motion recordings for each individual site and applied the traditional Nakamura technique, namely, the horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (H/V) to retrieve the predominant shear wave period of vibration of the soil profiles above the bedrock. The results yield predominant long periods of about 3.0-4.0 s in the port area and the waterfront, 1.0-2.0 s in the central part of Kingston, 0.3-1.0 s in Portmore and very stiff soil conditions in the surrounding area of the city. The results coincide fairly well with previous geological studies in the region, geotechnical data in boreholes, gravimetric measurements and strong motion recordings, suggesting a high degree of amplification of ground motion in the whole period range of engineering interest. Additionally, the authors obtained the liquefaction vulnerability factor Kg proposed by Nakamura based on the H/V ratio of microtremors. The results suggest that the port area, the waterfront and the Port Royal are highly susceptible to liquefaction. Finally, the authors obtained fundamental periods of vibration based on microtremor measurements on the roof and the basement of four important buildings in the KMA and indicated future lines of research employing ambient noise measurements on structures.展开更多
The spectral representation method (SRM) is most widely used in simulating the stochastic field.The proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) based SRM is an important form.This paper investigates the approximate approach...The spectral representation method (SRM) is most widely used in simulating the stochastic field.The proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) based SRM is an important form.This paper investigates the approximate approaches to the POD-based SRM in simulating two typical problems,i.e.,the seismic ground motion and wind velocity fields simulations.Then,the accuracy resulting from the power spectral density matrix-based POD method (PSRM) is compared to that of the coherency matrix-based POD method (CPSRM).It is concluded that the CPSRM maintains a much higher accuracy than the PSRM.In the CPSRM,the linear interpolation of eigenvectors and third-order polynomial interpolation of eigenvalues can be accepted to attain high accuracy;the linearly distributed interpolation nodes are effective in the ground motions simulation;however,the exponentially distributed interpolation nodes are effective in the wind velocity simulation.展开更多
基金sponsored by the Anhui Natural Science Foundation Project(10040606Q24)the Youth Seismic Research Program of Anhui Province,China(20120707)and(20140301)
文摘Based on the data from typical sites in the Jianghuai region,many kinds of soil layer seismic response are modeled by increasing and decreasing the measured values of shear velocity to a certain scale. The seismic response of soil layer sites are calculated using the one-dimensional equivalent linear method in the frequency domain by choosing the Taft,Kobe and El-centro records as the ground motion input. The results show that the impact of shear velocity variability on the surface ground motion is in relation to the soil layer structure and ground motion input parameters such as amplitude and spectral characteristic. With the increase of shear velocity,the PGA( peak ground acceleration)on the surface of site will increase,however,the characteristic period of the acceleration response spectra is decreasing.
文摘The authors performed single mobile microtremor measurements at 218 sites at KMA (Kingston Metropolitan Area) with the objective of estimating the amplification effects due to the earthquake ground motion on the surface geology. The Fourier transform was applied to the most stationary parts of the triaxial wave motion recordings for each individual site and applied the traditional Nakamura technique, namely, the horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (H/V) to retrieve the predominant shear wave period of vibration of the soil profiles above the bedrock. The results yield predominant long periods of about 3.0-4.0 s in the port area and the waterfront, 1.0-2.0 s in the central part of Kingston, 0.3-1.0 s in Portmore and very stiff soil conditions in the surrounding area of the city. The results coincide fairly well with previous geological studies in the region, geotechnical data in boreholes, gravimetric measurements and strong motion recordings, suggesting a high degree of amplification of ground motion in the whole period range of engineering interest. Additionally, the authors obtained the liquefaction vulnerability factor Kg proposed by Nakamura based on the H/V ratio of microtremors. The results suggest that the port area, the waterfront and the Port Royal are highly susceptible to liquefaction. Finally, the authors obtained fundamental periods of vibration based on microtremor measurements on the roof and the basement of four important buildings in the KMA and indicated future lines of research employing ambient noise measurements on structures.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51278382,90815020)the Chang Jiang Scholars Program and the Innovative Research Team Program of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. IRT1125)the "111" Project (Grant No.B13024)
文摘The spectral representation method (SRM) is most widely used in simulating the stochastic field.The proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) based SRM is an important form.This paper investigates the approximate approaches to the POD-based SRM in simulating two typical problems,i.e.,the seismic ground motion and wind velocity fields simulations.Then,the accuracy resulting from the power spectral density matrix-based POD method (PSRM) is compared to that of the coherency matrix-based POD method (CPSRM).It is concluded that the CPSRM maintains a much higher accuracy than the PSRM.In the CPSRM,the linear interpolation of eigenvectors and third-order polynomial interpolation of eigenvalues can be accepted to attain high accuracy;the linearly distributed interpolation nodes are effective in the ground motions simulation;however,the exponentially distributed interpolation nodes are effective in the wind velocity simulation.