简介:Significantpostseismicdeformationofthe2008MW7.9WenchuanearthquakehasbeenobservedfromGPSdataofthefirst14daysaftertheearthquake.Thepossiblemechanismsfortherapidpostseismicdeformationareassumedtobeafterslipontheearthquakeruptureplaneandviscoelasticrelaxationofcoseismicllystresschangeinthelowercrustoruppermantle.WefirstlyusetheconstrainedleastsquaresmethodtofindanafterslipmodelwhichcanfittheGPSdatabest.Theafterslipmodelcanexplainnear-fielddataverywellbutshowsconsiderablediscrepanciesinfittingfar-fielddata.Toestimatetheeffectduetotheviscoelasticrelaxationinthelowercrust,wethenignorethecontributionfromtheafterslipandattempttoinverttheviscositystructurebeneaththeLongmenshanfaultwheretheWenchuanearthquakeoccurredfromthepostseismicdeformationdata.Forthispurpose,weuseaviscoelasticmodelwitha2DgeometrybasedonthegeologicalandseismologicalobservationsandthecoseismicslipdistributionderivedfromthecoseismicGPSandInSARdata.Bymeansofagridsearchwefindthattheoptimumviscosityis9×1018Pa·sforthemiddle-lowercrustintheChengduBasin,4×1017Pa·sforthemiddle-lowercrustintheChuanxiPlateauand7×1017Pa·sforthelowvelocityzoneintheChuanxiplateau.Theviscoelasticmodelexplainsthepostseismicdeformationobservedinthefar-fieldsatisfactorily,butitisconsiderablyworsethantheafterslipmodelinfittingthenear-faultdata.Itsuggeststhereforeahybridmodelincludingbothafterslipandrelaxationeffects.Sincetheviscoelasticmodelproducesmainlythefar-fieldsurfacedeformationandhasfewerdegreeoffreedoms(threeviscosityparameters)thantheafterslipmodelwithahugenumberofsourceparameters,wefixtheviscositiystructureasobtainedbeforebutredeterminetheafterslipdistributionusingtheresidualdatafromtheviscoelasticmodeling.Theredeterminedafterslipdistributionbecomesphysicallymorereas
简介:Basedontheelasticdislocationtheory,multilayeredcrustalmodel,andrupturemodelobtainedbyseismicwaveforminversion,wecalculatedthecoandpost-seismicsurfacedeformationandgravitychangescausedbytheYushuMW6.9earthquakeoccurredonApril14,2010.TheobservedGPSvelocityfieldandgravityfieldinYushuareasaredisturbedbythecoandpost-seismiceffectsinducedbyYushuearthquake,thusthetheoreticalcoandpost-seismicdeformationandgravitychangeswillprovideimportantmodificationforthebackgroundtectonicmovementofYushuandsurroundingregions.ThetimerelaxationresultsshowthattheinfluencesofYushuearthquakeonYushuandsurroundingareaswilllastaslongas30to50years.Themaximumhorizontaldisplacement,verticalupliftandsettlementareabout1.96,0.27and0.16m,respectively,themaximalpositiveandnegativevalueofgravitychangesare8.892×10-7m·s-2and-4.861×10-7m·s-2,respectively.Significantspatialvariationscanbefoundonthecoandpost-seismiceffects:Theco-seismiceffectmainlyconcentratesintheregionneartherupturefault,whileviscoelasticrelaxationmostlyactsonthefarfield.Therefore,whenusingthegeodeticdatatoresearchtectonicmotion,weshouldnotonlyconsidertheeffectofco-seismiccausedbyearthquake,butalsopayattentiontotheeffectofviscoelasticrelaxation.
简介:The2009MW7.8Fiordland(NewZealand)earthquakeisthelargesttohaveoccurredinNewZealandsincethe1931MW7.8Hawke'sBayearthquake,1000kmtothenorthwest.InthispapertwotracksofALOSPALSARinterferograms(oneascendingandonedescending)areusedtodeterminefaultgeometryandslipdistributionofthislargeearthquake.Modelingtheeventasdislocationinanelastichalf-spacesuggeststhattheearthquakeresultedfromsliponaSSW-NNEorientatedthrustfaultthatisassociatedwiththesubductionbetweenthePacificandAustralianPlates,withobliquedisplacementofupto6.3m.ThisfindingisconsistentwiththepreliminarystudiesundertakenbytheUSGSusingseismicdata.
简介:Near-fieldstronggroundmotionsareusefulforengineeringseismologystudiesandseismicdesign,butdenseobservationnetworksofdamagingearthquakesarestillrare.Inthisstudy,basedonthestrong-motiondatafromtheMw6.6Lushanearthquake,thegroundmotionparametersindifferentspatialregionsaresystematicallyanalyzed,andthecontributionsfromdifferenteffects,likethehanging-walleffect,directivityeffect,andattenuationeffectareseparatedtotheextentpossible.DifferentengineeringparametersfromtheobservedgroundmotionsarecomparedwiththelocaldesignresponsespectraandanewattenuationrelationofWesternChina.Generalresultsindicatethatthehighfrequencygroundmotion,likethepeakgroundacceleration,ontwosidesofthefaultplaneissensitivetothehanging-walleffect,whereasthelowfrequencygroundmotion,likethelongperiodspectralacceleration,intherupturepropagationdirectionisaffectedbythedirectivityeffect.Moreover,althoughtheMw6.6Lushanearthquakeisnotalargemagnitudeevent,thespatialdifferenceofgroundmotionisstillobvious;thus,forathrustfaultingearthquake,inadditiontothehangingeffect,thedirectivityeffectshouldalsobeconsidered.
简介:TemporalchangesinsiteeffectsareobtainedusingtheHVSR(horizontal-to-verticalspectralratio)methodandstrongmotionrecordsaftertheMw7.6Chi-Chiearthquake,Taiwan.Seismicdatarecordedbetween1995and2010areused,comprising3,708datafrom15stationsadjacenttotheChelungpufault.Temporalfluctuationsaredeterminedbyanalyzingthesiteeffectvariationusingatime–frequencyvariation(TFV)diagrambasedontheseseismicdata.Stationsadjacenttothefaultshowsignificantdisturbancesintheresonancefrequencyat16–26Hz.StationTCU129showsa40%dropinfundamentalfrequencyafterthemainshock,andagradualreturntotheoriginalstateovernineyears.Forstationslocatedfartherfromthefaultzone,suddenchangesintectonicstressplayadominantroleintemporalchangestotheHVSR.Animpactanalysisofthedirectionalfactorconfirmsourfindingthattheproximityofthefaulttoseismicstationshasthemostinfluenceondata.
简介:过去常在在当前的地震代码采用的基于力量的设计过程决定力量减小因素的最重要的参数是结构的韧性。为在一个灵活基础上支持的结构,韧性因素能被基础依从影响。在当前的代码给的韧性因素主要被分配忽略这研究的目的是在像栈的结构的韧性因素上估计SSI现象的意义的SSI并且因此的效果。像栈的结构的使变形的配置就非线性的时刻弯曲关系而言作为横梁元素的一个集合被理想化,当一个线性摇摇摆的模型被实现为支持的土壤建模时。用一套人工的记录,重复了线性、非线性的分析被逐渐地在非线性的分析增加加速的紧张到首先在线性、非线性的分析钢让步被观察的水平和相应于栈倒塌的水平执行。无弹性、有弹性的电阻之间的差别以排水量韧性因素被确定了。结果显示基础灵活性能减少系统的韧性并且忽视这现象可以在灵活地支持的R/C像栈的结构的地震表演的预言导致错误的结论。
简介:DearContributors,ReadersandFriends:2011milestonesthetenthanniversaryoftheJournalofEarthquakeEngineeringandEngineeringVibration.wefirstwanttotakethisopportunitytoexpressourgratitudetothoseretiringmembersoftheEditorialBoardfortheirvaluablecontributionsinthepast,andtowelcomethosewhojoinedtheEditorialBoardthisyear.AswementionedinourmessagetoyouinDecember2010,effective20ll,thejournalisofficiallyco-sponsoredbytheHuixianEarthquake