Analysis of site and topography effects using strong motion records of the mainshock and aftershocks from nearby stations
ZHANG Shiliang1,2, MA Qiang1,2, TAO Dongwang1,2, QIAN Liang1,2, LI Jilong1,2, XIE Quancai1,2
1.Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, Harbin 150080, China; 2.Key Laboratory of Earthquake Disaster Mitigation, Ministry of Emergency Management, Harbin 150080, China
Abstract:On January 8, 2022, an MS 6.9 earthquake occurred at Menyuan, Qinghai. Under the conditions of the same epicenter and similar path, the ground motions observed by nearby stations with a distance of 5.5 km were quite different. To explain this phenomenon, we used Nakamura method (Horizontal-to-vertical Spectra Ratio, HVSR) and Borcherdt method (Standard Spectra Ratio, SSR) respectively to analyse the influence of site effect and topography effect on ground motion based on the records of mainshock and aftershocks. A method was proposed to determine the dominant contributing frequency band of the peak ground acceleration (PGA) by moving the high-frequency cutoff frequency of bandpass filter. The reasons for the large discrepancy of PGA are preliminarily analyzed in different frequency bands by considering site effect and topography effect.
张世亮1,2,马强1,2,陶冬旺1,2,钱亮1,2,李继龙1,2,解全才1,2. 应用邻近强震动站点主余震记录的场地及地形效应分析[J]. 振动与冲击, 2023, 42(21): 200-210.
ZHANG Shiliang1,2, MA Qiang1,2, TAO Dongwang1,2, QIAN Liang1,2, LI Jilong1,2, XIE Quancai1,2. Analysis of site and topography effects using strong motion records of the mainshock and aftershocks from nearby stations. JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND SHOCK, 2023, 42(21): 200-210.
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