Local site effects in Ottawa, Canada - first results from a strong motion network

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Al-Khoubbi ◽  
J Adams
Keyword(s):  
Site Effects ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Local Site Effects ◽  
Local Site ◽  
First Results ◽  
Strong Motion Network

scholarly journals Preliminary Analysis for Evaluation of Local Site Effects from Strong Motion Spectra by an Inversion Method.

1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichi Kato ◽  
Masayuki Takemura ◽  
Tomonori Ikeura ◽  
Kenji Urao ◽  
Tomiichi Uetake
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Site Effects ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Local Site Effects ◽  
Local Site

A case of the influence of radiation pattern on peak accelerations

1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 1658-1664
Author(s):  
Livio Sirovich
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Pattern ◽  
Site Effects ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Macroseismic Data ◽  
Azimuthal Distribution ◽  
Local Site Effects ◽  
Ground Shaking ◽  
Local Site ◽  
Isoseismal Lines

Abstract The strong ground shaking of the 23 November 1980 earthquake in southern Italy seems to have been conditioned by the dimension of the source, its focal mechanism, and by the distance from the shallow portion of the source. There was only a low, and doubtful, directivity effect. These results come from a comparison of the azimuthal distribution of the recorded peak ground horizontal accelerations with that of the total, dimensionless, radiation pattern of S waves in the horizontal plane at each site (radiation from the closest point of the fault, and appropriate azimuth and take-off angles were considered). The recorded maxima were obtained from hodogram plots of each couple of automatically digitized horizontal components in 13 stations with negligible local site effects at a distance of up to 78 km from the epicenter. The analysis indicates the strong influence of the strike-slip component on the azimuthal distribution of motion. The fault mechanism best fitting the recorded maxima is as follows: strike 318°, dip 64°, rake 317°. This picture does not change if acceleration maxima in the frequency bands 0.1 to 5 Hz, 1 to 5 Hz, or 1 to 2 Hz are used. In a segment of the southern Apennines, where the strong-motion energy radiation in the near/intermediate field of a repetitive series of shocks from the seventeenth century up to 1980 seems to be controlled by the gross features of the source, it could be useful to include radiation patterns into algorithms for regional seismic hazard calculations. Conversely, because of the fact that drawing isoseismal lines results in a smoothing of at least the very local site effects, it might be possible to infer information about the gross features of the sources of historical earthquakes from macroseismic data.

Evaluation of Peak Ground Acceleration and Response Spectra Considering the Local Site Effects

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. G. Sitharam ◽  
K. S. Vipin
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Peak Ground Acceleration ◽  
Site Effects ◽  
Response Spectra ◽  
Probabilistic Logic ◽  
Site Classification ◽  
Ground Acceleration ◽  
Entire Study ◽  
Local Site Effects ◽  
Local Site

The local site effects play an important role in the evaluation of seismic hazard. The proper evaluation of the local site effects will help in evaluating the amplification factors for different locations. This article deals with the evaluation of peak ground acceleration and response spectra based on the local site effects for the study area. The seismic hazard analysis was done based on a probabilistic logic tree approach and the peak horizontal acceleration (PHA) values at the bed rock level were evaluated. Different methods of site classification have been reviewed in the present work. The surface level peak ground acceleration (PGA) values were evaluated for the entire study area for four different site classes based on NEHRP site classification. The uniform hazard response spectrum (UHRS) has been developed for the city of Bangalore and the details are presented in this work.

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