The influence of the 3D morphology and cavity network on the seismic response of Castelnuovo hill to the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake     

Lorenza Evangelista  Luigi Landolfi  Anna d’Onofrio  Francesco Silvestri 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2016,14(12):3363-3387

During the Abruzzo earthquake (6.IV.2009, M_W = 6.3), the village of Castelnuovo, lying on an elliptical hill about 60 m high, underwent an intensive damage (I_MCS = 9–10), that could be partly ascribed to the topographic amplification and to the presence of an underground cavity network. To verify these hypotheses, the seismic response of the hill was carefully investigated adopting both 2D and 3D finite difference numerical models. Analyses were carried out using a detailed geotechnical model, defined on the basis of a comprehensive field investigation (boreholes, DH, HVSR, ERT) and accurate laboratory tests (RC-TS). The reference input motion was reproduced considering the time history of the mainshock recorded at an accelerometric station close to the epicenter, conveniently deconvoluted to the bedrock and scaled in amplitude to the site of Castelnuovo. The results of the numerical analyses, expressed in terms of distribution of the amplification factor of peak acceleration and Housner intensity, proved that the topographic effects significantly influenced the ground motion at surface, whereas the role of cavities seemed to be negligible.  相似文献   

Earthquake early warning scenarios at critical facilities in the Eastern Caribbean     

Elisa Zuccolo  Tony Gibbs  Carlo G. Lai  Joan L. Latchman  Walter Salazar  Luigi Di Sarno  Anthony Farrell  Lloyd Lynch  Addison Workman 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2016,14(9):2579-2605

A feasibility study of an earthquake early warning (EEW) system was conducted for the Eastern Caribbean region using scenario earthquakes, corresponding to the maximum credible earthquakes and to the earthquakes associated with a return period of 475 years. Broadband synthetic seismograms were produced at selected critical facilities, where there is potential interest in the installation of an EEW system. The expected damage was derived from the synthetic seismograms and compared with the lead-time determined for both a regional and on-site EEW configuration. Next, the Virtual Seismologist EEW algorithm, as included in SeisComP3, was tested. Additional broadband synthetic seismograms were produced for the stations in the Eastern Caribbean seismic networks in order to simulate the real time behaviour of the seismic networks during the occurrence of the synthetic earthquakes and to assess the predictive capacity of the selected ground motion prediction equation. Expected peak ground parameters and lead-times at the critical facilities constitute the major outcome of the study.  相似文献   

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塔拉  陈阜超  郭良迁  陈聚忠  薄万举 《大地测量与地球动力学》2013,33(4):1-3

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塔拉  陈阜超  韩月萍 《大地测量与地球动力学》2013,33(5):11-15

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Out‐of‐plane seismic behaviour of rocking masonry walls     

Omar Al Shawa  Gianmarco de Felice  Alberto Mauro  Luigi Sorrentino 《地震工程与结构动力学》2012,41(5):949-968

The evaluation of the out‐of‐plane behaviour of unreinforced walls is one of the most debated topics in the seismic assessment of existing masonry buildings. The discontinuous nature of masonry and its interaction with the remainder of the building make the dynamic modelling of out‐of‐plane response troublesome. In this paper, the results of a shaking table laboratory campaign on a tuff masonry, natural scale, U‐shaped assemblage (façade adjacent to transverse walls) are presented. The tests, excited by scaled natural accelerograms, replicate the behaviour of external walls in existing masonry buildings, from the beginning of rocking motion to overturning. Two approaches have been developed for modelling the out‐of‐plane seismic behaviour: the discrete element method and an SDOF analytic model. Both approaches are shown to be capable of reproducing the experimental behaviour in terms of maximum rotation and time history dynamic response. Finally, test results and numerical time history simulations have been compared with the Italian seismic code assessment procedures. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

云南地区地壳垂直运动与地震的关系     

郭良迁  塔拉  陈阜超  周海涛  陈聚忠  薄万举 《大地测量与地球动力学》2013,33(1):1-5

利用云南地区1951—2011年的水准复测资料,计算获得了1951—1980年、1980—1994年、1994—2011年、1951—2011年的垂直形变速率图和各个阶段的形变增量场,结合该区的地震活动,研究了垂直形变与地震的关系。结果表明：7级以上地震主要发生在上升区,与区域性上升有关;地震多数发生在垂直形变速率增量场的正值区。  相似文献   

中国大陆应变应力场研究     

郭良迁  周海涛  杜雪松  塔拉 《华南地震》2012,32(1):1-10

根据1999～2009年网络工程GPS观测资料计算得到的应变率参数,研究了中国大陆地壳的应变应力场及其地壳现今的水平活动特征。结果表明,中国大陆地壳西部青藏亚板块的压应力主方向围绕藏南和阿萨姆构造结向北、东、南依次辐射撒开。新疆亚板块自西向东由近SN向变为NE向。中国大陆东部地壳的压应力主方向自北向南由NEE变为近EW向,再变为SEE向。中国大陆主压应力作用强度西部显著大于东部。中国大陆地壳西部强于东部,南部强于北部,现今西部地壳以挤压、走滑为主,东部地壳既有挤压、走滑,也有拉张。  相似文献   

Shallow magma transport for the 2002–3 Mt. Etna eruption inferred from thermal infrared surveys     

Letizia Spampinato  Sonia Calvari  Clive Oppenheimer  Luigi Lodato 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2008

The 26 October 2002–28 January 2003 eruption of Mt. Etna volcano was characterised by lava effusion and by an uncommon explosivity along a 1 km-long-eruptive fissure on the southern, upper flank of the volcano. The intense activity promoted rapid growth of cinder cones and several effusive vents. Analysis of thermal images, recorded throughout the eruption, allowed investigation of the distribution of vents along the eruptive fissure, and of the nature of explosive activity. The spatial and temporal distribution of active vents revealed phases of dike intrusion, expansion, geometric stabilization and drainage. These phases were characterised by different styles of explosive activity, with a gradual transition from fire fountaining through transitional phases to mild strombolian activity, and ending with non-explosive lava effusion. Here we interpret the mechanisms of the dike emplacement and the eruptive dynamics, according to changes in the eruptive style, vent morphology and apparent temperature variations at vents, detected through thermal imaging. This is the first time that dike emplacement and eruptive activity have been tracked using a handheld thermal camera and we believe that its use was crucial to gain a detailed understanding of the eruptive event.  相似文献   

Seismic and flood structural risk in Motozintla,Chiapas, Mexico     

Novelo-Casanova  D. A.  Ponce-Pacheco  A.  Hernández-Hernández  A.  Juárez-Sánchez  A.  López-Pérez  M. I.  Hernández-Bello  M. G.  De La Vega-Flores  O. 《Natural Hazards》2019,95(3):721-737

Natural Hazards - Using the methodology developed by the Mexican National Disaster Prevention Centre (CENAPRED), we assessed the housing’s structural risk to earthquakes and floods of the...  相似文献   

Using a modern analogue to interpret depositional position in ancient fluvial-tidal channels: Example from the McMurray Formation,Canada     

Andrew D. La Croix  Shahin E. Dashtgard  James A. MacEachern 《地学前缘(英文版)》2019,10(6):2219-2238

The fluvial–tidal transition (FTT) is a complex depositional zone, where fluvial flow is modified by tides as rivers approach a receiving marine basin. Variations in the relative importance of tidal versus fluvial processes lead to a distinctive distribution of sediments that accumulate on channel bars. The FTT generally consists of three broad zones: (1) a freshwater-tidal zone; (2) a tidally influenced freshwater to brackish-water transition; and (3) a zone of relatively sustained brackish-water conditions with stronger tides. A very common type of deposit through the fluvial–tidal transition, especially on the margins of migrating channels, is inclined heterolithic stratification (IHS). At present, a detailed account of changes in the character of IHS across the FTT of a paleo-channel system has not been reported, although a number of modern examples have been documented. To fill this gap, we quantitatively assess the sedimentology and ichnology of IHS from seven cored intervals in three geographic areas situated within the youngest paleovalley (“A” Valley) in the Lower Cretaceous McMurray Formation of Alberta, Canada. We compare the data to trends defined along the FTT in the present-day Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada to interpret paleo-depositional position in the ancient fluvial–tidal channels.Analysis determined that the mean mudstone thickness is 8.2 cm in the southern study area (SA). Mean thickness increases to 11 cm in the central study area (CA), and decreases again to 4.4 cm in the northern study area (NA). The proportion of mudstone is 31% in SA, 44% in CA, and 27% in NA. Thickness-weighted mean bioturbation intensity in sands varied from 0.29 in SA and CA, to 0.28 in NA. On the other hand, thickness-weighted mean bioturbation intensity (BI) in mudstone increases from 1.46 in SA, to 1.77 in CA, and is 1.94 in NA. The ichnological diversity also increased from south to north.Sedimentological results show similar trends to those of the Fraser River, enabling the identification of a freshwater to brackish-water transition zone with tidal influence. The interpreted position of the transition is underpinned by the bioturbation intensity and trace-fossil diversity trends, indicating periodic brackish-water conditions throughout SA in the McMurray Formation during low river flow conditions. Together, these data suggest that a broad FTT existed in the “A” Valley, with fluvial-dominated channels to the south that experienced seasonal brackish-water inundation during base flow, and channels experiencing increasing brackish-water influence lying further north towards a turbidity maximum zone. The FTT zone appears to have extended for several hundred kilometers from south to north.Based on the sedimentological and ichnological data, as well as estimations of lateral accretion rates, we refute the commonly applied Mississippi River depositional analogue for McMurray Formation channels. Rather, we show that while not a perfect fit, the tidally influenced Fraser River shows much greater agreement with the depositional character recorded in McMurray Formation IHS. Future work on the McMurray system should focus on characterizing tide-dominated deltaic and estuarine systems, such as the Ganges-Brahmaputra, and on forward-modeling the evolution of tide-dominated and tide-influenced river systems.  相似文献