Seismic hazard assessment in the Ionian Islands based on observed macroseismic intensities     

Joanna E. Papoulia  Dario Slejko 《Natural Hazards》1996,14(2-3):179-187

Catalogues of actual observed intensities are constructed for three towns in the Ionian Islands. They are used for seismic hazard assessment and the results are compared with those obtained by standard approaches; that is, by statistics applied to the data computed from epicentral parameters. The results show that seismic hazard is better assessed using observed rather than computed data, but preparation of the local catalogue presents non-trivial difficulties.  相似文献   

时间剖面上小断层的计算机自动检测     

杨文强  钱建伟 《煤田地质与勘探》1996,24(3):46-49

煤田地震勘探一直探寻着对小断层的自动检测方法，因受各种因素的影响，至今尚无良策。本文介绍了多元地震参数的模式识别方法，并通过模型及实测资料成功地检测到１０ｍ以下小断层。  相似文献   

多波资料综合解释方法研究的若干进展   总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9  

贺振华  何樵登 《矿物岩石》1997,17(4):76-93

本文较系统地总结了多波层位识别的主要原则和方法；提出了利用井中纵、横波速度求取地层密度、孔隙度的改进方法；研制了以小波分解与重建为基础的沿层分频处理法和高分辨剖面重建方法，提高了薄层识别的横向和纵向分辨率；发展了精度高、误差小计算薄层速度的补层加权法；介绍了各向异性介质参数反演的遗传算法，走时法以及Ｐ－ＳＶ波ＡＶＯ分析等方法；建立了多波解释系统的总体框架。所提方法的有效性和正确性均经过实际地震记录和数值模拟计算的检验，对丰富多波地震资料的解释理论，形成多波解释系统，扩大应用领域，提高应用效果具有重要参考意义。  相似文献   

随机地震荷载作用下饱和粉土的液化特性   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

王建华  王承春 《岩土力学》1997,18(3):1-6

为了考虑随机地震荷载作用下饱和粉土的液化特性，研究了如何通过合理的地震响应分析确定饱和粉土层受到的随机地震荷载，进一步探讨了随机地震荷载作用下的动三轴试验技术，以及利用此种试验分析饱和粉土液化特性的方法。研究结果为形成判别饱和粉土层地震液化可能性的新方法提供了依据。  相似文献   

地震和测井资料联合反演储层物性参数的方法   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

沙磊  叶霞 《物探化探计算技术》1997,19(1):12-18

为了充分利用测井资料较高的纵向分辨率及其反映井壁周围物性直接准确的特点和地震资料良好的横向可追踪性，针对厚储层和薄储层地震—地质模型分别提出了利用测井和地震资料联合反演纵横波速度和密度参数的方法。理论模型的计算结果表明，反演方法是切实可行的  相似文献   

井间地震串联滤波波场分离方法   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

严又生 《物探化探计算技术》1997,19(3):210-215

本文根据井间地震波场响应以及多种波场分离方法的性能，采用基于Ｋ－Ｌ变换的特征向量滤波与中值滤波相结合的串联滤波方法分离井间地震观测到的上、下行反射波。数值计算结果表明：在波场分离过程中，由于同时综合考虑了地震波能量主分量分布以及反射波同相轴时差两个参数，使得分离效果明显、处理更为简便，具有滤波特征矢量的选取条件更为宽松、无需精确确定拉平轴的时间等特点。  相似文献   

Seismic Hazard Studies in the U.K.: Source Specification Problems of Intraplate Seismicity     

R. M. W. Musson 《Natural Hazards》1997,15(2-3):105-119

Although the U.K. is in an area of only low to moderate seismicity, the seismic hazard is sufficient to pose a threat to sensitive structures such as chemical plants and nuclear facilities. In quantifying the level of hazard by conventional probabilistic methodology, however, some problems arise in attempting to interpret earthquake data in terms of geological structure and faults. In the U.K., not only is it impossible to identify any demonstrably active faults, but also it is extremely difficult to discern any relationship between the pattern of seismicity and local or regional geological structure.This study discusses the use of two zonation approaches which complement each other in such a way that the general character and trend of seismicity is preserved. In one approach, the zonation is informed by the structural geology, where possible; geological zonation is avoided if it produces sources with heterogeneous seismicity. In the other approach, the record of past earthquakes is divided up into very small zones around individual epicentres or groups of epicentres, the size of each zone usually being proportional to the uncertainty in the epicentral determination of the appropriate event. This zonation preserves an observed tendency of some British earthquakes to repeat themselves. It is suggested that, in intraplate areas such as the U.K., it is often inappropriate to attempt to model individual fault sources. No faults in the U.K. are provably active. Because an earthquake of moderate size can occur on a very short fault segment, it is impractical to restrict fault modelling to major features. Even the two largest U.K. faults, suspected to be active, pose problems in attributing historical seismicity to them as distinct features.  相似文献   

Doubtful Events Reported in Current Italian Earthquake Catalogues: The Medieval Earthquakes of Subiaco (Central Italy)     

Di Giovambattista  Rita  Tertulliani  Andrea  Zaccaria  Mari 《Natural Hazards》1997,16(1):39-55

Within the framework of a study of the seismicity of the Aniene Valley (Central Italy), we analysed the medieval earthquakes of Subiaco (1216, 1227, 1299), the largest events reported for the area. Our main goal was to investigate some doubtful events reported in earthquake catalogues and, as such, currently utilised for seismic hazard estimates. A careful screening of the oldest available sources and their filiation pattern up to the present pointed out the uncertainty on the date and nature of these phenomena. A multidisciplinary approach based on the joint analysis of archaeological, geomorphologic and historical evidence allowed us to propose new interpretations concerning these events and their significance for the assessment of seismic hazard in the Aniene Valley. The main conclusion is that the dates of the 1216 and 1227 events are fairly unsupported. In particular, the 1216 earthquake could be dated back to between AD 1159 and 1181.  相似文献   

Seismic Ground Motion Expected for the Eastern District of Naples     

C. Nunziata  F. Vaccari  G.F. Panza  G. Luongo  D. FÄH 《Natural Hazards》1997,15(2-3):183-197

The seismic ground motion of a test area in the eastern district of Naples is computed with a hybrid technique based on the mode summation and the finite difference methods. This technique allows us the realistic modelling of source and propagation effects, including local soil conditions. In the modelling, we consider the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, a good example of strong shaking for the area of Naples, which is located about 90 km from the epicenter.The detailed geological setting is reconstructed from a large number of drillings. The sub-soil is mainly formed by alluvial (ash, stratified sand and peat) and pyroclastic materials overlying a pyroclastic rock (yellow neapolitan tuff), representing the neapolitan bedrock. The detailed information available on mechanical properties of the sub-soil and its geometry warrants the application of the sophisticated hybrid technique.As expected, the sedimentary cover causes an increase of the signal's amplitudes and duration. If thin peat layers are present, the amplification effects are reduced, and the peak ground accelerations are similar to those observed for the bedrock model. This can be explained by the backscattering of wave energy at such layers, that tend to seismically decouple the upper from the lower part of the structure.For SH-waves, the influence of the variations of the S-wave velocities on the spectral amplification is studied, by considering locally measured velocities and values determined from near-by down-hole measurements. The comparison between the computed spectral amplifications confirms the key role of an accurate determination of the seismic velocities of the different layers.The comparison performed between a realistic 2-D seismic response and a standard 1-D response, based on the vertical propagation of waves in a plane layered structure, shows considerable difference, from which it is evident that serious caution must be taken in the modelling of expected ground motion at a specific site.  相似文献   

Attenuation differences in layer 2A in intermediate- and slow-spreading oceanic crust     

D. Goldberg  Y.F. Sun 《Earth and Planetary Science Letters》1997,150(3-4):221-231

In situ seismic attenuationQ⁻¹logs are derived from borehole velocity profiles and reveal sharp boundaries between morphologies of the extrusive volcanic layers in intermediate- and slow-spreading oceanic crust.Q⁻¹logs are calculated from the scattering attenuation associated with vertical velocity heterogeneity in Ocean Drilling Program Holes 504B and 896A and in Hole 395A, located in 5.9–7.3 Ma crust on the Pacific and Atlantic plates, respectively. Our results strongly tie crustal properties to seismic measurables and observed geological structures: we find that the scattering attenuation can be used to identify the extrusive volcanic sequence because it is closely related to changes in the degree of vertical heterogeneity. We interpret a distinct decrease in the Q⁻¹log at the transition below the extrusive volcanic layer to correspond with the seismic layer 2A/2B boundary. The boundary is located at 465 m depth below the sea floor in both Hole 395A and 504B, although this is likely to be a coincidence of the sediment thickness at these sites. Layer 2A is estimated to be approximately 150 m thick in Hole 504B and > 300 m thick in Hole 395A. Cyclic sequences of high-porosity pillows and low-porosity massive units in the uppermost 100 m of volcanics in Hole 395A result in large velocity heterogeneities which cause > 5 times more attenuation in this layer than in Hole 504B. In Hole 896A, by contrast, fewer pillows, more massive flows, and a greater volume of carbonate veins decrease the velocity heterogeneity and attenuation significantly over only 1 km distance from Hole 504B. We conclude that the attenuation in the extrusive volcanics of the ocean crust is largely controlled by variation in local heterogeneity and morphology as well as by subsequent hydrothermal alteration. The observed differences inQ⁻¹profiles and layer 2A thickness at these sites may be attributed to variations in the volume and duration of volcanic activity at mid-ocean spreading centers for these Pacific and Atlantic ridge segments.  相似文献