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Modeling of Earthquake Ground Motion in a Small-Scale Basin

소규모 분지에서의 지진 지반운동 모델링

  • Kang, Tae-Seob (Department of Earth Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University)
  • 강태섭 (부경대학교 지구환경과학과)
  • Received : 2012.04.30
  • Accepted : 2012.05.21
  • Published : 2012.05.31
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Abstract

Three-dimensional finite-difference simulation in a small-scale half-sphere basin with planar free-surface is performed for an arbitrary shear-dislocation point source. A new scheme to deal with free-surface boundary condition is presented. Then basin parameters are examined to understand main characteristics on ground-motion response in the basin. To analyze the frequency content of ground motion in the basin, spectral amplitudes are compared with each other for four sites inside and outside the basin. Also particle motions for those sites are examined to find which kind of wave plays a dominant role in ground-motion response. The results show that seismic energy is concentrated on a marginal area of the basin far from the source. This focusing effect is mainly due to constructive interference of the direct Swave with basin-edge induced surface waves. Also, ground-motion amplification over the deepest part of the basin is relatively lower than that above shallow basin edge. In the small-scale basin with relatively simple bedrock interface, therefore, the ground-motion amplification may be more related to the source azimuth or direction of the incident waves into the basin rather than depth of it.

평탄한 자유표면을 갖는 소규모 반구형 분지에서 임의의 전단변형 점진원에 대한 3차원 유한차분 모의를 수행하였다. 자유표면 경계조건을 다루기 위한 새로운 방법을 고안하였다. 분지에서 지반운동 응답에 대한 주요한 특징들을 파악하기 위하여 분지특성 변수를 조사하였다. 분지에서 지반운동의 주파수 함량을 분석하기 위하여, 각 주파수에 대한 진폭을 분지 주변 4개의 위치에서 계산하고 서로 비교하였다. 또한 어떤 종류의 파가 이들 각 지점에서의 지반운동 응답에 우세한 역할을 하는지 보기 위하여 입자운동을 분석하였다. 계산 결과, 지진파 에너지가 진원으로부터 먼 쪽의 분지 경계부에서 집중되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 집중 효과는 주로 직접 S-파와 분지 경계에서 생성된 표면파의 보강간섭으로 인한 것이다. 또한, 분지의 가장 깊은 곳 상부에서의 지반운동 증폭은 얕은 깊이의 분지 경계 부에 비하여 상대적으로 작게 나타났다. 이러한 결과로부터, 상대적으로 단순한 기반암 경계를 갖는 소규모 분지에서의 지반운동 증폭은 분지의 깊이 보다는 진원의 방위 또는 분지 내부로 입사하는 파의 진행방향에 더 많은 관계가 있다는 것을 추정할 수 있다.

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