• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.137-147
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• 2008

2007년 1월 20일 발생한 '오대산지진(M = 4.8)'의 특징적인 점은 근거리 지역 관측소인 DGY(기상청 대관령, 진앙거리 = 7 km)에서 기록된 비정상적으로 높은 PGA(최대지반가속도) 관측값(< 0.1 g)이다. 한편 DGY 관측소는 진앙지인근에 위치한 매우 양호한 지진관측소(연관희와 서정희, 2007)로 분류되므로 지진파전달이나 부지증폭특성으로는 설명될 수 없으며, 고주파지진동에 큰 영향을 주는 지진원 특성인 단층파열방향성(rupture directivity)에 의한 것으로 예비 해석될 수 있다. 이 연구에서는 Boatwright (2007)의 방법을 이용하여 단층파열속도(v)의 전단파속도(c)에 대한 상대적 비(= v/c) 및 파열진행방향과의 이격각(${\theta}$, deviation angle)에 대한 함수로 주어지는 일방향 단층파열방향성(unilateral rupture directivity)을 추정하였다. 이러한 단층파열방향성을 평가하기 위해 진앙지 인근 지역의 지진관측소에 대한 점지진원 스펙트럼 모델(Boore, 2003)에 대한 예측오차를 오대산지진의 전 여진 관측자료을 이용하여 계산한 후, 본진 관측자료를 이용한 예측오차와 상대적으로 비교하였다. 본진의 전 여진에 대한 상대적인 스펙트럼 예측오차로부터 관측소별 PGA의 상대적인 크기를 추정하고 이 결과를 이용하여 오대산지진의 단층파열 방향성을 평가한 결과, 오대산지진 인근에서의 높은 PGA 관측값은 NWW-SEE 방향의 북측으로 고각을 갖는 단층면상에서 SE 방향을 따라 거의 수직하게 지표면으로 빠르게 진행된 단층파열의 영향으로 해석되었다.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2009

단층 파쇄의 방향성은 지진 피해를 평가하는데 있어 매우 중요한 지진원 특성이다 하지만 기존의 모멘트 텐서 역산 방법으로는 단층의 파쇄 방향은 물론 실제 단층면의 방향도 정확하게 결정하기 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 중간 규모의 지진에 대하여 주파수 영역 파형 역산 방법을 이용하여 모멘트 텐서와 단층 파쇄의 방향성을 동시에 역산하는 방법을 제안하였다 여러 가지 다양한 파쇄 전파 모델을 가정한 수치 실험을 통해 역산 방법을 검증하였고, 실제 지진에 적응 가능성을 평가하기 위해 역산 해의 안정성에 가장 큰 영향을 주는 요소인 속도 구조 모델에 대한 민감도를 분석하였다. 민감도 분석 결과를 통해 속도 구조 모델이 실제 속도 구조와 크게 어긋나지 않을 경우 실제 지진에 대해서도 충분히 적응 가능하다는 것을 확인하였다. 향후 속도 구조가 비교적 잘 밝혀진 지역에 본 역산 방법을 적응 할 경우 중간 규모 지진의 단층 파쇄 효과를 효과적으로 추정할 수 있을 것으로 예상되며, 이를 통해 적용된 지역의 지진 발생 특성을 이해하는데 큰 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.1363-1386
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• 2015

The October 23 2011 Van Earthquake is studied from an earthquake engineering point of view. Strong ground motion processing was performed to investigate features of the earthquake source, forward directivity effects during the rupture process as well as local site effects. Strong motion characteristics were investigated in terms of peak ground motion and spectral acceleration values. Directiviy effects were discussed in detail via elastic response spectra and wide band spectograms to see the high frequency energy distributions. Source parameters and slip distribution results of the earthquake which had been proposed by different researchers were summarized. Influence of the source parameters on structural response were shown by comparing elastic response spectra of Muradiye synthetic records which were performed by broadband strong motion simulations of the earthquake. It has been emphasized that characteristics of the earthquake rupture dynamics and their effects on structural design might be investigated from a multidisciplinary point of view. Seismotectonic calculations (e.g., slip pattern, rupture velocity) may be extended relating different engineering parameters (e.g., interstorey drifts, spectral accelerations) across different disciplines while using code based seismic design approaches. Current state of the art building codes still far from fully reflecting earthquake source related parameters into design rules. Some of those deficiencies and recent efforts to overcome these problems were also mentioned. Next generation ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) may be incorporated with certain site categories for site effects. Likewise in the 2011 Van Earthquake, Reverse/Oblique earthquakes indicate that GMPEs need to be feasible to a wider range of magnitudes and distances in engineering practice. Due to the reverse faulting with large slip and dip angles, vertical displacements along with directivity and fault normal effects might significantly affect the engineering structures. Main reason of excessive damage in the town of Erciş can be attributed to these factors. Such effects should be considered in advance through the establishment of vertical design spectra and effects might be incorporated in the available GMPEs.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.489-500
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• 2011

The elastic seismic response of plan-asymmetric multi storey steel-frame buildings is investigated under earthquake loading with particular emphasis on forward-rupture directivity and fling records. Three asymmetric building systems are generated with different torsional stiffness and varying static eccentricity. The structural characteristic of these systems are designed according to UBC 97 code and their seismic responses subjected to a set of earthquake records are obtained from the response history analysis (RHA) as well as the linear static analysis (LSA). It is shown that, the elastic torsional response is influenced by the intensity of near-fault ground motions with different energy contents. In the extreme case of very strong earthquakes, the behaviour of torsionally stiff buildings and torsionally flexible buildings may differ substantially due to the fact that the displacement envelope of the deck depends on ground motion characteristics.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.445-457
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• 2020

An ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission system has the advantages of low circuitry loss, high bulk capacity and long-distance transmission capabilities over conventional transmission systems, but it is easier for this system to cross fault rupture zones and become damaged during earthquakes. This paper experimentally and numerically investigates the seismic responses and collapse failure of a UHV transmission tower-line system crossing a fault. A 1:25 reduced-scale model is constructed and tested by using shaking tables to evaluate the influence of the forward-directivity and fling-step effects on the responses of suspension-type towers. Furthermore, the collapse failure tests of the system under specific cross-fault scenarios are carried out. The corresponding finite element (FE) model is established in ABAQUS software and verified based on the Tian-Ma-Qu material model. The results reveal that the seismic responses of the transmission system under the cross-fault scenario are larger than those under the near-fault scenario, and the permanent ground displacements in the fling-step ground motions tend to magnify the seismic responses of the fault-crossing transmission system. The critical collapse peak ground acceleration (PGA), failure mode and weak position determined by the model experiment and numerical simulation are in relatively good agreement. The sequential failure of the members in Segments 4 and 5 leads to the collapse of the entire model, whereas other segments basically remain in the intact state.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.411-442
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• 2008

Ground motions in near source region of large crustal earthquakes are significantly affected by rupture directivity and tectonic fling. These effects are the strongest at longer periods and they can have a significant impact on Engineering Structures. In this paper, it is aimed to determine near-fault ground motion effects on the nonlinear response of dams including dam-reservoir-foundation interaction. Four different types of dam, which are gravity, arch, concrete faced rockfill and clay core rockfill dams, are selected to investigate the near-fault ground motion effects on dam responses. The behavior of reservoir is taken into account by using Lagrangian approach. Strong ground motion records of Duzce (1999), Northridge (1994) and Erzincan (1992) earthquakes are selected for the analyses. Displacements, maximum and minimum principal stresses are determined by using the finite element method. The displacements and principal stresses obtained from the four different dam types subjected to these nearfault strong-ground motions are compared with each other. It is seen from the results that near-fault ground motions have different impacts on the dam types.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.755-778
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• 2010

Near-fault ground motion with directivity or fling effects is significantly influenced by the rupture mechanism and substantially different from ordinary records. This class of ground motion has large amplitude and long period, exhibits unusual response spectra shapes, possesses high PGV/PGA and PGD/PGA ratios and is best characterized in the velocity and the displacement time-histories. Such ground motion is also characterized by its energy being contained in a single or very few pulses, thus capable of causing severe damage to the structures. This paper investigates the characteristics of near-fault pulse-like ground motions and their implications on the structural responses using new proposed measures, such as, the effective frequency range, the energy rate (in time and frequency domains) and the damage indices. The paper develops also simple mathematical expressions for modeling this class of ground motion and the associated structural responses, thus eliminating numerical integration of the equations of motion. An optimization technique is also developed by using energy concepts and damage indices for modeling this class of ground motion for inelastic structures at sites having limited earthquake data.