Near-field ground motion amplification in sedimentary basins is widely observed and crucial to earthquake hazard assessment.However,the effects of basin topography coupled with the low-velocity layer(LVL)on ground mot...Near-field ground motion amplification in sedimentary basins is widely observed and crucial to earthquake hazard assessment.However,the effects of basin topography coupled with the low-velocity layer(LVL)on ground motion amplification are not fully understood.By constructing 3D basin models with surrounding mountain terrains and performing ground motion simulations,we compare the ground motion characteristics with different basin LVL depths and LVL velocities.The velocity contrast between the LVL and bedrock controls the amplification magnitude.The maximum amplification area in the model changes from the central part to the periphery part of the basin as the velocity contrast decreases and can be greatly influenced by the distance between the source and the basin.The amplification also spreads along the mountain edge circling the basin.Our work sheds light on the distribution of amplification within sedimentary basins surrounded by mountains,revealing that the velocity contrast between the LVL and bedrock plays a pivotal role in controlling the magnitude of amplification.展开更多
基金supported by the University of Science and Technology of China(USTC)Research Funds of the Double First-Class Initiative(YD2080002009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42074049 and 41974042)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2023471).
文摘Near-field ground motion amplification in sedimentary basins is widely observed and crucial to earthquake hazard assessment.However,the effects of basin topography coupled with the low-velocity layer(LVL)on ground motion amplification are not fully understood.By constructing 3D basin models with surrounding mountain terrains and performing ground motion simulations,we compare the ground motion characteristics with different basin LVL depths and LVL velocities.The velocity contrast between the LVL and bedrock controls the amplification magnitude.The maximum amplification area in the model changes from the central part to the periphery part of the basin as the velocity contrast decreases and can be greatly influenced by the distance between the source and the basin.The amplification also spreads along the mountain edge circling the basin.Our work sheds light on the distribution of amplification within sedimentary basins surrounded by mountains,revealing that the velocity contrast between the LVL and bedrock plays a pivotal role in controlling the magnitude of amplification.
