Seismic ground motion of sedimentary valleys - example La Molina, Lima, Peru
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Seismic ground motion of sedimentary valleys - example La Molina, Lima, Peru
Description (Dublin Core)
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Strong motion accelerograms recorded at two sites in Lima, Peru, during the earthquake of November 9, 1974, exhibit serious dissimilarities although the sites have nearly the same epicentral distance. The two sites are the Instituto Geofisico del Peru in central Lima and the La Molina sediment-filled valley on the periphery of the city. The anomalously strong and prolonged ground motion at the La Molina site seems to be explained by a combined effect of the complex topography of the bedrock and the presence of low-velocity subsurface sediments. In contrast to an intuitive feeling, a strong velocity contrast along the whole sediment-bedrock interface is not necessary. Because severe earthquake effects in La Molina are of site origin, they should be expected to repeat in the future. As indicated by synthetic accelerograms, the anomaly refers to large areas of the La Molina valley and not only to the immediate vicinity of the recording point. For purposes of seismic microzoning and land-use planning, two microzones in the studied part of the valley will probably be appropriate.
ARK: https://n2t.net/ark:/88439/y042722
Permalink: https://geophysicsjournal.com/article/120
ARK: https://n2t.net/ark:/88439/y042722
Permalink: https://geophysicsjournal.com/article/120
Creator (Dublin Core)
Zahradnik, J.
Hron, F.
Subject (Dublin Core)
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Strong ground motion
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Seismic microzoning
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Local site effects
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Sedimentary basins
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Finite-difference method
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Seismology
Publisher (Dublin Core)
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Journal of Geophysics
Date (Dublin Core)
1987-11-05
Type (Dublin Core)
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Peer-reviewed Article
Format (Dublin Core)
application/pdf
Identifier (Dublin Core)
https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com/JofG/article/view/120
Source (Dublin Core)
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Journal of Geophysics; Vol 62 No 1 (1988): Journal of Geophysics; 31-37
2643-2986
2643-9271
Language (Dublin Core)
eng
Relation (Dublin Core)
https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com/JofG/article/view/120/82