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Scaling of source spectra based on radiated energy and its application to strong motion prediction

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14550477
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 構造工学・地震工学
Research InstitutionShinshu University

Principal Investigator

IZUTANI Yasuo  Shinshu University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (60092863)

Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
KeywordsSource spectrum / Radiated energy / Seismic moment / Corner frequency / Similarity / Strong ground motion / K-NET / KiK-net / 強振動 / 鳥取県西部地震
Research Abstract

Strong motion records at K-NET and KiK-net stations are analyzed to examine relationship between short-period source spectral amplitude and seismic moment. Earthquakes dealt with in this study are those occurred in Northwestern Kagoshima region, Western Tottori region, Northern Miyagi region, and Niigata Chuetsu region. Moment magnitude of these events are from 3.3 to 6.6. Epicentral distance to the stations is less than 60 km.
Spectral ratio between transverse component aaelerograms of the largest event and each of the other event in each group are calculated at each station in order to remove the effects of wave propagation path to the stations. Then the spectral ratios at all stations are averaged to remove the effect of difference in focal mechanism. Thus, the spectral ratio of the records represents the source spectral ratio.
The similarity of earthquake expects that the short-period spectral ratio is proportional to the cubic root of the ratio of the seismic moment. However, the observed short-period spectral ratio is generally larger than the expectation from the similarity. Larger earthquakes radiate short-period seismic energy more effectively than smaller ones.
Appropriate correction for the deviation from the similarity of earthquake should be made when we aim at simulation of strong ground motion for future large earthquakes by the empirical Green's function method. If we assume the similarity of earthquake, the resultant short period seismic wave for large earthquakes would be underestimated. A correction factor is proposed in terms of the difference in seismic moment between a target large earthquake and a small earthquake whose records are adopted as empirical Green's functions.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2005 2004

All Journal Article (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] 目本内陸で発生する浅い地震に関する震源スペクトルの相似性についての考察2005

    • Author(s)
      泉谷恭男
    • Journal Title

      土木学会論文集 780/I-70

      Pages: 241-246

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A Study on Similarity of Source Spectra for Shallow Earthquakes in Japan2005

    • Author(s)
      Y.Izutani
    • Journal Title

      Proc.Japan Soc.Civil Eng. No.780/I-70

      Pages: 241-246

    • NAID

      10013712807

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 日本内陸で発生する浅い地震に関する震源スペクトルの相似性についての考察2005

    • Author(s)
      泉谷恭男
    • Journal Title

      土木学会論文集 780/I-70

      Pages: 241-246

    • NAID

      10013712807

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Nonlinear Response of Surface Layers at KiK-net Stations in Japan2004

    • Author(s)
      Y.Izutani
    • Journal Title

      Proc.13^<th> World Conf.Earthq.Eng. (CD-ROM)

    • NAID

      120007104254

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Nonlinear Response of Surface Layers at KiK-net Stations2004

    • Author(s)
      Y.Izutani
    • Journal Title

      Proc.13 World Conf.Earthq.Eng. Paper No.2690 (CD-ROM)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Nonlinear Response of Surface Layers at KiK-net Stations in Japan2004

    • Author(s)
      Y.Izutani
    • Journal Title

      Proc.13^<th> World Conf.Earthq.Eng. CD-ROM

      Pages: 2690-2690

    • NAID

      120007104254

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2002-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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