Expeditious Seismic Damage Scenarios Based on Intensity Data from Historical Earthquakes

2001 ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
M. Mucciarelli ◽  
M. Stucchi
Keyword(s):  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Intensity Data ◽  
Damage Scenarios

The Seismic Damage Investigation and Phenomenon Analysis of Space Grid Structures in Lushan Ms 7.0 Earthquake

2014 ◽  
Vol 501-504 ◽  
pp. 1535-1541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jue Hui Xing ◽  
Ming Lu ◽  
Hai Wang Li ◽  
Ya Min Zhao ◽  
Yan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Design ◽  
Shell Structure ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Grid Structure ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Space Grid ◽  
Reticulated Shell Structure ◽  
Ball Joints ◽  
Damage Investigation

People remained optimistic about the safety of the space grid structures, because the seismic damages of space grid structures were quite rare and rather light. However, two space grid structures got damaged in 2013 Lushan Ms 7.0 earthquake. The two structures are the double-layer reticulated shell structure and flatbed grid structure, namely Lushan Gymnasium and Lushan Middle School Gymnasium respectively. This paper briefly reviews the seismic damage phenomena of grid structures in historical earthquakes, and then focuses on the two damaged space grid structures in Lushan earthquake. The reason why the two space grid structures got damaged are derived from the force state analysis of the rods, ball joints and bearings. Finally, we come up with the effective advice for the seismic design and construction of the space grid structure.

Seismic damage scenarios in Lefkas old town (W. Greece)

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 3669-3711 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Kassaras ◽  
D. Kalantoni ◽  
C. Benetatos ◽  
G. Kaviris ◽  
K. Michalaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Damage Scenarios

Seismic Damage Scenarios for Urban Zones

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.H. Barbat ◽  
F. Yepez ◽  
U. Mena
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Damage Scenarios

Estimates of magnitudes and short-period wave attenuation of Chinese earthquakes from Modified Mercalli intensity data

1984 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 957-968
Author(s):  
Peishan Chen ◽  
Otto W. Nuttli
Keyword(s):  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
Body Wave ◽  
Empirical Relation ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Intensity Data ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Recent Earthquakes ◽  
Period Wave

Abstract Intensity data for Chinese earthquakes are used to estimate the body-wave magnitude, mb, of selected historical earthquakes and to estimate Q0, the 1-sec period Q value of Lg waves for various geographical areas of China. In order to derive the necessary empirical relation between the intensity distribution and mb, data are used from recent earthquakes, for which instrumentally obtained mb values as well as isoseismal maps are available. Average Qo values are approximately 175 for the mountainous regions of southwest China, 550 for southeastern China, and 150 for Taiwan. These values agree qualitatively with those obtained by Evernden (1983) and Chen et al. (1983), who utilized a different method of analysis of the intensity data

Six Major Historical Earthquakes in the Seoul Metropolitan Area during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (6) ◽  
pp. 3037-3049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seongjun Park ◽  
Inho Baek ◽  
Tae-Kyung Hong
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Joint Inversion ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Seoul Metropolitan Area ◽  
Joseon Dynasty

ABSTRACT Earthquake records in the historical literature provide valuable information on the seismic hazard potentials for long recurrence times. The Seoul metropolitan area is the center of the economy and infrastructure in South Korea. Six major earthquakes that occurred around the Seoul metropolitan area during the Joseon dynasty in 1392–1910 are analyzed using a probabilistic joint inversion method based on seismic damage records and earthquake-felt reports. The inversion yields sets of event locations and magnitudes with probabilities. The joint inversion method is validated with synthetic and instrumentally observed data sets. The historical earthquakes are found to be located around the Seoul metropolitan area. The magnitudes of the earthquakes range from ML 5.3 to 6.8 at the peak probabilistic locations. These historical earthquakes suggest considerable seismic hazard potentials in the Seoul metropolitan area.

scholarly journals Inferring the depth of pre-instrumental earthquakes from macroseismic intensity data: a case-history from Northern Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Sbarra ◽  
Pierfrancesco Burrato ◽  
Patrizia Tosi ◽  
Paola Vannoli ◽  
Valerio De Rubeis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focal Depth ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Macroseismic Intensity ◽  
Intensity Data ◽  
Seismogenic Source ◽  
Seismogenic Faults ◽  
Intensity Field ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Recent Earthquakes

Abstract Determining the hypocentral depth of pre-instrumental earthquakes is a long-standing geophysical issue that still awaits to be elucidated. Using very well documented recent earthquakes we found that the depth of crustal and upper-mantle events correlates well with the slope of the first 50 km of their intensity attenuation curve, regardless of their magnitude. We used this observation to build a magnitude-independent method for calculating the depth of selected historical and early-instrumental earthquakes of northern Italy based on their macroseismic intensity field. Our method relies on both standard intensity data and questionnaire-based data for 20 earthquakes, encompassing a relatively large range of magnitude (Mw 4.0–5.8) and depth (3.0–72.4 km), that occurred in Northern Italy between 1983 and 2019. We then used the method to estimate the depth of 20 older earthquakes that occurred in the same region between 1570 and 1972. Knowing the approximate depth of historical earthquakes is crucial for assigning them to the relevant seismogenic source, especially where seismogenic faults occur at different depths, allowing for a better characterisation of the region’s seismotectonic setting. Knowing the focal depth also allows recalculating the equivalent magnitude, which turns out to be consistently larger for deeper events, suggesting a reassessment of the local seismic hazard.

On the relation between modified Mercalli intensity and body-wave magnitude

1979 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 893-909
Author(s):  
Otto W. Nuttli ◽  
G. A. Bollinger ◽  
Donald W. Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Body Wave ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Intensity Data ◽  
Lg Wave ◽  
Body Wave Magnitude

abstract This paper is concerned with estimating body-wave magnitude, mb, from the intensity distribution of an earthquake. Initially, it is assumed that modified Mercalli (MM) intensity values are directly related to the (A/T)z values of 1-Hz, Lg-wave ground motion. By comparison with the intensity values of a reference earthquake, magnitudes are calculated for 41 western and central United States earthquakes. Magnitudes of these earthquakes also are determined independently, in the conventional manner, using teleseismic P-wave amplitudes. Comparison of the two sets of magnitude values indicates that the assumed relation between 1-Hz, Lg-wave (A/T)z values and MM intensity does not hold exactly over the mb range of 4.0 to 6.2. An empirical equation is derived to adjust the mb values obtained from intensity data so that they agree with the teleseismic P-wave magnitudes. The method then is applied to estimate mb of some historical earthquakes which occurred prior to 1962. These include the set for which Kanamori and Jennings (1978) estimated ML from strong-motion accelerograms. Some noteworthy United States earthquakes also are considered. These include: the 1811 New Madrid earthquake for which mb is estimated to be 7.3; the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina earthquake, for which mb is estimated to be 6.6 to 6.9; the 1897 Giles County, Virginia earthquake, for which mb is estimated to be 5.8; the 1906 San Francisco, California earthquake, for which mb is estimated to be 6.8 to 7.1. The intensity-attenuation method cannot be used for estimating mb of all historical earthquakes because the intensity data are not always adequate. In some cases, however, the total felt area or the area enclosed by the Modified Mercalli IV isoseism can be determined. It was found that empirical equations relating mb to these areas, which were derived for central and northeastern United States earthquakes, also apply for events in the southeast. These empirical methods are used to estimate mb values for a set of historical Virginia earthquakes.

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