Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

Effect of Seismic Site Response on Damage Distribution in Sarpol-e Zahab City Caused by 12 November 2017 Mw 7.3 Strong Ground Motion: Fooladi area

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Shima Pakniat 1
Mojtaba Moosavi 2
Javad Jalili 2
1 M.Sc. Graduate of Earthquake Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Research Center, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Geotechnical Engineering Research Center, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Tehran, Iran
10.48303/jsee.2023.1990039.1052
Abstract
The event of Sarpol-e Zahab with magnitude of 7.3 severely struck the border area of Iran an Iraq in Kermanshah province, leading to catastrophic damages to a wide region, specially Sarpol-e Zahab city. Douts arous whether the damage distribution allover the city stemed from seismic ground response or superficial loose fill material. The issue was explord in this study by especial attention to an area with high damages in Sarpol-e Zahab, called Fooladi. Since the seismic bedrock motion was not available, it was first deconvoluted from the recorded acceleration on the ground surface. Then ground response analysis was conducted at three different locations in Fooladi area, by applying deconvolved motion. It was determined that the local site condotion was accountable for damage severity specially in Fooladi area.
Keywords
Site Effects
Earthquake
Sarpol-e Zahab

Subjects

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Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
Volume 23, Issue 3
Summer 2021
Pages 11-24

  • Receive Date 20 February 2023
  • Revise Date 14 March 2023
  • Accept Date 15 March 2023
  • Publish Date 01 August 2021