Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

Preliminary Seismic Site Classification Map of Sarpol-e Zahab

Document Type : Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Authors
Mojtaba Moosavi 1
Iman Ashayeri 2
Ebrahim Haghshenas 1
Mahnoosh Biglari 2
Mohsen Kamalian 1
Javad Jalili 1
1 International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Tehran
2 Razi University, Kermanshah
10.48303/jsee.2018.240797
Abstract
The destructive earthquake of Sarpol-e Zahab (Mw=7.3, Depth=18 Km) lead to sever damages to manyof structures of the affected region. The first reconnaissance of the area showed that the structures damage distribution could be interpreted by the effect of local site conditions. Therefore, some microtremor measurements and geophysical surveys were performed to investigate this concern. The survey included totally 41 locations of microtremor measurements and 40 locations of geophysical refraction profiles, the distribution of which covered all over the city. The recorded motions were analyzed using horizontal to vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) method to determine the natural frequencies of the alluvium; primary and secondary waves velocitywere also measured as a complementarydata. The survey results concluded to the preliminary seismic site classification map for the city, which would be useful for future safe design of structures.
Keywords
Seismic site classification
Geophysical surveys
Microtremor measurements
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  • Receive Date 14 August 2019
  • Accept Date 26 December 2020
  • Publish Date 01 October 2018