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Title: | Sensitivity of ground motion parameters to local site effects for areas characterised by a thick buried low-velocity layer |
Authors: | Farrugia, Daniela Galea, Pauline D'Amico, Sebastiano Paolucci, Enrico |
Keywords: | Seismic waves -- Malta Surface waves (Seismology) -- Malta Earthquake zones -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | European Geosciences Union |
Citation: | Farrugia, D., Galea, P., D'Amico, S., & Paolucci, E. (2016). Sensitivity of ground motion parameters to local site effects for areas characterised by a thick buried low-velocity layer. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna. 1. |
Abstract: | It is well known that earthquake damage at a particular site depends on the source, the path that the waves travel through and the local geology. The latter is capable of amplifying and changing the frequency content of the incoming seismic waves. In regions of sparse or no strong ground motion records, like Malta (Central Mediterranean), ground motion simulations are used to obtain parameters for purposes of seismic design and analysis. As an input to ground motion simulations, amplification functions related to the shallow subsurface are required. Shear-wave velocity profiles of several sites on the Maltese islands were obtained using the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (H/V), the Extended Spatial Auto-Correlation (ESAC) technique and the Genetic Algorithm. The sites chosen were all characterised by a layer of Blue Clay, which can be up to 75 m thick, underlying the Upper Coralline Limestone, a fossiliferous coarse grained limestone. This situation gives rise to a velocity inversion. Available borehole data generally extends down till the top of the Blue Clay layer therefore the only way to check the validity of the modelled shear-wave velocity profile is through the thickness of the topmost layer. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/18339 |
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