The effect of topography on earthquake ground motion: a review and new results

L Geli, PY Bard, B Jullien - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 1988 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A brief review of experimental and theoretical results about the effect of topography on
seismic motion shows that they are consistent only on a qualitative basis. Amplification at …

The spectral element method: an efficient tool to simulate the seismic response of 2D and 3D geological structures

D Komatitsch, JP Vilotte - Bulletin of the seismological …, 1998 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present the spectral element method to simulate elastic-wave propagation in realistic
geological structures involving complieated free-surface topography and material interfaces …

Site effect evaluation using spectral ratios with only one station

J Lermo, FJ Chávez-García - Bulletin of the …, 1993 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The spectral ratio technique is a common useful way to estimate empirical transfer function
to evaluates site effects in regions of moderate to high seismicity. The purpose of this paper …

Topographic effects on the seismic response of steep slopes

SA Ashford, N Sitar, J Lysmer… - Bulletin of the …, 1997 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A frequency-domain parametric study using generalized consistent transmitting boundaries
has been performed to evaluate the significance of topographic effects on the seismic …

Diffraction of P, SV, and Rayleigh waves by topographic features: A boundary integral formulation

FJ Sánchez-Sesma, M Campillo - Bulletin of the …, 1991 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A method is presented to compute the diffraction of P, SV, and Rayleigh waves by an
irregular topographic feature in an elastic half-space. It is based on an integral …

Directional topographic site response at Tarzana observed in aftershocks of the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake: implications for mainshock motions

P Spudich, M Hellweg… - Bulletin of the …, 1996 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Northridge earthquake caused 1.78 g acceleration in the east-west direction at a site in
Tarzana, California, located about 6 km south of the mainshock epicenter. The …

[PDF][PDF] Estimation of local site effects during earthquakes: an overview

FJ Sánchez-Sesma, VJ Palencia… - From Seismic Source …, 2004 - earthquake-eng.usc.edu
ABSTRACT A summary of methodologies to estimate local site effects of geology and
topography on strong ground motion during earthquakes is presented. Some canonical …

Semi-analytical method for calculating ground vibrations from a tunnel in a homogeneous half-space with an irregular surface

C He, Y Jia, S Zhou - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel two-dimensional (2D) semi-analytical method for calculating
ground vibrations from a tunnel situated in a homogeneous half-space with an irregular …

Seismic response of a hill: the example of Tarzana, California

M Bouchon, JS Barker - Bulletin of the Seismological …, 1996 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Northridge, California, earthquake that strongly shook the city of Los Angeles in
January 1994, produced one of the highest ground accelerations ever recorded in an …

Effects of local soil conditions on the topographic aggravation of seismic motion: parametric investigation and recorded field evidence from the 1999 Athens …

D Assimaki, G Gazetas… - Bulletin of the …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During the 1999 Athens earthquake, the town of Adàmes, located on the eastern side of the
Kifissos river canyon, experienced unexpectedly heavy damage. Despite the particular …