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Strong‐motion accelerograph array in Santiago, Chile, and preliminary evaluation of site effects
Author(s) -
Midorikawa Saburoh,
Riddell Rafael,
Cruz Ernesto
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.4290200502
Subject(s) - geology , silt , pumice , ground motion , seismology , geotechnical engineering , mineralogy , geomorphology , volcano
A strong‐motion accelerograph array in Santiago, Chile has been installed. One of the sites is located on rock and the other six sites are on soil ground with different surface geology, so that local site effects on ground motions can be studied. As a preliminary evaluation of the site effects, the spectral ratios of weak‐motion records at soil sites with respect to the rock site are calculated. The spectral ratios show that the amplification of ground motions with respect to the rock site is approximately 1.25 on dense gravel deposits, 2.5 on stiff pumice ground and 3.5 on soft silt ground.