Ground motion parameters of Shillong plateau: One of the most seismically active zones of northeastern India

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2009-03-13
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StronggroundmotionparametersforShillongplateauofnortheasternIndiaareexamined.Empiricalrelationsareobtainedformainparametersofgroundmotionsasafunctionofearthquakemagnitude,faulttype,sourcedepth,velocitycharacterizationofmediumanddistance.Correlationbetweengroundmotionparametersandcharacteristicsofseismogeniczonesareestablished.Anewattenuationrelationforpeakgroundaccelerationisdeveloped,whichpredictshigherexpectedPGAintheregion.Parametersofstrongmotions,particularlythepredominantperiodsanddurationofvibrations,dependonthemorphologyofthestudiedarea.ThestudymeasureslowestimatesoflogarithmicwidthinShillongplateau.Theattenuationrelationestimatedforpulsewidthcriticallyindicatesincreasedpulsewidthdependenceonthelogarithmicdistancewhichaccountsforgeometricalspreadingandanelasticattenuation.