Characteristics of Temporal and Spatial Variation in Peak Periods of Horizontal to Vertical Spectral Ratios of Microtremors

Motoki, Kentaro; Watanabe, Tetsushi; Kato, Kenichi; Takesue, Kojiro; Yamanaka, Hiroaki; Iiba, Masanori; Koyama, Shin

doi:10.3130/aijs.81.437

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“…As for the method of ascertaining ground motion characteristics, soil boring, which can provide accurate data on the subsurface structure of the target area, is ideal, but is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, microtremor observation, a simple method of identifying ground motion characteristics, has gained a great deal of attention and many studies have been carried out using this method (Example, Nakamura [1], Ohmachi et al [2], Maruyama et al [3], Motoki et al [4]).…”

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Analysis on Predominant Periods Distribution by Microtremor Observations for Seismic Disaster Prevention in Yokohama, Japan Using GIS

Ochiai¹,

Enomoto²

2019

JGIS

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In recent years, predictions of damage from earthquakes have been made on a prefectural scale, and expectations exist that more detailed damage forecasts should be made even on a city/town/village scale. It is important to know detailed ground characteristics to do damage prediction on a fine scale. Using GIS is the best way to communicate this planar disaster prevention information to the general public. Yokohama City is the second largest city in Japan and developed as part of the capital region of Metropolitan Tokyo. Recently, the population of this city has reached about 3,000,000, and economic and cultural facilities, social infrastructure, and residential complexes are concentrated in this city. The capital region, including Yokohama City, was attacked by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake (M7.9) and Yokohama City was devastated by this earthquake. From the research so far, it is known that the H/V spectrum obtained from microtremor observation has a good correlation with the ground characteristics. The authors have been conducting high-density tremor observations that have been ongoing since the 1990s, mainly in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Here, we have organized the predominant periods obtained from the observation results for Yokohama City. The entirety of Yokohama City was divided into 250 m × 250 m meshes and their centers were used as microtremor observation sites. Excluding sites that could not be used due to geographical conditions, observations were made at approximately 5700 sites. So, we compared the data obtained separately, such as the period, terrain classification, and amplification characteristics. The distribution maps of predominant periods in Yokohama City show that the city contains a lot of artificially transformed land, and consequently, the distribution of predominant periods is not uniform. However, it can be seen that the periods become

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