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2.5D Simulation of basin-edge effects on the ground motion characteristics

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The effects of basin-edge and soil velocity on the ground motion characteristics have been simulated using 2.5D modeling. One of the most significant advantages of the 2.5D simulation is that 3D radiation pattern can be generated in a 2D numerical grid using double-couple shear dislocation source. Further, 2.5D numerical modeling avoids the extensive computational cost of 3D modeling. The responses of basin-edge model using different soil velocities revealed that surface waves were generated near the edge of the basin and propagated normal to the edge, towards the basin. Further, the results depict increase of amplification, duration and surface wave generation with the decrease in soil velocity.

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  1. Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 247 667, Roorkee, India

    J. P. Narayan

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Narayan, J.P. 2.5D Simulation of basin-edge effects on the ground motion characteristics. J Earth Syst Sci 112, 463–469 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02709272

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