Effects of realistic topography on the ground motion of the Colombian Andes - A case study at the Aburra Valley, Antioquia

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dc.citation.journalTitleGeophysical Journal International
dc.contributor.authorRestrepo, D.
dc.contributor.authorBielak, J.
dc.contributor.authorSerrano, R.
dc.contributor.authorGómez, J.
dc.contributor.authorJaramillo, J.
dc.contributor.researchgroupMecánica Aplicadaspa
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-16T20:10:38Z
dc.date.available2021-04-16T20:10:38Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a set of deterministic 3-D ground motion simulations for the greater metropolitan area of Medellin in the Aburra Valley, an earthquake-prone region of the Colombian Andes that exhibits moderate-to-strong topographic irregularities. We created the velocity model of the Aburra Valley region (version 1) using the geological structures as a basis for determining the shear wave velocity. The irregular surficial topography is considered by means of a fictitious domain strategy. The simulations cover a 50 x 50 x 25 km(3) volume, and four M-w = 5 rupture scenarios along a segment of the Romeral fault, a significant source of seismic activity in Colombia. In order to examine the sensitivity of ground motion to the irregular topography and the 3-D effects of the valley, each earthquake scenario was simulated with three different models: (i) realistic 3-D velocity structure plus realistic topography, (ii) realistic 3-D velocity structure without topography, and (iii) homogeneous half-space with realistic topography. Our results show how surface topography affects the ground response. In particular, our findings highlight the importance of the combined interaction between source-effects, source-directivity, focusing, soft-soil conditions, and 3-D topography. We provide quantitative evidence of this interaction and show that topographic amplification factors can be as high as 500 per cent at some locations. In other areas within the valley, the topographic effects result in relative reductions, but these lie in the 0-150 per cent range.eng
dc.identifierhttps://eafit.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=2327
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/gji/ggv556
dc.identifier.issn1365246X
dc.identifier.issn1615147Xspa
dc.identifier.otherWOS;000373719100028
dc.identifier.otherSCOPUS;2-s2.0-84962754581
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10784/29182
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS
dc.publisher.departmentUniversidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánicaspa
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dc.rightshttps://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/0956-540X
dc.sourceGeophysical Journal International
dc.subject.keywordNumerical solutionseng
dc.subject.keywordEarthquake ground motionseng
dc.subject.keywordSite effectseng
dc.subject.keywordWave propagationeng
dc.subject.keywordSouth Americaeng
dc.titleEffects of realistic topography on the ground motion of the Colombian Andes - A case study at the Aburra Valley, Antioquiaeng
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleeng
dc.typearticleeng
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioneng
dc.typepublishedVersioneng
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