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01-06-2024 | Original Paper

Deep soil seismic hazard assessment: analyzing the impact of local site effects by stochastic site response analysis—a comparative approach

Authors: Muhammad Salman Ali, Kashif Saeed, Ma Jianxun, Luo Dong, Liaqat Ali

Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Issue 6/2024

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Abstract

Incorporating local site effects into seismic hazard analysis, especially for deep soil sites, is crucial. This study describes probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) incorporating site effects for a deep soil site in Pakistan. Bedrock hazard is assessed in FRISK88M using a rigorous logic tree. Equivalent linear site response analysis (SRA) is performed in STRATA and captured the soil variability properties via Monte Carlo simulations. We proposed a hybrid approach in this study which utilizes the outcomes of Random Vibration Theory (RVT) and multiple Time Histories (TH) approach to assess the site-specific amplifications. Incorporating site amplifications transforms rock ground motion models into site-specific then we performed soil PSHA in FRISK88M. The analysis revealed that RVT overpredicts (3–17%) while TH underpredict (1–6%) hazard as compared to the hybrid approach at all return periods. The hybrid approach proposed in this study provides an innovative, effective and reliable estimates.

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Metadata
Title
Deep soil seismic hazard assessment: analyzing the impact of local site effects by stochastic site response analysis—a comparative approach
Authors
Muhammad Salman Ali
Kashif Saeed
Ma Jianxun
Luo Dong
Liaqat Ali
Publication date
01-06-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Issue 6/2024
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Electronic ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-024-03720-y

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