Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition) ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (10): 1297-1314.doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-011-1501-x

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Simplified method for simulation of ergodic spatially correlated seismic ground motion

高玉峰1,2 吴勇信1,2 黎冰3   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China;
    2. Geotechnical Research Institute, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China;
    3. College of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
  • 收稿日期:2011-04-15 修回日期:2011-07-17 出版日期:2011-10-09 发布日期:2011-10-09

Simplified method for simulation of ergodic spatially correlated seismic ground motion

 GAO Yu-Feng1,2, WU Yong-Xin1,2, LI Bing3   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China;
    2. Geotechnical Research Institute, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China;
    3. College of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
  • Received:2011-04-15 Revised:2011-07-17 Online:2011-10-09 Published:2011-10-09

摘要: A simplified method for the simulation of the ergodic spatially correlated seismic ground motion is proposed based on the commonly used original spectral representation method. To represent the correlation in the ground motion, the phase angles are given by explicit terms with a clear physical meaning. By these explicit terms, the computational efficiency can be improved by converting the decomposition of the complex cross-spectral matrix into the decomposition of the real incoherence coefficient matrix. Double-indexing frequencies are introduced to simulate the ergodic seismic ground motion, and the ergodic feature of the improved method is demonstrated theoretically. Subsequently, an explicit solution of the elements of the lower triangular matrix under the Cholesky decomposition is given. With this explicit solution, the improved method is simplified, and the computational efficiency can be improved greatly by avoiding the repetitive Cholesky decomposition of the cross-spectral matrix in each frequency step. Finally, a numerical example shows the good characteristic of the improved method.

Abstract: A simplified method for the simulation of the ergodic spatially correlated seismic ground motion is proposed based on the commonly used original spectral representation method. To represent the correlation in the ground motion, the phase angles are given by explicit terms with a clear physical meaning. By these explicit terms, the computational efficiency can be improved by converting the decomposition of the complex cross-spectral matrix into the decomposition of the real incoherence coefficient matrix. Double-indexing frequencies are introduced to simulate the ergodic seismic ground motion, and the ergodic feature of the improved method is demonstrated theoretically. Subsequently, an explicit solution of the elements of the lower triangular matrix under the Cholesky decomposition is given. With this explicit solution, the improved method is simplified, and the computational efficiency can be improved greatly by avoiding the repetitive Cholesky decomposition of the cross-spectral matrix in each frequency step. Finally, a numerical example shows the good characteristic of the improved method.

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