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OCTOBER 1987

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EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOILCONDITIONS AND EARTHQUAKE GROUNDMOTIONS IN MEXICO CITY IN THEEARTHQUAKE OF SEPT. 19, 1985

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J. LYSMER

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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOIL CONDITIONS AND

EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTIONS IN MEXICO CITY

IN THE EARTHQUAKE OF SEPT. 19,- 1985

by

H. Bolton Seed

Miguel P. Romo

Joseph Sun

A. Jaime

J. Lysmer

Report No. UCB/EERC-87/15

October 1987

A report on research sponsored bythe National Science Foundation

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Table of Contents

PageNo.

1. Introduction 1

2. Ground Motions in the Sept. 19, 1985 Earthquake 7

3. Ground Motions on Rock and Hard Soil at UNAM 17

4. Detailed Studies of Soil Conditions at Recording Stations 24

5. Dynamic Properties of Mexico City Clay 36

6. Relationship Between Soil Conditions and Ground MotionRecords 38

7. Analytical Studies of Ground Motions Based on SoilProperties Determined from Ground Motion Records 46

8. Analytical Studies of Ground Motions Based on MeasuredValues of Shear Wave Velocity 53

9. Use of Scaled Records of Outcrop Motions in Analyses ofGround Response 86

10. Predictions of Ground Motions at Sites of Special Interest 97

11. Conclusions 107

References 112

1. Introduction

One of the most dramatic aspects of the earthquake effects in Mexico

City in the earthquake of September 19, 1985 was the enormous differences

in intensities of shaking and associated building damage in different parts

of the city. In the south-west part of the city ground motions were moder

ate and building damage was minor. However in the north-west part of the

city, catastrophic damages occurred and a record of the earthquake motions

near the southern end of this heavy damage area showed a very high inten

sity of shaking. Similar patterns of building damage intensities have been

observed in previous earthquakes and the differences attributed to the dif

ferences in sail conditions in different parts of the city. In the 1985

earthquake these differences seem to be somewhat mare accentuated than in

other earthquakes in the past 40 years, and the availability of recordings

of ground motions in different parts of the city makes it possible to

explore, in greater detail than heretofore, the relationships between sail

conditions and intensities of shaking.

It is the purpose of this report to describe the sail conditions in

Mexico City, present the results of special studies made since the earth

quake to explore in detail the soil conditions at the sites of strong

motion recording stations and at ather sites of interest in and near the

city, and to present the results of some analytical studies of the extent

to which the observed differences in shaking intensities can be predicted

using simple analyses of ground response incorporating measured properties

of the shear wave velocities of the soils.

The study is part of cooperative investigation of these and other

aspects of ground response in the Mexico City earthquake of September 19,

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1985 being undertaken by investigators at the National University of Mexico

and the University of California, Berkeley.

Soil Conditions in Mexico City

The soil conditions in Mexico City have been the subject of many

investigations in the past 50 years and before the earthquake of

September 19, 1985 they were already reasonably well-established. The

city is located on the edge of an old lake bed; thus while the western

part of the city is underlain by rock and hard soil deposits, the eastern

part of the city is located on soft clay deposits filling the former lake

bed. An east-west profile showing this variation in soil conditions (after

Zeevaert, 1972) is shown in Fig. 1-1. Between the hard formations in the

west and the deep clay deposits in the east, there is a "transition zone"

where the soils have generally stiff characteristics but may also involve

some limited depths of soft clay.

In the lake bed area, the soft clay deposits which have shear wave

velocities ranging from about 40 to 90 m/sec, are underlain by very stiff

and hard formations (the hard layer) with shear wave velocities of the

order of 500 m/sec or greater; thus there is a very marked change in wave

velocity at this boundary and this facilitates considerably the analyses of

wave propagation effects in the Mexico City clays. Contours showing the

approximate depths of soils (mostly involving a surface layer of sand fill

and an underlying deep layer of soft clay with interbedded layers of sand

and silt) which overly the hard layer are shown in Fig. 1-2 (modified after

Resendiz et al., 1970).

It is important to recognize that the clay beds extend considerably to

the north and south of the main part of Mexico City. The city itself is

2km

Horizontal scale

Fig. 1-1

DowntownMexico City

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Lacustrine volcanic silty clay

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EAST-WEST SOIL PROFILE - BASIN OF VALLEY OF MEXICO(after Zeevaert, 1972)

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fig. 1-2 PLAN Of MEX1CO CITY SHOWING OEPTHS Of SOIL AND LOCATIONS OF INSTRUMENT STATIONS

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located on the edge of the former Texcoco Lake which extends about 35 kms

to the north. This lake was separated by a ridge of hills across the

southern part of the city, from a second lake, the Xochimilco-Chalco Lake

as shown in Fig. 1-3. Both of the lake beds are now essentially filled

with clay deposits, but the clays have somewhat different characteristics,

the Xochimilco-Chalco Lake clays being somewhat stiffer and stronger than

the Texcoco Lake clays.

Damage surveys show that virtually all the structures which collapsed

or suffered major damage in the earthquake of September 19, 1985 lie within

the zone bounded by the chain-dot line in Fig. 1-2. The soil depth con

tours in Fig. 1-2 indicate that within this zone, the depth to the hard

layer typically ranges from about 26 to 44 meters. On the shallow soil

deposits to the west and south, and on the deeper clay deposits to the east

and north, damage was relatively minor. Surveys show that the major damage

in the heavy damage area occurred to structures with story heights ranging

from about 6 to 18 stories.

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2. Ground Motions in the Sept. 19, 1985 Earthquake

Strong motion records of the earthquake of Sept. 19, 1985 were

obtained at a number of sites in and around Mexico City including:

1. Three sites located on the rock and stiff soil area at the

University of Mexico (UNAM).

2. One site on the rock and stiff soil area at Tacubaya (T).

3. One site located on the transition zone at Viveros (V).

4. One site (the SCT Building site) on the clay deposits near the

southern boundary of the heavy damage area; the depth of soils

overlying the hard formations at this site is about 37 m.

Acceleration response spectra for the two components of motion at

this site are shown in Fig. 2-1.

5. Two sites about 0.5 km apart on the deeper clay deposits in the

Central Market area; at one site (CAF) the soil depth was about

45 m and at the other site (CAD) the soil depth was about 56 m.

Acceleration response spectra for the motions recorded at each of

these sites are shown in Figs. 2-2 and 2-3.

6. Two sites about 3 kms apart to the south of the city on the clay

deposits formed in the Xochimilco-Chalco Lake. At one of these

sites (TLD) the depth of soil was about 65 m and at the other site

(TLB) the depth to the hard layer was about 105 m. Acceleration

response spectra for the motions recorded at these sites are shown

in Figs. 2-4 and 2-5.

7. Two sites on the Texcoco Lake clay deposits to the north or east

of Mexico City, designated TXC and TXL in Fig. 1-3. No detailed

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information is available concerning the soil conditions at these

sites.

The locations of all these recording sites are shown in Figs. 1-2 and 1-3.

The records of the earthquake motions obtained at the various sites

indicate that:

1. Motions recorded at the University sites and at Tacubaya on the

rock and hard soil deposits had generally similar characteristics

with peak ground accelerations of the order of 0.04 g, peak spec

tral accelerations (5% damping) of about 0.11 g, and a predominant

period of about 2 seconds.

2. There was a major amplification of the motions by the soft clay

deposits underlying the SCT and Central Market sites. At the SCT

site, where the soil conditions are more closely comparable to

those in the heavy damage area to the north, the peak ground

acceleration was about 0.17 g and the peak spectral acceleration

for 5% damping was about 1.0 g at a period of about 2 seconds.

3. There were significant differences in the ground motions recorded

at the SCT building site and at the Central Market sites, with the

Central Market sites showing lower peak accelerations and maximum

spectral amplifications at higher periods than at the SCT site.

Thus at the CAO site, where the depth of soil was about 56 m, the

peak ground acceleration was about 0.09 g, and the peak spectral

acceleration (5% damping) was about 0.35 g at a period of about

3.5 seconds.

A comparison of representative average spectra for the SCT Building site,

the Central Market site (CAO) and for sites in the rock and stiff soil

zones is shown in Fig. 2-6. It is readily apparent from this comparison

0.95% Damping

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why damage was negligible in the rock and stiff soil zones but very severe

in the central part of the city underlain by clay layers with depths rang

ing between about 30 to 45 m.

It is interesting to note that one day after the main shock, the city

was subjected to a major aftershock of Magnitude 7.5. Ground motions were

recorded at some of the same stations in the aftershock; the motions were

somewhat lower in intensity during the aftershock, as evidenced by the com

parison between the response spectra for main shock and aftershock motions

at the CAO site shown in Fig. 2-7. It is noteworthy that the forms of the

response spectra at this site were remarkably similar for the two events,

although the spectral peaks occurred at slightly lower periods in the

aftershock, suggesting that the strains induced during the September 19

event were high enough to produce some small non-linear effects in the

ground response (Romo and Seed, 1986).

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3. Ground Motions on Rock and Hard Soil at UNAM

Of particular interest in studying the effects of local soil condi

tions on the ground motions throughout the city are the characteristics of

the motions recorded on the rock and hard soil formations at the 3 stations

located at the National University of Mexico. A shear wave velocity pro

file for one site in this area is shown in Fig. 3-1. At this site there is

a layer of fractured lava about 12 m deep overlying soft rock with a shear

wave velocity ranging from 450 to 600 m/sec at depths between 12 and 21 m.

However the depth of the lava cover varies and outcrops of soft rock are

readily apparent in the area. It is believed that the conditions in this

area are thus reasonably representative of the "hard layer" which underlies

the clay deposits throughout Mexico City.

In all, six horizontal components of motion were obtained at the three

recording stations at UNAM. The response spectra for these six components

are shown in Fig. 3-2. While the motions show some variations, they have

some general characteristics in common, most showing spectral peaks at

periods of the order of 0.9 second and about 2 seconds. The mean spectral

shape for the six records is shown in Fig. 3-3, together with the upper and

lower bounds of the spectral values determined from the six records. The

mean value can presumably be considered to provide a good general charac

terization of the motions developed on the hard layer in the University

area and at any similar outcropping of the hard layer in the Mexico City

area.

For ground response analysis purposes it is necessary to select a

ground motion record which can be considered representative of the motions

on the hard foundation. Fig. 3-4 shows a comparison of the average

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N....

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response spectra for the six UNAM records with the response spectrum for

one of the components (N-S) of the motion recorded at the CUMV site at

UNAM. It may be seen that this NS component has spectral characteristics

very close to the average for all components and thus provides a reasonable

representation of the average motions on the hard-rock formation in the

Mexico City area.

This record has a peak ground acceleration of 0.038 g and it has spec

tral peaks at about 0.9 seconds and 2.1 seconds. The full acceleration and

velocity time histories of the motion are shown in Fig. 3-5.

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4. Detailed Studies of Soil Conditions at Recording Stations

The characteristics of the Mexico City clay and other soils at the

recording stations in and around Mexico City were determined using a vari

ety of techniques including:

1. Boring and sampling procedures.

2. Measurements of penetration resistance using CPT procedures.

3. Laboratory tests (resonant column and cyclic triaxial tests) on

good quality undisturbed samples.

4. Evaluation of average shear wave velocities of the soils from the

earthquake records for each station. For this purpose the clay at

any given site was considered to be uniform with depth and the

average stiffness was determined from the natural frequency of the

site evaluated directly from the Fourier spectrum of the recorded

motions. It was recognized that this procedure would not normally

be available for other sites but it was considered to provide

probably the best estimate of average shear wave velocities of the

soils of any of the techniques available.

5. Direct measurements in boreholes of the shear wave velocity pro

file of the soil deposits using down-hole techniques and P-S sus

pension logging techniques.

These studies led to the following determinations of the soil conditions at

the various sites.

(1) SCT Site

The subsoil conditions at the SCT site consist of a compact 4 m thick

layer of mixed sand, silt and clay, followed by a 27 m thick clay layer

with interbedded seams of silty sand, volcanic glass, fly ash, sands and

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silts; the water content in the clayey materials ranges from about 100% to

450% and the undrained shear strength varies from 0.25 to 0.8 kg/cm2 .

Underlying this layer there is a very compact, lightly cemented 3 m thick

stratum of sandy silt, followed by a 4 m thick layer of very stiff clay

overlying the so-called hard layer; the hard layer consists of deep

deposits of a very hard and stiff layer (more than 100 SPT blows/ft) of

cemented silty sand which is usually considered as the base of the soil

profile.

Based on the natural period of the site, the average shear wave veloc

ity of the clay layer was determined to be about 75 m/sec leading to a

determination of the soil profile for the site as shown in Fig. 4-1.

The results of direct measurements of the shear wave velocities of the

various soil layers are shown in Fig. 4-2, and an interpreted representa

tive shear wave velocity profile, based on these results is shown in Fig.

4-3. It may be seen that the measured shear wave velocities in the clay

are somewhat lower than the average value determined from the natural

period of the site for the motions recorded in the 1985 earthquake.

(2) CAD Site

The subsoil conditions at the CAD site consist of a layer of silty

sand 5 m deep followed by a 37 m thick layer of clay with interbedded seams

of silty sand, fly ash, volcanic glass and silts; the water content in the

clayey soils varies from about 150 to 500 percent, and the undrained shear

strength from about 0.2 to 0.6 kg/cm2 . Underneath this clay layer are a

series of intercalated strata of sandy silts and silty clays about 10 m in

thickness, followed by a 4 m thick layer of stiff clay which overlies the

deep hard deposits.

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• Suspension P-S logging I------ Downhole wave velocit " measurements I -

II I I I I , , I I I I I t I I I

I I

2 5 10 20qc (kg/cm2)

50 lee 200

Fig. 4-2 MEASURED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES AT SCT SITE

=:J I I I I

-l-

I-L..- -

I- -

-I-

-I-

-to 400 mi.

- -

-I-

-I I I

Shear Wove Velocity, ftjs



0 250 500 750 1000 1250a 0

2510

50

2075

30 1000CD

"0125 <T

':T40 l- I to 400 m/.1 .-<T

150

SOl J'''60 200

] rs

I I I

250

0 100 200 300 400

Shear Wove Velocity, m/s

CAF Site

0

25

50

75

1000CD

"0 E125 .....':T

£- ....-<T a.

150 (l)

0

175

200

225

250

400

12501000

.300

750

200

500

100

CAD Site

250oo

10

20

40

30

70

50

80a

60

Shear Wove Velocity, ftjs

a 250 500 750 1000 1250a a

2510

50

2075

30 1000CD E"0

40 ~125 <T

to 550 mi..':T £-- a.

.. <T(l)- 150 0

SOl 175

60 200

70 I 225

-i 250

80 I I I I

0 100 200 300 400


SCT Site

Fig. 4-3 INTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILES AT SCT, CAD AND CAF SITESN00

29


ity of the clay was estimated to be about 60 m/sec, leading to a determina

tion of a representative soil profile as shown in Fig. 4-1.


various soil layers are shown in Fig. 4-4, and an interpreted representa

tive shear wave velocity profile, based on these results, is shown in Fig.

4-3.

(3) CAF Site

The CAF site is located about 0.8 km south of the CAD site. The upper

15 m of the soil profiles at the two sites are very similar but the clay

layer at the CAF site seems to be slightly stiffer and about 11 m less in

thickness. Thus the hard layer is encountered at a depth of about 45 m at

the CAF site.


ity of the clay was estimated to be about 64 m/sec and the soil profile to

have the general characteristics shown in Fig. 4-1.

The results of direct shear wave velocity measurements at the site us

ing downhole techniques and P-S logging techniques are shown in Fig. 4-5,

and an interpreted representative shear wave velocity profile based on

these results is shown in Fig. 4-3.

(4) TLB Site

The soil conditions at the TLB site consist of a layer of sand fill

about 5 m thick underlain by a thick layer of clay, containing seams of

sand and silt, which extends to a depth of about 105 m, where the hard

layer is encountered.

30

2eetee5e

I1<><>

~f.1<><>

1<><>

I <> <>

r ....J <><>

I <>• <>

• <>

1 • <>• <>

I <><>

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• <>vs • <>

• 1<>• <>·1<>• <>·1<>• <>• 1<>• <>

• <>

t~• <>----- ~

<>+~

•• <>

<><>

<><>

<><><><>

<>

10 20qc (kg/cm2)

52

t eJ----=~.-.:;:::=_-+----t__----------+__-I.--<>-____t

Uetocl~~ (m/&ec)

~ r;..B__.;;;;r-_,....-~;;;;.-,~~te;;-;.e~---.;2;;;..;;e;..;;;e_or-~....y..;;.,r-T'"-rT,;;..;-__r--.-.,

5

t5

55

401--------12:!~~::==1-----1_:_t~1

20t------~,-----<.-----_t_----------++--+-.......-___1

45

65

60t-------------+------~----_t_--+_--_t• Values of v based on Suspension

P-S Logging S

Values of vs based on Down-holeVelocity Measurements

.L

"E.. 35I)

o

Fig. 4-4 MEASURED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES AT CAO SITE

31

•

L•• I• I•· r- Vp••

5

15

35

Ueloci~y (m/&ec)

1ee 2ee

213~-----i~'--=-'--I---+------------+--t---;

1e~---~-~-=----r-~--~~_r-

••

48L~--=±5~~==--J·~-J

·1-0+-

•••

3e~------------=~~;~~~~~~q~c~==~~~-=-·-1••

.L+' 25a..II

o

• Suspension P-S logging

45 --Downhole wave velocitymeasurements

•-,f

213qc (kg/cm2)

513 tee 2ee

Fig. 4-5 MEASURED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES AT CAF SITE

32


various soil layers using P-S logging techniques are shown in Fig. 4-6, and

an interpreted representative soil profile, based on these results, is

shown in Fig. 4-7.

(5) TLD Site

The soil conditions at the TLD site are generally similar to those at

the TLB site but the depth of the clay layer is substantially smaller. The

hard layer in this case is reached at a depth of about 65 m.


soil deposits are shown in Fig. 4-8, and an interpreted representative soil

profile, based on these results, is shown in Fig. 4-7.

33

(m/eec)

~ ;;.B__..:;;;2r-B_-r-"""'T""..;;,;;...,......,r-T'"n-__-,-_~_r-50r0_r_r_r'T"BrB-B--2-BT"0-0___.

5

IBL----=~~~e=======---__t_--_1

15

2t:lt----~~~~::;:=======---__t---_l

25

.L 3t:l l-----------=:::::.,~::+-----------_+_----__;+'0...III

Q

35

4t:ll------------.l~-----------_+_.----___t

45

5t:l1-------------8It-----------+--------i

• Suspens i on P-S 1oggi ng

55

2

Fig. 4-6 MEASURED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES AT TLB SITE

Shear Wave Velocity, ftls Shear Wave Velocity, ftls

0 250 500 750 1000 1250 0 250 500 750 1000 1250

,: ~ p I I I

l ] rI I I

T-f 2525

-I 50 I 150

20 t-

~20

j" 75

30 f- 100 30 1000 0C1l C1l

E

l"0 E "0

125 ro- 125,...

:T :T

~ ~t .c 40+' - +' -.0- ,... 0- ro-aJ 150 Q) ISO

0 0

50 50

175

I]'"60 f- I fa 60 200

to 480 m/s

70 f- IDepth of soil 105 m 225 70 -f 225Measurement terminatedat C.L. -80 m

80 I ,I j 25080 I -f 250

I I I I I0 100 200 300 400 0 100 200 300 400

Shear Wave Velocity, mls Shear Wave Velocity, mls

TLB Site TLD Site

Fig. 4-7 INTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILES AT TLB AND TLD SITESw.j::-

35Uelocit~ (m/&ec)

gr-B 2T''B-__r_---,.-5..,..B""'"T'"""T"""'!....,l,B-0--2-Br-0-.,.-~-50T"B__r_.,...,....,..1 B..,..0_B__2,BB_B----,

¢¢

¢

~¢¢¢

¢¢

¢

•••

••••

1tt1

¢¢

--, ¢ ¢

1 gI g

¢

~------

5-I

:1~I

t 0 l-----~oc:=====:::;::==t==L--_-----L---.-:·~--J

30J-----------4IF-~H_-----------!+---------t

15

45

55

50 t-------------+-r-~--ll:---------f+----+-----t

60 t-----------,--+-I---~--=-------_+_-+-~-----I

• Suspension P-S logging65 --Downhole wave velocity

measurements

25

r\

E"oJ

.L 35+'c...II

Cl

40 ~------_=E:::::i===~.....-----l+---+-::----1¢

70 t------------:-~--------&-:----+_--!.----;

Fig. 4-8 MEASURED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES AT TLD SITE

36

5. Dynamic Properties of Mexico City Clay

The dynamic properties of Mexico City clay have been the subject of

several studies, notably by Leon, Jaime and Rabago (1974) and again by Romo

and Jaime as part of an on-going investigation following the earthquake of

September 19, 1985.

The results of both of these studies provide generally similar results

of the form shown in Fig. 5-1. Compared with other clays Mexico City clay

shows only a small reduction in shear modulus over a large range of

strains, the shear modulus reducing by only about 10% even at strains as

high as 0.15%. At strains above this level, however, there is a marked

reduction in shear modulus.

Similarly the damping ratio of Mexico City clay is relatively low at

strains up to about 0.15% and shows marked increases at strain levels above

this value.

37

20,---...,...----..,--------r-----r-----,---~--.

10

-~ 10t------+--4------4---+----_+~~~--_+-~

0'c:.-0.Eoo 0 ~~--.L...-----I~---&...----a~---..L..-----I"-----""------'

10-3 10-2 10-1

~oIo

10

Range of experimental valuesfor Mexico City Clay

10-2 10-1

Shear Strain - percent

)(

~ 1.01-----t~~~~::__-+

~(!)

en 0.9t------+--+------+----::!~~--_+-_l_---_+-~::s::s'Co~ 0.8t-------;---+---~-_+_-~h-_+_-f__--__I-__1'oQ)

J:.en'C 0.7 t------+--4------4---+-----\,/9k--_l_---_+----4Q)N

oEa 0.6t------t--+-----t----t-------t--vt+----_+--IZ

Fig. 5-1 STRAIN-DEPENDENT SHEAR MODULI AND DAMPING RATIOS FORMEXICO CITY CLAY

(after Leon et al., 1974 and Ramo and Jaime, 1986)

38

6. Relationship Between Soil Conditions and Ground Motion Records

The establishment of soil profiles, both in terms of soil types and

shear wave velocities at six of the major recording stations in Mexico City

(UNAM, SCT, CAF, CAD, TLB and TLD) makes it possible to prepare plots show

ing the relationship between ground motion characteristics and local soil

conditions at these sites. Thus Figs. 6-1 to 6-6 present plots showing in

the upper part of the figure the average response spectrum for the motions

recorded at each of the six sites and in the lower part of each figure a

shear wave velocity profile for the soil conditions at the site.

It is very clear that the UNAM site is very different from the other

sites but for the remaining five sites it is necessary to examine the soil

profiles in detail to be able to determine the changes in depth and stiff

ness of the soils which led to the marked variations in ground surface

motions at the five sites. This is particularly well-illustrated by a com

parison of the soil conditions underlying the SCT and CAF sites, which are

shown together in Fig. 6-7. From an engineering point of view these sites

might be considered to be very similar with regard to the depths and stiff

nesses of the underlying soils, but as shown in the upper part of the fig

ure, the minor differences in soil conditions were apparently sufficient to

cause significant differences in the response spectra of the ground surface

motions.

It was to permit the development of procedures for anticipating these

differences that ground response analyses were performed for the five sites

underlain by clay soils. The results of these analyses are described in

the following sections of this report.

39

0.8

1.0

0.9

"0L.... 0.3u4)a.

Ul 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.:5 1.0 1.:5 2.0 2.:5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

Period. seconds

01 0.7t:o

:;:; 0.8cL.Q)

"ii 0.5uu< 0.4

Shear Wave Velocity. ft/s

I I I I I

-f- to 450 mI.

-l- to 600 m/s at C.L -21 m

-I- -

-f-

-f-

-I- -

-I-

-I I ,

100 200 300

Shear Wave Velocity. m/s

ao

10

20

30

E.r:. 40....a.4)

0

50

80

70

80o

250 500 750 1000 12500

25

50

75

1000CD

"125 ....:T-....150

175

200

225

250

Fig. 6-1 AVERAGE ACCELERATION SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS ANDINTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILE FOR UNAM SITE

1.0

0.9

0.8

C' 0.7

co

:o:i 0.8ECl1) 0.5oo< 0.4

~ti 0.3Cla.

en 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

Period. seconds

Shear Wave Velocity. ft/s

0 250 SOO 750 1000 12500

~I I I I 0

- 2510 ~

- 50

20 - .......- 75

30 ~ 100

I -0III

E I ~- 125,...::r

.£ 40 ~ to 550 m/s.. -a. ,...Q) - 1500

50 -- 175

80 ~ - 200

- 22570 -

- 250

80I I I

0 100 200 300 400

Shear Wave Velocity. m/s

Fig. 6-2 AVERAGE ACCELERATION SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS ANDINTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILE FOR SCT SITE

40

1.0

0.9

0.8

gI 0.7Co~ 0.8~G

""ii O~oo< 0.4

fti 0.3G0-(I) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

Period, seconds

Shear Wave Velocity, ftls

0 250 500 750 1000 12500 0

2510

50

2075

30 1000C1I

E "Q125 M"

:r.c: 40 to 400 m/s.. -.0- M"

aI 150Cl

50175

60 200

70225

250

800 100 200 300 400


Fig. 6-3 AVERAGE ACCELERATION SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS ANDINTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILE FOR CAF SITE

41

1.0

o.g

0.8

C' 0.7c~ 0.8~I)

"ii 0.5uu4( 0.4

Eo 0.3G)

a.(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

Period, seconds


42

~I I -r I

-'-

-I-

L-- -

'- ----

'--

to 400 m/sI- -

-I-

-I I I

100 200 300


oo

10

20

30

Eor; 40..,a.Ql0

50

60

70

80o

250 500 750 1000 1250o

25

50

75

1000CD

"tI125

,...:J'"

-,...150

175

200

225

250

Fig. 6-4 AVERAGE ACCELERATION SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS ANDINTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILE FOR CAO SITE

43

0.9

0.8

1.0

0..... 0.3u

"a.(J)

0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

Period, seconds

0' 0.7co'Z 0.6o...c"ii 0.5uo< 0.4


0 250 500 750 1000 12500

;J I I I I 0

- 2510 I-

- 50

20 I-

- 75

'--30 ~ - 100

0

E1II

'tJ- 125 -£ 40 "'"

?".... -a. -CIl - 150a

50 '"" -- 175

60 f- - 200

70 - Depth of :soil 105 m - 225lAeo:surement terminotedot C.L -80 m

- 250

80 I , I

0 100 200 300 400


Fig. 6-5 AVERAGE ACCELERATION SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS ANDINTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILE FOR TLB SITE

44

0.8

1.0

0.9

"0...... 0.3t.lIII0.

Ul 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.:5 2.0 2.S 3.0 3.:5 4.0 4.:5 5.0

Period, saco.ods

Cl 0.7

co

:;; 0.6~III

Q) O.St.lt.l

< 0.4

Shear Wove Velocity, ft/s

0 250 500 750 1000 12500

J I I T I 0

- 2510 >-

- 50

20 I-

- 75

30 I- - 1000

E III"0- 125 ....

40 - :iT.s::..... -0. ....III - 150C

50 I-

- 175

60 I- - 200to 480 m/_

70 I- - 225

- 250110

, I I

0 100 200 300 400

Shear Wove Velocity, m/s

Fig. 6-6 AVERAGE ACCELERATION SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS ANDINTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILE FOR TLD SITE

45

1.0

0.9

0.8 seT

"

""""'"

""',., , .

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

Period. seconds

Ol 0.7

c:1S 0.6o'v

Qj 0.5ou4: 004

o'-U 0.3va.(/) 0.2

Shear Wove Velocity, ft/s0 200 .wO 600 BOO 1000 1200

0 0

5 20

10 -- SCT (39 m)

40__ CAF (43 m)

15

60

20 0CD

E "C,...25

BO?"..c: -.... ,...a.

Q)--;0 30 100

35120---I

.w140

45

16050

300 4000 100 200


Fig. 6-7 COMPARISON OF AVERAGE ACCELERATION SPECTRA FOR RECORDED MOTIONS ANDINTERPRETED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILES FOR SCT AND CAF SITES

46

7. Analytical Studies of Ground Motions in Mexico City Based on

Soil Properties Determined from Earthquake Records

Because of the fact that the heavy damage zone in Mexico City is

located in the area of the lake-bed deposits mainly to the north of the SCT

Building site, it is desirable to develop procedures for evaluating the

characteristics of the earthquake ground motions in those parts of the city

where no records were obtained but which are never-the-less of major inter

est for damage evaluation purposes. To this end it is first necessary to

demonstrate that any analysis procedure which may be used for this purpose

is capable of predicting the main characteristics of the motions at those

sites where recordings were made. Analyses of ground response using wave

propagation procedures seem to provide the most logical choice of a suit

able method for these purposes.

Such analyses for the sites in Mexico City are made possible by:

1. The existence of information such as that presented in the preced

ing pages which provides detailed information concerning the soil

conditions above the hard layer at the recording stations.

2. The availability of information, such as that shown in Fig. 5-1,

concerning the dynamic properties of the clay and other generally

applicable information for the sandy formations in the soil

deposits.

3. The fact that the clay deposits in Mexico City are very thin com

pared with their lateral extent so that in most cases, the dynamic

response of the deposit at any given site can be evaluated using

one-dimensional wave propagation theory.

47

4. The fact that previous studies (Herrera and Rosenblueth, 1965;

Seed and Idriss, 1969) have shown that one-dimensional ground

response analyses using vertical wave propagation, as illustrated

in Fig.7-1, can provide values of ground surface motions in good

agreement with values recorded in previous earthquakes, and that

most of the amplification of motions takes place in the soil

deposits overlying the hard layer.

5. The availability of the records at UNAM to provide good general

information on the characteristics of the motions developed on the

hard layer in the 1985 earthquakes.

Thus, assuming that the motions developed on the hard formations are

reasonably represented by the N-S component of the record obtained at the

CUMV station at UNAM (see Fig. 3-4) and that for preliminary analysis pur

poses the soil properties at the recording stations are reasonably well

represented by the wave velocities deduced from the observed natural fre

quencies of the various sites (see Fig. 4-1), it is possible to make analy

ses of the ground motions likely to develop at the ground surface in areas

underlain by clay deposits using one-dimensional wave propagation theory,

as incorporated in computer programs such as SHAKE (Schnabel et al., 1972).

Because of the low intensity of the motions developed in the hard layer in

the 1985 earthquake, the response does not involve any large non-linear

effects and thus equivalent linear methods are likely to be sufficiently

accurate for the conditions involved.

On this basis, analyses were made for the following conditions:

48

Time ·Secon<!>

:;00, -It--_.,;::0 ;;20"-- -'l30

iII~ !---t+--++-~i----H·-IL--I'--~-----41--1

Boll. Motl()l'l

fill Y·71pcl G.6.1.10·psf

Cia, Y·78pc' G·Z.I.IO'psl

Sill Y '86pc' G.3·Z-1O psI

CIo,,

Y ·86pc' G'3 2 "0 ps'

Cia, Y·109po' G'66 -to' psf

S,II, ,and Y 'l09pcl G'66 '10' psI

S,", cia, Y'"0pcl G.4.'.10' psIand land

:-

o"""'''''lml VII\Y/AYIA

50

o Surface Motion

lSa

100

soo

1130

Ln:t 2£

Time· Second'

Fig. 7-1 ANALYSIS OF SOIL RESPONSE AT SITE IN ALAMEDA PARK, MEXICO CITY(after Seed and Idriss, 1969)

49

Shear Wave Unit WeightSite Depth Velocity of Clay Soil Profile of Soil

SCT 38 m 75 mlsec As shown in Fig. 4-1 1.2 t/m3

CAF 45 m 64 mlsec As shown in Fig. 4-1 1.2 t/m3

CAO 56 m 60 mlsec As shown in Fig. 4-1 1.2 t/m3

Using these characteristics, in conjunction with the strain-dependent val-

ues of soil properties shown in Fig. 5-1, and an iterative procedure to

determine strain compatible properties for use in equivalent linear analy-

ses, computations of the ground surface motions were made for the SCT, CAF

and CAO sites.

The results of these studies are shown in Figs. 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4,

where the acceleration response spectra for the computed motions are com-

pared with the average spectra for the recorded motions. It may be seen

that there is a very good degree of agreement between the spectra for the

computed and recorded motions, indicating that the analytical procedures

and the soil characteristics determined from earthquake records provide a

good basis for predicting motions for the Mexico City environment (Ramo and

Seed, 1986).

50

1.0

Computed spectrum

5.04.54.0

,,,,,..\ ~ Average spectrum for\~ 'recorded motions,,

\\..\\.

\'\,\

\\,,,,

"\""'.'.'.

.••.••.•................

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds1.51.0

0.9

0.8

O'l

- 0.7c0~ 0.6c...(l)

Q) 0.5uu

<{

0.4c...~

u 0.3Q)

a.CIl

0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

SCT Site

Qm -----------Sand 70 m/s4m _

Clay 75 m/s

31m110 m/s

34mSandy Silt

Clay 110 m/s38m

Hard layer 900 m/s

Fig. 7-2 ANALYSIS OF GROUND RESPONSE AT SCT SITE BASED ONSOIL PROFILE DETERMINED BY BORINGS AND FREQUENCYCHARACTERISTICS OF RECORDED MOTIONS

51

Computed spectrum

5.04.54.0

" -......, '..., ....',' '\.

",'.".

'.'.'.'.'......••.•.............

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period. seconds1.5

Average spectrum forrecorded motions

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

Ol

0.7c:0

:;:;0.6a

L..<Ll<Ll 0.5uu«

0.4aL........u 0.3<Lla.

CI"J0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

CAF Site

Om ----------Sand 64 m/s

5m ----------

Clay 64 m/s

31m

Sandy silt & 100 m/ssilty clay

41mstiff clay 100 m/s

45m

Hard Loyer 900 m/a

Fig. 7-3 ANALYSIS OF GROUND RESPONSE AT CAF SITE BASED ONSOIL PROFILE DETERMINED BY BORINGS AND FREQUENCYCHARACTERISTICS OF RECORDED MOTIONS

52

5.04.54.0

Average spectrum forrecorded motions~

spectrum ~

,,----------_.~--.........,"...

"""'"".""'"

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds1.5

Computed

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0\

- 0.7c0:;i

0.60L.VV 0.500«

0.4aL.....0 0.3Va.

(f)

0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

CAO SiteOm ------ _

Silty sand

Clay 60 m/s

Fig. 7-4 ANALYSIS OF GROUND RESPONSE AT CAO SITE BASED ONSOIL PROFILE DETERMINED BY BORINGS AND FREQUENCYCHARACTERISTICS OF RECORDED MOTIONS

53

8. Analytical Studies of Ground Motions in Mexico City Based on

Measured Values of Shear Wave Velocity of Soils

In the preceding section of this report, analyses of ground motions in

Mexico City were based on values of shear wave velocity for the clay

deposits estimated from the frequency characteristics of the earthquake

ground motion records. Thus there is good reason to expect that such

values, incorporated in a reasonable method of analyses, would provide good

evaluations of ground response effects at the various sites of interest.

In other conditions, such records of ground motions from which soil

properties can be determined may not be available and it is therefore nec

essary to determine the shear wave velocities of different soil layers by

direct measurement. There are a number of in-situ techniques available for

accomplishing this including cross-hole measurements, downhole measure

ments, up-hole measurements, P-S suspension logging, etc. and in some cases

representative values of shear wave velocity can be determined by labora

tory tests on good-quality undisturbed samples.

It is generally recognized, however, that in-situ tests provide the

most reliable results because they are not significantly influenced by sam

ple disturbance and, in the present study, direct measurements of shear

wave velocities were made at four sites (SCT, CAF, CAD, and TLD) using

downhole shear wave velocity measurements and P-S suspension logging meth

ods (Ohya et al., 1986). At a fifth site (TLB) shear wave velocities were

determined by P-S wave logging only. The results of these tests have

already been presented in Section 4 of this report.

It will be noted that there are some differences between the values

measured at each site by the two measurement techniques used in this study

54

and that the direct measurements indicate somewhat lower values for shear

wave velocities in Mexico City clay than the average values determined from

the ground motion records. There are a number of technical reasons why

some small errors may exist in the direct measurement of shear wave veloci

ties:

1. For the P-S suspension logging method, the sides of the bore holes

were not cased and irregularities in the sides of the holes would

tend to lower the measured values below the time values.

2. Although casing was used in the downhole velocity measurements the

sensing device may not have been tight against the walls of the

hole, thus leading to a lowering of apparent wave velocity values.

3. In some cases the values of shear wave velocity measured in the

field tests were lower than the values determined by resonant col

umn tests on undisturbed samples. Since even extremely small

levels of sample disturbance can cause major reductions in shear

moduli and shear wave velocities for clay soils, this result is

difficult to understand unless the field values were too low for

some reason.

Because of these possible errors in the measured values of shear wave

velocity it was considered desirable to allow for these uncertainties by

allowing some variations in the soil property data used in the analytical

studies of ground response. At the same time it was recognized that errors

might also result from the use of a single ground motion record to repre

sent the hard-layer motions in Mexico City. It is apparent from the data

shown in Fig. 3-3 for motions recorded at the three UNAM sites that some

deviations may occur from the average spectrum, no matter how closely a

single earthquake record may represent this motion.

55

Accordingly in making the ground response analyses for the five clay

sites in Mexico City it was considered desirable to consider the probabil

ity of errors both in the input motions and in the soil properties used in

the analyses by adopting the following probabilistic procedure:

1. Using the best representative hard-layer record (i.e. the N-S com

ponent of the motions recorded at the CUMV site at UNAM) as the

mean value for ground motion characteristics and then considering

other motions which might deviate from this mean value by differ

ences in amplitude of ±20% or by differences in predominant period

of +10%.

2. Using the interpreted shear wave velocity profiles shown in Figs.

4-3 and 4-7 as mean values and then considering that actual shear

wave velocities might deviate from these values by ±10%. This is

a rather small allowance for possible errors. It could well be

argued that since any errors in field shear wave velocity measure

ments are likely to lead to values which are too low, it would be

more appropriate to vary the soil properties by amounts ranging

from 0 to +20% or more, but the value adopted was ±10% never-the

less.

Allowing for these variations from the mean values of intensity and predom

inant period in the hard-layer motions and from the representative mean

values of shear wave velocity in the soil profiles requires the conduct of

27 separate analyses using the ground response analysis program SHAKE.

Although the time required is not excessive, it may be desirable in the

future to write a probabilistic version of the SHAKE program or use some

other similar program such as PLUSH (Romo et al., 1980) which can consider

such variations in analysis parameters more expeditiously.

56

The results of probabilistic analyses of the ground surface motions at

the five recording stations located on clay deposits in Mexico City (SCT,

CAF, CAD, TLB and TLD) are presented in Figures 8-1 to 8-20. For each site

plots are presented to show:

1. The soil profile used for the analyses of ground response together

with the upper and lower bounds of the spectra for the computed

motions and the average spectrum for all the computed motions at

the site.

2. A comparison of the upper and lower bounds of the spectra for the

computed motions for the site and the average spectrum for the

motions recorded at that site.

3. A comparison for each site of the average spectrum for the com

puted motions and the average spectrum for the motions recorded at

that site.

4. A comparison of the 75-percentile response spectrum for the com

puted motions at each site and the average spectrum for the

motions recorded at that site.

Thus such results are shown:

(a) For the SCT site in Figures 8-1 to 8-4.

(b) For the CAF site in Figures 8-5 to 8-8.

(c) For the CAD site in Figures 8-9 to 8-12.

(d) For the TLD site in Figures 8-13 to 8-16.

(e) For the TLB site in Figures 8-17 to 8-20.

It may be seen that the spectral characteristics of the ground motions

determined by the analytical studies are in reasonably good agreement with

the average spectra for the recorded motions at most of the recording sta-

tions. To evaluate the degree of agreement, assessments were made of

57

5.04.54.0

Computed lower bound

\\\\"

'"'........, ",

.........._----- .....-"----..

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period. seconds

1.51.00.5

'. / Computed upper boundl\, ., ..

, I II•• , I, ",, '., .: ~,

i \ Average of computed: \ spectra

;' \I ": .,,,,

:'::,,,,

;\ l'/

.' ~... ": ~ ,~',.... .:'\J' to,,_.,,'"! ~,

,---.-'

0.00.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0\ 0.7

c0

:;:J 0.60L..OJ

1Il 0.5uu« 0.4aL......,

0.3u1Ila.

U1 0.2

0.1

seTOm

Sand 100 m/:l6m

Clay 56 m/:l

20m

Cloy 79 m/:l

30m

Clay 300 m/:l36m

39m Clay 160 m/:l

Hord loyer 550 m/s

Fig. 8-1 RESULTS OF GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSES FOR SCT SITE BASED ONSHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES INTERPRETED FROM FIELD MEASUREMENTS--ACCELERATION RESPONSE SPECTRA FOR COMPUTED MOTIONS

, Computed lower bound

5.04.5

------------

4.0

\\

\\

\\\\\\\\

\

\\"'.'

,.--Average for recordedmotions

~ Computed upper bound

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.5

1.0

0.9

0.8

0\ 0.7~

c0

:.;:; 0.60L.Q)

Q) 0.5uu

<{ 0.4-0L.

(J 0.3Q)

a.C/) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0

Fig. 8-2 COMPARISON OF RESPONSE SPECTRA DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSESBASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGE SPECTRUM FORRECORDED MOTIONS AT seT SITE

V100

5.04.54.0

of computed spectra

for recorded motions

\\\

\\\

\ ,,,\

\\

\\

\\

\\

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\\

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\ ,"

""" ......

------------------------------

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.0

,_ rAverage

, ,, \, \, \, \, \I \ A: '. r--- verage, \I \, \, \

I \, \

I,,,,J,,

I,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ....~ ....""', .,,-----"..~-

1.0

0.9

0.8

CJ'l 0.7-c

0~ 0.60lo-Q)

Q) 0.5uu

<t: 0.4-0l0-

U 0.3Q)

0-(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

Fig. 8-3 COMPARISON OF AVERAGE RESPONSE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSEANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGESPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT SCT SITE

V11.0

5.04.5

"~

4.0

; Computed 75-percentilespectrum

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

r Average for recordedmotions

,,'"', \, \, \, ., \, \I \, ., ., ., ., \, ., ., ., \, \,,

•

1.5

1.0

0.9

0.8

(J'\ 0.7-c

0:;J 0.6aL-Q)

Q) 0.5(J(J

« 0.4-aL-a 0.3Q)

a.U1 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0

Fig. 8-4 COMPARISON OF 75-PERCENTILE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSEANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMETNS WITH AVERAGE SPECTRUMFOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT SCT SITE ""o

61

1.0 -.---------------------------,

0.9

0.8

010.7

c:o

:;:; 0.6o'-Q)

Qj 0.5uu

<{ 0.4o'-U 0.3

Q)

a.(f) 0.2

0.1

Computed upper bound

Average of computed spectra


5.04.54.01.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds1.00.5

0.0 -t---,----.----,----.----,----.----r-----,----y----;0.0

CAFOm

Sand 100 m/s5m

Clay 54 m/s11m

Clay 41 m/s

22m

Cloy 80 m/s

29m

Cloy 135 m/s

37m

Cloy 230 m/s43m

Hard Loyer 400 m/s

Fig. 8-5 RESULTS OF GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSES FOR CAF SITEBASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES INTERPRETED FROM FIELDMEASUREMENTS--ACCELERATION RESPONSE SPECTRA FORCOMPUTED MOTI ONS

5.04.54.0

,,,''''''

".... ' ..,......

......... .... ..........""-- .... ......._-----

lower bound

I Average for recorded motions

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds


1.5

1.0

0.9

0.8

Ol 0.7-c

a:+J 0.6aL..Q)

Q) 0.5uu<: 0.4-aL..

(J 0.3Q)

0-(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0

Fig. 8-6 COMPARISON OF RESPONSE SPECTRA DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSESBASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGE SPECTRUM FORRECORDED MOTIONS AT CAF SITE

'"N

5.04.54.0

~""'."',.,...,-..__._.-

spectra

,,'--......~,",' ", .. _, " ,

'.'''''''

'''-''''''

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.0

Average for recordedmotions •

0.5

1.0

0.9

0.8

0" 0.7-c

0.- 06......, .0I-(l)

(l) 0.5()()

<t: 0.40l-

t) 0.3(l)0..

(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0

Fig. 8-7 COMPARISON OF AVERAGE RESPONSE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSEANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGESPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT CAF SITE

0\W

5.0

--..

4.54.0

75-percentile

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.00.5

Average for recordedmotions

,-,, ," "...........--~~.,--

~~---

1.0

0.9

0.8

O'l 0.7-c

0.- 06....... .c"-Q)

Q) 0.5uu~ 0.4c"-U 0.3Q)c..

en 0.2

0.1

0.00.0

Fig. 8-8 COMPARISON OF 75-PERCENTILE RESPONSE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUNDRESPONSE ANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITHAVERAGE SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT CAF SITE

0\+:'-

65

1.0

0.9

0.8

0\ 0.7

co

:;:i 0.6oL-a>a> 0.5oo« 0.4

oL-

V 0.3a>a.l/) 0.2

0.1




,"'''-'" ,,"', ,,' """

' ..' ".. '...

i\"\··\ "\./\1 ,~

,..,,' .........._- ............~ ......' "-::\. ..._---

~~~:::..---_." _-- , __..__.._. ..' _-_.---_ _.._-------- _-----------_._-----_.0.0

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

Period, seconds

CAD

Om

Sand 100 m/s

7m

Clay 40 m/s

22m

Cloy 70 m/s

40m

Cloy 180 m/s

S8m ----------

Hard loyer 400 m/s

Fig. 8-9 RESULTS OF GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSES FOR CAO SITE BASED ON SHEAR WAVEVELOCITIES INTERPRETED FROM FIELD MEASUREMENTS--ACCELERATION RESPONSESPECTRA FOR COMPUTED MOTIONS

5.04.54.0

\Average for recorded\ motions

,,"~~----~-----,, / '" ''''',,,," ,,

" ,,

"''''

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.5

1.0

0.9

0.8

Ol 0.7.-c

0~ 0.60L.Q)

Q) 0.5uu-< 0.4-0L.

() 0.3Q)a.

(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0

Fig. 8-10 COMPARISON OF RESPONSE SPECTRA DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSESBASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGE SPECTRUM FORRECORDED MOTIONS AT CAO SITE

0\0\

5.04.54.02.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

Average ~AVerage forspeclra of cam",Uled \ malians recorded

",..-.....", ----_ ...-----" "" ,, " ,,,,,,,,,,,,,'"

1.5

'-,, \, \, ,, \, \, \, \, \

" \, ,\

\

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

Ol 0.7-c

0:;i 0.60L..Q)

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« 0.4-0L..

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(J') 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

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(j\-.....J

5.04.54.02.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

~Average for recorded

""motion.

, .......-......." ._---~~--- ... ,, ,, ,

" ", ,, ,, ,,, ,/ ', ,

" ,," '\~" ,~ ,

----.... ...--''-- ''''......_--_.- "'"

1.5

Computed 75-percentilespectrum \.

1.0

0.9

0.8

Ol 0.7-c0

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Q3 0.5uu« 0.4-0l.-

t) 0.3Q)

a.(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0

Fig. 8-12 COMPARISON OF 75-PERCENTILE RESPONSE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUNDRESPONSE ANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITHAVERAGE RESPONSE SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT CAO SITE

0'00

69

5.04.54.0

,-----Computed lowerbound

,.,......_..........

",

._-- .'---.._-------. ._---------._------

..............-------- .. -__-__-__--:.::1

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.00.5

~Computed upperbound

Averoge of computed/-"-" spectra, ', ., ., ., .

,,' ,

i~f"\ ,,,/I •

:' t.. I l ': "'\ "I "'_"',,',., ,,..,,,, , '

: \or ..... ,'

:--,-,,'

0.00.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0\ 0.7

c:0

+J 0.60\...<l.l<l.l 0.5uu

<:( 0.40\....... 0.3u<l.lQ.

CIl 0.2

0.1

TLDOm ---------__

Sand 80 m/sSm ---------__

Clay 72 m/s

36m ----------_

Cloy 100 m/s43m ---------__

Clay 150 m/s

S5m ----------_

Hard layer 480 m/s

Fig. 8-13 RESULTS OF GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSES FOR TLD SITE BASED ON SHEARWAVE VELOCITIES INTERPRETED FROM FIELD MEASUREMENTS--ACCELERATIONRESPONSE SPECTRA FOR COMPUTED MOTIONS

5.04.54.0

j Computed lowerbound

;-Computed upper/ bound

,.

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.00.5

Average for recordedmotions j

1.0

0.9

0.8

0' 0.7~

c0

:;:; 0.60LQ.)

Q.) 0.5uu~ 0.40L

(J 0.3Q.)0-

if) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0

Fig. 8-14 COMPARISON OF RESPONSE SPECTRA DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSESBASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGE SPECTRUM FORRECORDED MOTIONS AT TLD SITE

"-.Jo

5.04.54.0



2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period. seconds

1.51.0

/verage,............"

I " ...~, '.I \

I \I ,

\} /\~'"-----~,,, ~--~"'\ . ", ".- ""

\ / "-_. . .' ' ...._-------- -._--..._---

1.0

0.9

0.8

Ol 0.7-c

0:;:; 0.60LQ)

Q) 0.5uu4: 0.4-0L

U 0.3Q)

a.en 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

Fig. 8-15 COMPARISON OF AVERAGE RESPONSE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSEANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGESPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT TLD SITE

........

......

5.04.54.0

... .....-............., ..

'"....................._--

Computed 75-percentilespectrum---.

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period. seconds

' ...... ,.... --- ......._- ""," ..

, "~"""" ..,----------,

1.51.0

Average for recorded

motion'i,

, ., ,, -., ,, ', '" \

0.5

1.0

0.9

0.8

Ol 0.7A

c0

:f:j 0.60L-a>

(i) 0.5CJCJ« 0.40L-

t) 0.3a>a.

(/) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0

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'-JN

731.0

0.9

0.8

Ol 0.7c0

:oJ 0.60L-VV 0.5uu« 0.40L-

-oJ 0.3uVQ.

(f) 0.2

0.1

"I' ~ ,~, I,, ", .,,,,,,,,,,

,"'\,\ I

,- \J \ ", " ...',,,.,,'\",' ,,,,.,,,, ,

, -,I'"_ ... -... I

,-" ...----'


Average of computedspectra


\ ,,,\ ,

............. _-, ....... _-- ........._-----', .........._-- ... _----------

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period. seconds

TLB

4.0 4.5 5.0

Om _

Cloy 55 m/s

28m -------__

Cloy 90 m/s

50m _

Cloy 110 m/s

80m _

Cloy 150 m/s

Hard layer

Fig. 8-17 RESULTS OF GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSES FOR TLB SITE BASED ON SHEAR WAVEVELOCITIES INTERPRETED FROM FIELD MEASUREMENTS--ACCELERATION RESPONSESPECTRA FOR COMPUTED MOTIONS


recorded

lower bound

5.04.54.02.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0' 0.7.c0

:;:; 0.60L..Q)

Q) 0.5uu« 0.4-0L..

U 0.3Q)0..

(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

Fig. 8-18 COMPARISON OF RESPONSE SPECTRA DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSESBASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGE SPECTRUM FORRECORDED MOTIONS AT TLB SITE '-J.,..

5.04.54.0


2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

",I ,I \' / Average of computedI \ spectra, ,, ,, ,, ,, \ ......." ,'" ..., , ...

~"'''''''''''''''' , \., , ...',

I '-_...----' ", .." , __ , 11f

........, .....

1.51.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0'1 0.7-c

0...;J 0.60'-Q)

Q) 0.5uu« 0.4-0'-t) 0.3Q)0..

(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

Fig. 8-19 COMPARISON OF AVERAGE RESPONSE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSEANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITH AVERAGE SPECTRUMFOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT TLB SITE

'-lVI

5.04.54.0

" ....." ...., "\\\\\

\ \.... _..---,,-.._---,--'

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period. seconds

/


I~\,, ,, ,I \ ...-- Computed 75-percentile- ,,

1.0

0.9

0.8

01 0.7~

c0

:+J 0.60I-Q.)

Q.) 0.5uu<: 0.4-0I-

(J 0.3Q.)a..

(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5

Fig. 8-20 COMPARISON OF 75-PERCENTILE RESPONSE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUNDRESPONSE ANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS WITHAVERAGE RESPONSE SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT TLB SITE

-....J0"

77

1. Whether the average spectrum for the recorded motions falls within

the upper and lower bounds of those for the computed motions

(bearing in mind that the ranges of parameters incorporated in the

analyses were quite small, e.g. Vs = ±10%, etc.).

2. The degree of agreement between the average spectra for the

recorded and computed motions.

and 3. The degree of agreement between the average spectrum for the

recorded motions and the 75 percentile spectrum for the computed

motions. This comparison was made in recognition of the fact that

the measured values of shear wave velocities are probably lower

than the true values and the use of these values tends to lead to

unreasonably low values of computed motions for the Mexico City

sites. Allowance for this bias in the data could be made either

by making the analyses using values of shear wave velocity which

vary by -0 and +20% from the measured values or alternatively,

allowing variations of +10% from the measured values and then

adopting a higher than 50 percentile value of the computed motion

spectrum for predictive purposes. The latter option was used in

this case and the spectral level selected was the 75 percentile

value for each site.

The comparative results for each of the five sites included in the study

are summarized in Table 8-1. On balance it may be concluded that in most

cases the average spectra for the recorded motions lie within the bounds of

those corresponding to the computed motions and that the agreement between

the average spectra for the recorded motions and the 75 percentile spectra

for the computed motions ranges from Fair to Very Good, with the overall

assessment being rated as Good.

Table 8-1

78

Site SCT CAF CAO TLD TLB

Average recorded spectrum Mainlywithin upper and lower Yes Yes up to Mainly Mainlybounds of computed spectra T = 3.5 sec

Degree of agreement between Fairly Fairly Fair Fair Fairaverage recorded and Good Goodaverage computed spectra

Degree of agreement between Very Very Fairly Fair Goodaverage recorded spectrum and Good Good Good75-percentile computed spectrum

79

It would appear from these results that if allowance is made for pos

sible deviations from the best average deterministic study results and

ground response problems are considered on a probabilistic basis, they can

provide very useful data for assessing the influence of local soil condi

tions on the general form of the earthquake motions likely to develop at

sites underlain by clays, similar to the conditions existing in the old

lake-bed area of Mexico City.

This need to consider possible deviations from measured properties is

especially important in view of the sensitivity of the analytical results

of ground response analyses to small changes in soil conditions, either in

depth of soil or in stiffness of soil, under conditions such as those

existing in Mexico City. This has already been illustrated in Section 6,

where the small differences in soil conditions between the SCT and the CAF

sites were shown to be associated with a very significant change in the

response spectra of the motions recorded at these sites. It is also appar

ent from the very large differences in upper and lower bounds for the spec

tra for the computed motions, shown in Figs. 8-1, 8-5, 8-9, 8-13, and 8-17,

resulting from comparatively small variations in either soil properties or

the level of base excitation used in the analyses.

It can be further illustrated by the analytical results determined for

the SCT site. Fig. 8-21 shows the soil profile interpreted from the

results of the shear wave velocity measurements at the SCT site, together

with a modified profile in which the shear wave velocity of the clay, in

the depth range from 10 to 20 m below the ground surface, was considered to

be reduced by 15 m/sec below the original interpreted values. This change

in velocity profile is well within the accuracy of interpretation of the

shear wave velocity data. The upper part of Fig. 8-21 shows the response

80

5.04.54.0

......- ..."'\.,

-- ...........-...-,--- " ..............._----- .........-..._-......-

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.5

1

"

---....--.........,'-'

,i'/,-

"---......_--,,--'

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

(]I 0.7-c

0:;:; 0.6aLQ)

Q) 0.5(J(J

-eX: 0.4aL~ 0.3uQ)

0-U') 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

-.~

120

100

140

40

60

20

160

400100 200 300


I" I I I" I I

~~ -

f- j- -- Interpreted ProfileI -II· _•••••--. Modified Profile·f- ·II·•· -II

f- .- '--

-l-

t- -

t-

r -to 550 m/s

t-

-~

I I I -

Shear Wave Velocity, ft/so 200 400 600 BOO 1000 1200

o 0

45

50o

5

10

15

20

E.!:

25~

a.Q)

a 30

35

40

Fig. 8-21 EFFECT OF MINOR CHANGE IN SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY PROFILE AT SCTSITE ON ACCELERATION RESPONSE SPECTRUM FOR COMPUTED MOTIONS

81

spectra for the computed motions at the ground surface for the two pro

files, using the same excitation in the hard layer for both analyses. It

may be seen that this very small change in shear wave velocity over a very

limited depth leads to a very significant change in the spectra for the

computed motions at the ground surface.

Thus both observationally and analytically, small changes in soil

characteristics, at least in Mexico City, can have a major effect on the

characteristics of the ground surface motions, making it very difficult to

anticipate the precise character of the motions likely to develop at any

given site and emphasizing (a) that even "good" agreement between observed

and computed motion characteristics is a significant achievement in ground

motion prediction in the Mexico City environment; and (b) the importance of

considering the possible effects of errors or variations in soil properties

or base motion characteristics, through the use of probabilistic studies,

in any attempt to study site effects in areas of such high sensitivity.

Despite these difficulties, however, ground response analyses can help

significantly to anticipate the effects of local soil conditions on ground

surface motions. This is well-illustrated by a comparison of the response

spectra shown in Figs. 8-22 and 8-23. Fig. 8-22 shows the average response

spectra for the motions recorded at four very different sites: UNAM, SCT,

CAF and CAO. Fig. 8-23 shows the 75-percentile spectra for the computed

motions at the same sites, based on the measured shear wave velocities of

the soils and assuming that the UNAM motion was developed at an outcropping

of the hard layer. There is considerable similarity in these two sets of

results indicating the potential usefulness of ground response analyses in

anticipating the nature of earthquake motions. For further comparison Fig.

8-24 shows the spectra for the same four sites based on ground response

seT

-------

1.0

0.9

0.8

01 0.7~

c0

:;::; 0.6aI-Q)

Q) 0.5()()

<{ 0.4-al-

t) 0.3Q)0...

U1 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

4.0 4.5 5.0

FIG. 8-22 COMPARISON OF AVERAGE SPECTRA FOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT UNAM! SCT! CAFAND CAO SIrES

00tv

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""............." --,-----,

""-~~---~--~-~-~-

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0'1 0.7~

c0

:;:; 0.60L...Q)

Q) 0.5()()

« 0.4-0L...

U 0.3Q)0.

U1 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

Fig. 8-23 COMPARISON OF 75-PERCENTILE SPECTRA FOR COMPUTED MOTIONS AT UNAM, SCT,CAF AND CAO SITES--ANALYSES BASED ON MEASURED SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES

00w

1.0

0.9

0.8

(J1 0.7.c0

:;:; 0.60I-Q)

Q) 0.5uu« 0.4-0l-

t> 0.3Q)CL

(f) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5

seT

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

4.0 4.5 5.0

Fig. 8-24 COMPARISON OF SPECTRA FOR COMPUTED MOTIONS AT UNAM, SCT, CAF AND CAOSITES--ANALYSES BASED ON SHEAR WAVE VELOCITIES INFERRED FROMFREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS OF RECORDED MOTIONS

00.J::-

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analyses incorporating soil properties determined from earthquake records

(Figs. 7-2 to 7-4). These analytical results are in even better accord

with the spectra for the recorded motions indicating that whereever possi

ble, it is desirable to refine direct measurements of shear wave velocities

with data that may be obtained from actual earthquake records.

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9. Use of Scaled Records of Outcrop Motions in Analyses

of Ground Response

In the analyses of ground response in Mexico City described in previ

ous sections of this report, motions at the SCT, CAF, CAO, TLD and TLB

sites were computed on the basis of the known motions in the hard layer at

the UNAM sites. In many cases where estimates of site effects are

required, however, the specific details of the hard layer or rock outcrop

motions will not be known and the motion can be described only in general

terms, say by specific values of such parameters as peak ground accelera

tion, peak ground velocity, predominant period of motions, general form of

response spectrum and duration of shaking. However in order to make a

deterministic analysis of ground response a complete time-history of hard

layer or rock outcrop motions is required.

In such cases the only means available to obtain the required time

history of hard layer or rock motions are

1. To generate a totally artificial earthquake motion having the gen

eral characteristics required;

or 2. To take some existing record of earthquake motions and modify it,

by appropriate scaling of either or both the acceleration and time

scales to make it conform to the prescribed characteristics.

Both procedures are used, but perhaps the scaling procedure is used more

frequently since it is easier to accomplish and the results will necessar

ily have the irregularities associated with a real earthquake record, since

they are derived from a real earthquake record.

In order to investigate how the use of this procedure might affect the

results of ground motion studies for a city such as Mexico City, analyses

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were made to determine the ground motions which might be expected at the

SCT site using a scaled accelerogram from the available set or records from

past events. Desirably such a record would be generated by a magnitude 8

earthquake, would be recorded on rock or hard soil at a distance of about

300 kms from the source, would have predominant periods of about 0.9 and

2.0 seconds and would have a peak ground acceleration of about 0.038 g.

Not surprisingly, such a record does not exist and it is necessary to

select some record which comes reasonably close to the desired requirements

and then scale the record to meet the requirements more closely.

In the United States, the largest magnitude earthquake for which

records are available is the 1952 Kern County (California) earthquake which

has a magnitude of 7.6. Several records are available, but one of the more

distant is that obtained at a Pasadena station where the record has the

following characteristics:

Peak acceleration: 0.057 g

Predominant periods: 0.65 and 0.82 seconds

By multiplying the acceleration scale of this earthquake motion by 0.52 and

the time scale by a factor of 2.5, the characteristics are changed to:

Peak acceleration: 0.030 g

Predominant periods: 1.6 and 2.0 seconds

which meets the desired characteristics quite well. After scaling in this

way, the time-history of accelerations has the form shown in Fig. 9-1 and

the acceleration response spectrum shown in Fig. 9-2. It may be seen from

Fig. 9-2 that the acceleration response spectrum of the scaled record is in

reasonably close agreement with the average of the motions recorded at the

UNAM sites.

0.04

0'1~

c 0.020

+:i0s.... 0.00Q.)

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-0.040 10 20 30 40

Time, seconds50 60

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>-20

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Time, seconds

Fig. 9-1 TIME HISTORIES OF ACCELERATION AND VELOCITY FOR SCALED ACCELEROGRAM OFPASADENA RECORD OF KERN COUNTY (CALIFORNIA) EARTHQUAKE OF 1952

0000

------- Average UNAM Spectrum (1985)

-- Modified Pasadena (1952)

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0.02

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Period, seconds

Fig. 9-2 COMPARISON OF ACCELERATION RESPONSE SPECTRUM FOR SCALED PASADENA RECORDAND AVERAGE SPECTRUM FOR UNAM RECORDS (1985)

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90

Thus the scaled record of the Pasadena recording of the Kern County

earthquake was used to compute the ground surface motions at the SCT site,

using the soil profile determined by the shear wave velocity measurements

and shown in Fig. 9-3. As in the previous studies, soil properties and

hard layer outcrop motions were allowed to vary as follows

Shear wave velocities:

Hard layer accelerations:

Predominant period of outcrop motion:

+10%

+20%

+10%

The results of the analyses are presented in Figs. 9-3 to 9-6. Fig. 9-3

shows the soil profile used in the analyses and the upper and lower bounds

of the spectra for the computed motions. The average spectrum from the 27

analyses performed is also shown in this Figure. Figure 9-4 shows the

upper and lower bound spectra for the computed motions, together with the

average spectrum for the recorded motions. In general the average spectrum

for the recorded motions falls within the range of the spectra for the com

puted motions, albeit near the upper bound of the range.

Fig. 9-5 compares the average spectrum for the recorded motions with

the average spectrum for the computed motions at the SCT site and Fig. 9-6

compares the average spectrum for the recorded motions with the 75

percentile spectrum for the computed motions. As in the case of the

preceding analyses described in Section 8, the 75-percentile spectrum for

the computed motions is in good agreement with the average spectrum for

the recorded motions.

Finally, Fig. 9-7 compares the 75-percentile spectra of the motions

computed for the SCT site using both the CUMV-NS component of the motions

recorded at UNAM in the 1985 earthquake and the modified Pasadena record of

the Taft earthquake as hard-layer outcrop motions. It may be seen that

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2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.0

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:..:

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0.50.0

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Sand 100 milS6m

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20m

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30m

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'60 milS39m Clay

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I Average for recordedmotions

rcomputed upper bound

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

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0.00.0

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o

0.8

0.9

0.1

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(f)

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0.00.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

4.0 4.5 5.0

Fig. 9-6 COMPARISON OF 75-PERCENTILE SPECTRUM DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSEANALYSES USING SCALED PASADENA RECORD AS HARD LAYER OUTCROP MOTIONWITH AVERAGE SPECTRUM FOR RECORDED MOTIONS AT SCT SITE

1.0.po.

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,--,,,,,•••,•,••,

\ ..\,,

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\,\,,,

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'-

Computed 75-percentile spectrumusing GUMV-NS record (1985)

rComputed 75-percentile spectrumusing modified Pasadena record(1952)

A

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period. seconds

1.51.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0'1 0.7-c

0:;:; 0.60L.Q)

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<! 0.4-0L.

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en 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

Fig. 9-7 COMPARISON OF 75-PERCENTILE SPECTRA DETERMINED BY GROUND RESPONSEANALYSES USING SCALED PASADENA RECORD AND N-S COMPONENT OF CUMV RECORDAS HARD LAYER OUTCROP MOTIONS

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there is little difference in these spectra whether the CUMV-NS record or

the modified Pasadena record is used as the control motion for the analy

sis.

This result would seem to demonstrate that good evaluations of soil

effects on ground response can be made even when the rock or hard layer

motions must be represented by scaled records from other earthquakes, pro

vided the scaling results in an accelerogram which reasonably represents

both in acceleration level and frequency content, the characteristics of

the anticipated rock outcrop motions.

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10. Predictions of Ground Motions at Sites of Special Interest

The ultimate goal of the field investigations and analyses performed

in this study is the development of an ability to predict, with some level

of confidence, the nature of the ground motions which are likely to have

occurred at critical sites or in critical zones of Mexico City where major

damage occurred but where no instrumental records were obtained. Typical

examples are presented below.

CUP] Site

One such site for example is the CUPJ site, near the location of much

of the very heavy damage and building collapses during the September 19,

1985 earthquake (see Fig. 10-1). Clearly a first step in making an evalua

tion of the ground motions which led to the collapse of this building is a

determination of the soil conditions at this particular site. The results

of a soil exploration program showed that the soil conditions at this site

consist of a 4 m thick layer of sand, underlain by about 26 m of clay con

taining thin seams of silt and fine sand, followed by a 9 m thick layer of

sand and stiffer clay, followed by the hard layer. The variation of mea

sured shear wave velocities with depth is shown in Fig. 10-2, and an inter

preted profile of the site conditions based on all of this data is shown in

Fig. 10-3.

It is immediately apparent from the results presented that this soil

profile at the CUPJ site, shown in Fig. 10-3, is very similar to that for

the SCT site. A comparison of the interpreted soil profiles is shown in

Fig. 10-4. In view of the very close similarity in the soil conditions it

would be reasonable to conclude by observation that the earthquake motions

at these two sites would also be closely alike.

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fig. 10-1 PLAN Of MEXICO CI1Y SHOWING LOCA110NS Of INS1RUMENl S1Al10NS ANO CUPJ SllE

_. _ .Hea'l'1 damage zone• LOCO lions of strong-molion

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LJeloci'ly (m/aec)

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CUPJOm

Sand 120 mls4m

Cloy with seams50 mlsof silt and sand

18m

Clay with seamsof silt & sand 78 mls

30m

Silty sand &Stiff Cloy 125 mls

39m

Hard layer 500 mls

Fig. 10-3 INTERPRETED SOIL PROFILE AT CUPJ SITE BASED ON SOILBORINGS AND SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS

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Fig. 10-4 COMPARISON OF INTERPRETED SOIL PROFILES AT SCT AND CUPJ SITES

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102

To confirm this observation, a series of ground response analyses were

made for the conditions at the CUPJ site following the same procedures as

those used for the SCT site. The basic profile used for analyses is that

shown in Fig. 10-3, but allowance was made for variations in soil proper

ties and hard-layer excitation as follows

Shear wave velocities: Varied by ±10%

Amplitude of hard layer motions: Varied by ±20%

Predominant period of hard layer motions: Varied by ±10%

The results of these analyses are shown in Figs. 10-5. Fig. 10-5 shows the

upper and lower bounds of the spectra determined from the computed surface

motions, emphasizing again the wide range of computed motions which may

result from small changes in soil characteristics and input motions for

such soil conditions. Fig. 10-6 shows the 75-percentile spectrum for the

set of computed motions and a comparison of this spectrum with that com

puted for the SCT site and the average of the recorded motions at the SCT

site. The similarities in these results leaves little doubt that the

motions at the CUPJ site were likely to have been very similar to those at

the SCT site in the September 19, 1985 earthquake.

Heavy Damage Area

An area of major interest in the earthquake of Sept. 19, 1985 is the

very heavy damage area shown in Fig. 1-2. It is not possible to explore in

detail the soil conditions at all building locations in this area but suf

ficient studies have been made to indicate that the clay deposits are

generally similar to those at the SCT site but they vary considerably in

depth to the hard layer with such depths ranging from about 24 to 44 m.

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Mean computed spectrum

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period I seconds

1.51.00.5

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: ~I 'I I

I II II I

I 'I ', ', ', ', ',,,,,

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0.8

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(f) 0.2

0.1

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tow

5.04.54.0

Average for recordedmotions at SCT

Computed 75-percentilespectrum at CUPJ

Computed 75-percentilespectrum at SCT

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

1.51.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0"1 0.7~

c0

:;::; 0.60L..Q)

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(/) 0.2

0.1

0.00.0 0.5

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In order to explore the probable nature of the ground motions in this

large area, a series of ground response analyses were performed using the

soil properties deduced from the earthquake motions and shown in Fig. 4-1.

These properties have already been shown to lead to response spectra in

good agreement with the recorded motions at the SCT site when they are

incorporated in a ground response analyses using the UNAM average motion as

a control motion.

Thus to explore the possible variation in motions throughout the heavy

damage area, a series of analyses were made using the soil profile shown in

Fig. 4-1, using the N-S component of motions recorded at the UNAM-CUMV site

as outcrop excitation, but varying the depth to the hard layer; analyses

were made for hard layer depths ranging from 25 to 45 m.

The results of these analyses are shown in Fig. 10-7. It may be seen

that because of the different depths of clay in the area, ground motions

are likely to have varied significantly in different locations, though they

are generally quite high throughout the entire zone. Based on these

results a representative average spectrum for the entire zone has been

indicated in Fig. 10-6. This average spectrum might be appropriate in

efforts to relate the overall damage in this zone to the nature of the

motions producing it and could be considered useful for such generalized

studies. For particular building locations, however, it is clear that more

site-specific motions should be used in damage evaluations.

0.4

0.5

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Representative Averagefor Heavy Damage Area

Computed for differentdepths to hard layer

Spectra for recordedmotions at SCT site

",.... -...,

"," "

'".... _- ... - ...

" " " "~=.:=.-.,,::::::

,,,,,,,,I,,,,

\,,,,,,,,,.,

2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

Period, seconds

.1\, ,, ,, ,

, I, ,, ,, ,I I, I, I, II ,I I, ,

I ,

I "I ', ,, ': '-_ .......\

I 'I 'I \

\,

1.51.00.5

O'l 0.7

1.0

~

co

0.1

0.00.0

0.8

0.9

+-' 0.6oLQ)

Q)oo«oLo 0.3Q)0-

(f) 0.2

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11. Conclusions

On the basis of the data and analyses presented in the previous sec

tions of this report, it appears reasonable to draw the following conclu

sions:

1. The characteristics of earthquake ground motions varied widely in

Mexico City in the Sept. 19, 1985 earthquake with marked differences in

motions occurring

(a) in different zones of the city such as the hard and rock-like

areas, the transition zone, and the area of the old lakebed

underlain by deep clay deposits.

and (b) in the lakebed area itself where markedly different motions

were recorded at sites underlain by different depths of clay.

2. The characteristics of the ground motions recorded at sites underlain

by clay showed generally similar frequency characteristics in the main

shock and in the aftershock, indicating that these characteristics were

controlled mainly by the local soil conditions rather than the source

characteristics of the earthquake (see Fig. 2-7).

3. The records of ground motions recorded at different locations of the

city underlain by Mexico City clay show that the characteristics of the

motions were very sensitive to small changes in the shear wave veloci

ties of the clay. Thus although the soil conditions at the SCT and CAF

sites appeared to be generally similar, the motions recorded at these

sites had quite different frequency characteristics (see Fig. 6-7).

4. The ground surface motions computed by ground response analyses using

the same control motion on a hard layer outcrop also indicate that a

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small change in shear wave velocity of the clay in the soil profile

will have a significant influence on the frequency characteristics of

the motions (see Fig. 8-21).

5. The dynamic stiffness of the clay in Mexico City can be determined by

means of borings (to establish the general soil profile) and the use of

recorded motions to determine the characteristic site period and the

average shear wave velocity of the clay in the soil profile. The use

of soil properties determined in this way in ground response analyses

in which the average recorded motions on the hard layer in the UNAM

area are used as control motions provides good predictions of the ef

fect of local soil conditions on the characteristics of the motions

recorded at the SCT, CAO and CAF sites in Mexico City.

6. The characteristics of the clay at the SCT, CAO, CAF, TLB and TLD sites

have also been determined by in-situ downhole shear wave velocity mea

surements and by P-S Suspension Logging procedures. The values of

shear wave velocity determined by these procedures are slightly lower

than the values interpreted from the frequency characteristics of the

ground motion records, probably because small errors associated with

the in-situ wave velocity measurement procedures tend to lead to some

what lower values than the actual wave velocities.

7. To allow for the uncertainties in (a) the accuracy of shear wave veloc

ity measurements and (b) the characteristics of the control motions on

the hard layer outcrop, which must be used in predicting ground

response by wave propagation theory, in cases where the results are

very sensitive to small changes in these parameters, as in Mexico City,

it is desirable to use a probabilistic approach to ground response pre

diction. Thus in computing the effects of local soil conditions on

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ground response in Mexico City it was considered desirable to allow for

possible uncertainties in these parameters as follows:

Possible uncertainty (error) in shear wave velocity:

Possible uncertainty in hard layer motion amplitude:

Possible uncertainty in predominant period of hard layer motion:

±10%

±20%

±10%

8. Using the probabilistic approach outlined above to compute the effects

of local soil conditions on ground motion characteristics, it was found

that:

(a) in most cases the average spectra for the recorded motions at

the SCT, CAO, CAF, TLB and TLD sites in Mexico City lie

within the bounds of the spectra computed by ground response

analyses.

and (b) the agreement between the average spectra for the recorded

motions at each of the five sites located on the lake-bed

clay deposits (SCT, CAO, CAF, TLB, TLD) and the 7S-percentile

spectra for motions computed by the probabilistic ground

response analyses described above, ranged from Fair to Very

Good, with the overall assessment being rated as Good (see

Table 8-1).

9. On the basis of the results of the ground motion studies, it would

appear that if allowance is made for possible small deviations from

the best average deterministic ground response analysis parameters,

and ground response is considered on a probabilistic basis, ground

response analyses can provide very useful data for assessing the

influence of local soil conditions on the characteristics of the

ground motions likely to develop at sites underlain by clays, similar

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to the conditions existing in the old lake-bed area of Mexico City

where motions vary widely depending on the depth and stiffness of the

clay deposits.

10. Even in cases where a record of motions in a hard layer is not avail

able t good predictions of the effects of local soil conditions on

ground motions characteristics can be made provided a hypothetical

motion or scaled earthquake record having appropriate frequency char

acteristics is used for the control motion in ground response analyses

(see Fig. 9-7).

11. Because of the generally good results obtained in using ground

response analyses for the five sites at which motions and soil char

acteristics are known in Mexico CitYt the same procedures can be

expected to provide a good basis for predicting motions at sites where

motions were not recorded in the September 19 t 1985 earthquake. Typi

cal examples are the CUPJ site (Fig. 10-5) and the heavy damage area

(Fig. 10-6). Also it can be expected that these procedures may pro

vide a good basis for predicting ground motions at sites in the lake

bed zone due to other earthquake sources and source mechanisms.

III

Acknowledgements

The studies described in this report were sponsored jointly by the

U.S. National Science Foundation and by CONACYT (the Consejo Nacional de

Ciencia y Tecnologia) of Mexico. The authors gratefully acknowledge this

support which made the investigation possible.

Grateful appreciation is also expressed to Mr. Satoru Ohya, Vice

Chairman of Oyo Corporation for technical support and for providing equip

ment for field measurements of wave velocities, and to Mr. Takashi Kanemori

of Oyo and Dr. Efrain Ovando of the Institute of Engineering, UNAM, for

their diligence and interest in performing the wave velocity tests and the

data interpretation.

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"Construction of Inelastic Response Spectra for Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems," by Mahin, S. and Lin, 1., June1983, (PB84 208 834)A05.

"Interactive Computer Analysis Mclhods for Predicting the Inelastic Cyclic Behaviour of Structural Sections," byKaba, S. and Mahin, S., July 1983, (pB84 192 OI2)A06.

"Ell'ects of Bond Deterioration on Hysteretic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Joints," by Filippou, F.C., Popov,E.P. and Bertero, V.V., August 1983, (PB84 192 020)AIO.

"Analytical and Experimental Correlation of Large-Panel Precast Building System Performance," by Oliva, M.G.,Clough, R.W., Velkov, M. and Gavrilovic, P., November 1983.

"Mechanical Characteristics of Materials Used in a 1/5 Scale Model of a 7-Story Reinforced Concrete Test Structure," by Bertero, V.V., Aktan, A.E., Harris, H.G. and Chowdhury, A.A., Odober 1983, (pB84 193 697)A05.

"Hybrid Modelling of Soil-Structure Interaction in Layered Media," by Twng, T.-J. and Penzien, J., October 1983,(PB84 192 178)A08.

"Local Bond Stress-Slip Relationships of Deformed Bars under Generalized Excitations," by Eligehausen, R., Popov,B.P. and Bertero, V.V., October 191n, (PR84 192 848)A09.

"Design Considerations for Shear Lmks in Eccentrically Braced Frames," by Malley, J.O. and Popov, E.P.,November 1983, (PB84 ]92 186)A07.

"Pseudodynamic Test Method for Seismic Performance Evaluation: Theory and Implementation," by Shing, P.-S. B.and Mahin, S.A., January 1984, (PBK4 190 644)A08.

"Dynamic Response Behavior of Kiang Hong Dian Dam," by Clough, R.W., Chang, K.-T., Chen, H.-Q. andStephen, R.M., April 1984, (PB84 209 402)A08.

"Refined Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Columns for Seismic Analysis," by Kaba, S.A. and Mahin, S.A., April1984, (PB84 234 384)A06.

"A New Floor Response Spe<:trum Method for S~ismic Analysis of Multiply Supported Secondary Systems," byAsfura, A. and Der Kiureghian, A., June 1984, (Pll84 239 417)A06.

"Earthquake Simulation Tests and Associated Studies of a 1/5th-scale Model of a 7-Story R/C Frame-Wall TestStructure," by Bertero, V.V., Aktan, A.E., Charney, F.A. and Sause, R., June 1984, (PB84 239 409)A09.

"R/C Structural Walls: Seismic Design for Shear," hy Aktan, A.E. and Bertero, V.V., 1984.

"Behavior of Interior and Exterior f'lat-Plate Conuections subjected to Inelastic Load Reversals," by Zee, ILL. andMoehle, J.P., August 1984, (PB86 117 629/ASjA07.

"Experimental Study of the Scismic Behavior of a Two-Story Flat-Plate Structure. ," by Moehle, J.P. and Diebold,1.W., August IY84, (PB86 122 553/ASjAJ2.

"Phenomenological Modeling of Sleel Braces under Cyclic Loading," by Ikeda, K., Mahin, S.A. and Dermitzakis,S.N., May IY84, (PB86 132 198/AS)A08.

"Earthquake Analysis and Response of Concrete Gravity Dams," by Fenves, G. and Chopra, A.K., August 1984,(PUSS 193 902/AS)AI J.

"EAGD-84: A Computer Program for Earthquake Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams," by Fenves, G. and Chopra,A.K., August 1984, (PB8S 1Y3 6] 3/AS)A05.

"A Relined Physical Theory Model for Predicting the Seismic Behavior of Braced Steel Frames," by Ikeda, K. andMahin, SA, July 1984, (PB8S 11)1 4S0/AS)A09.

"Earthquake Engineering Research at Berkeley - 1984," by, August 1984, (PB85 197 341/AS)AIO.

"Modu]i and Damping Factors for Dynamic Analyses of Cohesionless Soils," by Seed, H.B., Wong, R.T., Idriss, I.M.and Tokimatsu, K., September 1984, (pB85 191 4t.8/AS)A04.

"The Influence of SPT Procedures in Soil Liquefaction Resistance Evaluations," by Seed, H.B., Tokimatsu, K.,Harder, L.F. and Chung, R.M., October 1984, (PBSS [91 732/AS)A04.

"Simplified Procedures for the Evaluation of SeUkments in Sands Due to Earthquake Shaking," by Tokimatsu, K.and Seed, H.B., October 1984, (PB85 197 887/AS)A03.

"Evaluation of Energy Absorption Characteristics of Bridges under Seismic Conditions," by Imbsen, R.A. and Penzien, J., November 1984,

"Structure-Foundation Interactions under Dynamic Loads," by Liu, W.D. and Penzien, 1., November 1984, (PB87124889/ASjAII.

"Seismic Modelling of Deep Foundations," by Chen, C.-H. and Penzien, J., November 1984, (PB87 124798/AS)A07.

"Dynamic Response Behavior of Quan Shui Dam," by Clough, R.W., Chang, K.-T., Chen, H.-Q., Stephen, R.M.,Ghanaat, Y. and Qi, J.·H., November 1984, (PB86 I 15 I77/AS)A07.

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"Simplified Methods of Analysis for Earthquake Resistant Design of Buildings," by Cruz, E.F. and Chopra, A.K.,February 1985, (PB86 112299/AS)A 12.

"Estimation of Seismic Wave Coherency and Rupture Velocity using the SMART I Strong-Motion Array Recordings," by Abrahamson, N.A., March 1985, (PB86 214 343)A07.

"Dynamic Properties of a Thirty Story Condominium Tower Building," by Stephen, R.M., Wilson, E.L. and Stander,N., April 1985, (PB86 11896S/AS)A06.

"Development of Substrueturing Techniques for On-Line Computer Controlled Seismic Performance Testing," byDermitzakis, S. and Mahin, S., February 1985, (PB86 132941/AS)A08.

"A Simple Model for Reinforcing Bar Anchorages under Cyclic Excitations:' by Filippou, F.C., March 1985, (PB86112919/AS)A05.

"Racking Behavior of Wood-framed Gypsum Panels under Dynamic Load:' by Oliva, M.G., June 1985.

"Earthquake Analysis and Response of Concrete Arch Dams," by Fok, K.-L. and Chupra, A.K., June 1985, (PB86139672/AS)AIO.

"Ellect of Inelastic Behavior on the Analysis and Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures," by Lin, J.P. andMahin, S.A., June 1985, (PB86 135340/AS}A08.

"E<trthquake Simulator Testing of a Base-Isolated Bridge Deck," by Kelly, J.M., Buckle, I.G. and Tsai, H.-C., January 1986, (PB87 124 I 52/AS)A06.

"Simplilied Analysis for Earthquake Resistant Design of Concrete Gravity Dams," by Fenves, G. and Chopra, A.K.,June 19S6, (PBS7 124 J60/AS)A08.

"Dynamic Interaction Effects in Arch Dams," by Clough, R.W., Chang. K.-T., Chen, H.-Q. and Ghanaat, Y.,October 19S5, (PBS6 135027/AS)A05.

"Dynamic Response of Long Valley Dam in the Mammoth Lake Earthquake Series of May 25-27, 1980," by Lai, S.and Seed, H.B., November 1985, (PH86 142304/AS)A05.

"A Methodology for Computer-Aided Design of Earlhquake-Resistant Steel Structures," by Austin, M.A., Pister, K.S.and Mahin, S.A., December 1985, (PH80 I 59480/AS)AIO .

"Response of Tension-Leg Platforms to Vertical Seismic Excitations," by Liou, G.-S., Penzien, J. and Yeung, R.W.,December lY85, (1'1387 124 117I/AS)AOS.

"Cyclic Luading Tests of Masonry Single Piers: Volume 4 - Additional Tests with Height to Width Ratio of I:' bySveinsson, B., McNiven, H.D. and Sucuoglu, H., December 1985, (PB87 165 031/AS)A08.

"An Experimental Program for Studying the Dynamic Response of a Steel Frame with a Variety of Infill Partitions,"by Yaney, B. and McNiven, II.D., Dec'cmber 1985.

"A Study of Seismically Resistant Eccentrically Braced Steel Frame Systems," by Kasai, K. and Popov, E.P., January)<)86, (PBS7 124 178/AS)AI4.

"Design Problems in Soil Liquefaction," by Seed, H.B., l'ebruary 1986, (PBS7 124 186/AS)A03.

"Implications of Recent Earthquakes and Research on Earthquake-Resistant Design and Construction of Buildings,"by Rertero, V.V., March 1986, (PB87 124 194/AS)A05.

"The Use of Load Dependent Vectors for Dynamic and Earthquake Analyses:' by Leger, P., Wilson, E.L. andClough, R.W., March 1986, (PB87 124 202/AS)AIl.

"Two Beam-To-Column Web Cunnedions," by Tsai, K.-C. and Popov, E.P., April 1986, (PB87 124 301/AS)A04.

"Determination of Penetration Resistance for Cuarse-Grained Soils using the Becker Hammer Drill," by Harder,L.r. and Seed, H.B., May 19110, (PHII7 124 21O/AS)A07.

"A Mathematical Model for Prediding the Nonlinear Response of Unrein forced Masonry Walls to In-Plane Earthquake Excitations:' by Mengi, Y. and McNiven, H.D., May 1986, (PB87 124 780/AS)A06.

"The 19 September 1985 Mexico Earthquake: Building Behavior:' by Bertero, V.V., July 1986.

"EACD-3D: A Computer Program for Three-Dimensional Earthquake Analysis of Concrete Dams," by Fok, K.-L.,Hall, J.F. and Chopra, A.K., July IY1I6, (PB87 124 228/AS)A08.

"Earthquake Simulation Tests and Associated Studies of a 0.3-Scale Model of a Six-Story Concentrically BracedSteel Structure:' by U ang, C.-M. and Hertero, V.V., December 1986, (PBS7 I 63564/AS)A 17.

"Mechanical Characteristics of Base Isolalion Bearings for a Bridge Deck Model Test," by Kelly, J.M., Buckle, I.G.and Koh, C.-G., 1987.

"Modelling of Dynamic Response of Elastomeric Isolation Bearings:' by Koh, C.-G. and Kelly, J.M., 1987.

"The FPS Earlhquake Resisting System: Experimental Report," by Zayas, V.A., Low, S.S. and Mahin, S.A., June1'J87.

"Earthqu ake Sim ulator Tests and Associated Stud ies of a 0.3-Scale Model of a Six-Story Eccentrically Braced SteelStructure," by Whittaker, A" Uang, C.M. and Benero, V,V., July 1987.

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"A Displacement Control and Uplift Restraint Device for Base-Isolated Structures," by Kelly, J.M., Griffith, M.C.and Aiken, LG., April 1987.

"Earthquake Simulator Testing of a Combined Sliding Bearing and Rubber Bearing Isolation System," by Kelly, 1.M.and Chalhoub, M.S., 1987.

"Three-Dimensional Inelastic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frame-Wall Structures," by Moazzami, S. and Bertero, V.V., May 1987.

"Experiments on Eccentrically Braced Frames With Composite Floors," by Rieles, 1. and Popov, E., June 1987.

"Dynam ic Analysis of Seism ically Resistant Eccenlrically Braced Frames," by Rieles, 1. and Popov, E., June 1987.

"U ndrained Cyclic Triaxial Testing of Gravels - The Effect of Membrane Compliance, " by Evans, M.D. and Seed,H.B .. July 1987.

"Hybrid Solution Techniques For Generalized Pseudo-Dynamic Testing," by Thewalt, C. and Mahin, S. A., July1987.

"Investigation of Ultimate Behavior of AISC Group 4 and 5 Heavy Steel Rolled-Section Splices with Full and Partial Penetration BUll Welds," by Bruneau, M. and Mahin, S.A., July 1987.

"Residual Strength of Sand From Dam Failures in the Chilean Earthquake of March 3, 1985," by De Alba, P., Seed,H. B., Retamal, E. and Seed, R. B., September 1987.

"Inelastic Response of Structures With Mass And/Or Stiffness Eccentricities In Plan Subjected to Earthquake Excitation," by Bruneau, M., September 1987.

"CSTRUCT: An Interactive Computer Environment For the Design and Analysis of Earthquake Resislant SteelStructures," by Austin, M.A., Mahin. S.A. and Pister, K.S., September 1987.

"Experimental Study of Reinforced Concrete ColuJllns Subjected to Multi-Axial Loading," by Low, S.S. and Moehle,1.1'., September 1987.

"Relationships Between Soil Conditions and Earth'plake Ground Motions in Mexico City in the Earthquake of Sept./9, 1985," by Seed, H.B., Romo, M.P., Sun, J., and Jaime, A., October 1987.

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