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Analyses of ground motions at Union Bay, Seattle during earthquakes and distant nuclear blasts

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
WOODWARD-CLYDE & ASSOC. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

Abstract

Recordings of accelerations at three different depths within the soil profile at Union Bay were obtained during a mild nearby earthquake and three distant nuclear blast events. These recordings were made by instruments which had been placed in peat 10 feet below the ground surface, in clay 61 feet below the ground surface and in glacial till 105 feet below the ground surface. Accelerations in the EW, NS and vertical directions were recorded simultaneously at these three depths. Using an equivalent linear variable damping lumped-mass solution, incorporating strain-dependent material properties for the peat and clay layers, the motions throughout the deposits were computed. The recorded accelerations in the glacial till were used as input base motion. Comparisons of the time histories of accelerations, maximum accelerations and spectral values of the motions recorded during the nearby earthquake with the corresponding computed motions indicated a high degree of agreement. The maximum accelerations recorded during the distant nuclear blast events also compared well with the computed accelerations.

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