ao Fs a Manish ShrikhandeDownloaded from www.panchayatrajengineers.wordpress.com Tomy Rs. 425.00 EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrichande © 2006 by Prentice-Hall, of india Private Limited, New Delhi. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission in writing from the publisher. ISBN-81-203-2892-2 ‘The export tights of this book are vested solely with the publisher. Third Printing . September, 2006 Published by Ascke K. Ghosh, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, M-97, Connaught Circus, New Delhi-110001 and Printed’ by Jay Print Pack Private Limited, New Delhi-110015.Contents rajeni wordpress.com ry Preface .. Contributors .... __Part I EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION L._ Engineering Seismology «...s.ssessesseessee 1.1 Introduction .... a 1.2 _Reid’s Elastic Rebound Theory 1.3 _ Theory of Plate Tectonics 1.3.1 _Lithosph 1.4.1 Body Waves.. eA ac Wa TT 1.5 Earthquake Size 1.5.1__Intensity 1.5.2 _Isoseismal Map 1.5.3__ Earthquake Magnitude 1.5.4 Energy Released in an Earthquake .. 1.5.5 Earthquake Frequency .. 1.6__Local Site Effects ....cssssssssssssesee 1.6.2 Lateral Discontinuity Effects 16:3. Bffect: of the Surface ‘Topography vii1.8 Seismotectonics of India. 1.9. Seismicity of Indi 1.10 Classification of Earthquakes DAN Ta i aa ian aaa at caaaassaacaiaias SEF 1.11.1 Tsunami Velocity 1.11.2 Run-up and Inundation Summary Glossary of Earthquake/Seismology References Seismic Zoning Map of India. 2.1 Introduction . 2.2. Seismic Hazard Map 2.3. Seismic Zone Map of 1962 2.4 Seismic Zone Map of 1966 2.4.1 Grade Enhancement 2.4.2. Review of Tectonic. 2.5. Seismic Zone Map of 1970 2.6 Seismic Zone Map of 2002 2.7. Epilogue Summary References Strong Motion Studies in India 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Understanding the Nature of Ground Motions ... 3.2.1 Source Effect 3.2.2 Path Effect.. 3.2.3 Site Effect 3.3. Estimation of Ground Motion Parameters 3.4 The Indian Perspective 3.5 Utilization of Strong Motion Data Summary References42 5. Evaluation of Seismic Design Parameters......... 5.1 5.2 537i 54 5.5 Summary References. 6. Initiation into Structural Dynamics .... Content) QED Terminology of Strong Motion Seismology Amplitude Parameters... Spatial Variation of Earthquake Ground Motion Damage Potential of Earthquakes .. Introduction .. Types of Earthquakes . 5.2.1 Intensity 5.2.2. Magnitude. Fault Rupture Parameters Earthquake Ground Motion Characteristics 5.4.5 Geographical, Geophysics and Geotechnical Data Deterministic Approach Part I STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS ReferenceseaGa: — ) 7. 8. wees 115-128 Dynamics of Single Degree of Freedom Systems... 7.1. Introduction 7.2 __ Free Vibration of Viscous-Damped SDOF Systems Underdamped Case (6 < 1). Critically-damped Case (¢ Overdamped Case (6 > 1) Response of SDOF Systems to Harmonic Excitations Excitation by Base Motion. Response of SDOF Systems to a Finite Duration Excitation Response of SDOF Systems to a Short Duration Impulse 7.3.5 Response of SDOF Systems to General Dynamic Excitation 7.4 Vibration Isolation .. ‘Summary. References Theory of Seismic Pickups... 8.1 Introduction ..... 8.2. The Physics of Operation 8.3 Which Parameter to Measure’ 8.4 _Seismometers..... 8.4.1 Displacement Pickups. 8.4.2 Velocity Pickups .. BORE References Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response 9.1 Numerical Solution Based on Interpolation of Excitation 9.2 Numerical Solution ‘Based on Approximation of Derivatives 9.3 Stability and Accuracy Considerations. Summary References 10.2 Fourier Spectra .11. 12. 10.3.4 Smooth Spectrum 10.3.5. Seismic Demand Diagrams Summary References Dynamics of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems ...+..0.+ 157-188 11.1, Introduction 157 11.2. System Property Matrices 158 11.3 Dynamics of Two Degree of Freedom Systems. 159 11.4. Free Vibration Analysis of MDOF Systems 162 11.4.1 Orthogonality Conditions 163 115 Determination of Fundamental Frequency .. 165 11.5.1 Rayleigh Quotient 165 11.5.2. Stodola Method 165 11.5.3 Converging to Higher Modes . 166 11.6 Forced Vibration Analysis. 169 11.6.1. Mode-superposition Method 11.6.2 Excitation by Support Motior 11.6.3 Mode Truncation . 11.6.4 Static Correction for Higher Mode Respons: 11.7 Model Order Reduction in Structural Dynamics 171 175 177 11.8 Analysis for Multi-Support Excitation 178 11.9. Soil-Structure Interaction Effects. 181 11.9.1 Dynamic Analysis including SSI Effects .. 182 Summary * 187 References 187 Part I CONCEPTS OF EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING Earthquake and Vibration Effect on Structures: Basic Elements of Earthquake Resistant Design .. «0 191-206 12.1 Introduction 191 12.2. Static and Dynamic Equilibrium. 192 12.3 Structural Modelling .. 194 12.3.1 Structural Models for Frame Building... 194ED Gatun ) 13. 14. 12.4 Seismic Methods of Analysis. 12.4.1 Code-based Procedure for Seismic Analysis 12.5 Seismic Design Methods .... 12.5.1 Code-based Methods for Seismic Design. 12.6 Response Control Concepts... 12.7 trofitting 12.7.1 Methods for Seismic Evaluation . 12.7.2 Methods for Seismic Retrofitting 12.8. Seismic Test Methods 128.1 Methods for Seismic Testing Summary References Identification of Seismic Damages in RC Buildings 13.1. Introduction ... 13.2. Reinforced Concrete Building Construction Practices 13.3 Identification of Damage in RC Buildings .. 13.3.1 Soft Storey Failure 13.3.2 Floating Columns . 133.3 Plan and Mass Irregularity 13.3.4 Poor Quality of Construction Material and Corrosion of Reinforcement .. 214 13.3.5 Pounding of Buildings.. 215 13.3.6 Inconsistent Seismic Performance of Buildings .. 13.4 Damage to Structural Elements .. 13.5 Damage to Non-Structural Panel Elements 13.5.1, Damage to Infill Walls.. 13.5.2 Damage to Exterior Walls 13.6 Damage to Water Tank and Parapets 13.7 13.7.2 Damage to Elevator 13.8 Effect of Earthquake on Code Designed Structures 13.9 Lessons Learnt from Damages of RC Buildings... Summary References Effect of Structural Irregularities on the Performance of RC Buildings during Earthquakes .......cseccsrsssseeessersse 226-238, 14.1 Introduction ...15. Contents) GT 14.2 Ventcal Inegularities... 227 14.2.1 Vertical Discontinuities in Load Path 14.2.2 Inegularity in Strength and Stiffness 14.2.3 Mass Irregularities 14.2.4 Vertical Geometric Irregularity . 14.2.5 Proximity of Adjacent Buildings 143° Plan Configuration Problems 14.3.1 Torsion Irregularities 14.3.2 Re-entrant Corners. 14.3.3 Non-parallel Systems 14.3.4 Diaphragm Discontinuit 144 Recommendations tse stetssssessscnnnssnnnnnsnnncsnsnnssnsssnesnnnemnnsnssnnnse DIT Summary References Seismoresistant Building Architecture 15.1 Introduction ..... 15.2 Lateral Load Resisting Systems 15.2.1 Moment Resisting Frame 15.2.2 Building with Shear Wall or Bearing Wall System 15.2.3 Building with Dual System .... 15.3_ Building Configurat 15.3.1_Problems and Solutions ......00 15.4 Building Characteristics 15.4.1 Mode Shapes and Fundamental Period 15.4.2 Building Frequency and Ground Period 15.4.3 Damping 15.4.4 Ductility 15.4.5. Seismic Weight 15.4.6 Hyperstaticity/Redundancy 15.4.7_Non-structural Elements. 15.4.8 Foundation Soil/Liquefaction 15.4.9 Foundation: 15.5 Quality of Construction and Material 15.5.1 Quality of Concrete. 15.5.2 Construction Joints .. 15.5.3 General Detailing Requirements Summary References 246 248 . 248GD Contenes ) Part IV SEISMIC ANALYSIS AND MODELLING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING 16. Code Based Procedure for Determination of Design 163.1 Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure 163.2 Dynamic Analysis Procedure Summary References 17. Consideration of Infill Wall in Seismic Analysis of RC 17.3 Failure Mechanism of Infilled Frame ... 17.4 Analysis of Infilled Frames ‘Summary References _ 18. Step-by-Step Procedure for Seismic Analysis of a Four- storeyed RC Building as per IS 1893 (Part 1): 2002 292-326 18.1 Introduction ... 18.2. Equivalent Static Lateral Force Method . : Determination of Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Determination of Modal Participation Factors. Step 3: Determination of Modal Mass Step 4: Determination of Lateral Force at joor in Step 5: Determination of Storey Shear Forces in Each Mode ... Step 6: Determination of Storey Shear Force due to All Modes Step 7: Determination of Lateral Forces at Each Storey... B: Frame Considering the Stiffness of Infills.....19. 20. Step 1: Calculation of Modal Matrix Step 2: Calculation of Effective Force Vector Step 3: Calculation of Displacement Response in Step 4: Displacement Response in Physical Coordinates... Step 5: Calculation of Effective Earthquake Response Forces at Each Storey 18.4.6 Step 6: Calculation of Storey Shear Step 7: Calculation of Maximum Response Summary References Appendix I; Linear Interpolation of Excitatior Mathematical Modelling of Multi-storeyed RC Buildings...... 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Planar Models. 19.2.1 Shear Beam Model 19.2.2 Flexure Beam Model 19.3 3D Space Frame Model . 19.4 Reduced 3D Model 19.5 Some Important Issues in Modelling 19.5.1 Modelling of Floor Diaphragms .. 19.5.2. Modelling of Soil-Foundation 19.5.3 Foundation Model 19.5.4 Soil Models 19.5.5, Modelling of Staircases 19.5.6 Modelling of Infill: Summary References Part V EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN (ERD) OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS Ductility Considerations in Earthquake Resistant Design of RC Buildings 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Impact of Ductility 20.3 Requirements for Ductility.ex ) 21. 23. 20.4 Assessment of Ductility . 20.4.1 Member/Eleme 20.4.2. Structural Ductility 20.5 Factors Affecting Ductility 20.6 Ductility Factors 20.7 Ductile Detailing Considerations as per IS 13920: 1993 Summary References Earthquake Resistant Design of a Four-storey RC Building Based on IS 13920: 1993...... 21.1 Introduction 21.2. Preliminary Data for Example 21.3 Loading Data. 21.4 Analysis of Sub-frame 4-4. 21.4.1 Dead Load Analysis . 21.4.2. Live (Imposed) Load Analysis .. 21.4.3 Earthquake Load Analysis 21.5 Load Combinations 21.6 Design of Sub-Frame 4-4 21.6.1 Design of a Flexure Member 21.6.2 Design of Exterior Columns .. 21.6.3 Design of Interior Column: 21.6.4. Detailing of Reinforcements. Summary References Earthquake Resistant Design of Shear Wall as per TS 18920: 1998 sssssoe 22.1, Introduction 22.2 Description of Building... 22.3. Determination of Design Lateral Forces 22.4 Design of Shear Wall. 22.5. Detailing of Reinforcements .. Summary References Capacity Based Design—An Approach for Earthquake Resistant Design of Soft Storey RC Buildings........... 23.1 Introduction 23.2 Preliminary Data for (G+3) Plane Frame. 23.2.1 Determination of Loadsc Contents) 23.3. Step-by-Step Procedure for Capacity Based Design. 409 23.3.1 Step 1: Seismic Analysis of Frame (G+3)...... 409 23.3.2. Step 2; Determination of Flexural Capacity of Beams....... 412 23.3.3. Step 3: Establishing a Strong Column—Weak Beam Mechanism 414 23.3.4 Step 4: Determination of Moment Magnification Factors for Columns..... 415 23.3.5. Step 5: Capacity Design for Shear in Beams 417 23.3.6 Step 6: Capacity Design for Shear in Columns. 418 23.3.7 Step 7: Detaiting of Reinforcements 419 Summary 421 References 421 Appendix 1: Beam Flexural Capacity Calculation as per Design Aid 18456: 1978...... 422 Appendix 2: Determination of Moment Magnification Factor at Every Joint Part VI EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN (ERD) OF MASONRY BUILDINGS 24, Identification of Damages and Non-Damages in Masonry Buildings from Past Indian Earthquakes... 1427-448 24.1, Introduction 427 24.2. Past Indian Earthquakes .427 24.3 Features of Damages and Non-damages.. 429 24.3.1 Bhuj Earthquake, January 26, 2001 429 24.3.2 Chamoli Earthquake, March 29, 1999 431 24.3.3. Jabalpur Earthquake, May 22, 1997 433 24.3.4 Killari Barthquake, September 30, 199: . 436 24.3.5. Uttarkashi Earthquake, October 20, 1991 438 24.3.6 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake, August 21, 198! .441 24.4 Lessons Learnt 444 245 Recommendations 445 Summary 445 References 446 Appendix 1: Muzaffarabad Earthquake of October 8, 2005.... 25. Elastic Properties of Structural Masonry .... 25.1 Inuoduction 25.2 Materials for Masonry Construction .. 25.2.1 Unit 25.2.2 Mortar 25.23 Grout 25.2.4 Reinforcement 449 449 449 450 451 451ND Gantenes ) 26. 27. 25.3. Elastic Properties of Masonry Assemblage 25.3.1 Compressive Strength 25.3.2 Flexural Tensile Strength 25.3.3 Shear Strength Summary References Lateral Load Analysis of Masonry Buildings ... 26.1 Introduction ..... 26.2 Procedure for Lateral Load Analysis of Masonry Buildings.. 464 26.2.1 Step 1: Determination of Lateral Loads 262.2 Step 2: Distribution of Lateral Force 26.2.3 Step 3: Determination of Rigidity of Shear Wall 26.2.4 Step 4: Determination of Direct Shear Forces and Torsional Shear Forces 262.5 Step 5: Determination of Increase in Axial Load Due to Overturnin; 26.2.6 Step 6: Walls Subjected to Out-of-plane Bendin; Summary References Seismic Analysis and Design of Two-storeyed Masonry Building$s.........sesss: 27.1 Introduction 27.2 Building Data 27.3 Step 1: Determination of Design Lateral Loa 27.4 Step 2: Determination of Wall Rigidities . 27.5. Step 3: Determination of Torsional Forces 27.6 Step 4: Determination Increase in Axial Load due to Overturning 27.7 Step 5: Determination of Pier Loads, Moments and Shear. 27.8 Step 6: Design of Shear Walls for Axial Load and Moments 27.9 Step 7: Design of Shear Wells for Shear 27.10 Step 8: Structural Details Summary References Part VIL SEISMIC EVALUATION AND RETROFITTING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AND MASONRY BUILDINGS Seismic Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Buildings: A Practical Approach 28.1 Introduction 505-52329, 30. 28.2 Components of Seismic Evaluation Methodology 28.2.1 Condition Assessment for Evaluation ... 28.2.2 Field Evaluation/Visual Inspection Method 28.2.3 Concrete Distress and Deterioration Other than Earthquake .. 28.2.4 Non-destructive Testing (NDT)... Summary References Seismic Retrofitting Strategies of Reinforced Concrete Buildings...... 29.1 Introduction .. . 509 worerneeeree 524-555, 29.2 Consideration in Retrofitting of Structures: 528 29.3 Source of Weakness in RC Frame Building 528 29.3.1 Structural Damage due to Discontinuous Load Path 529 29.3.2 Structural Damage due to Lack of Deformation 29.3.3. Quality of Workmanship and Materials 29.4 Classification of Retrofitting Techniques 29.5. Retrofitting Strategies for RC Buildings. 29.5.1 Structural Level (or Global) Retrofit Methods 29.5.2. Member Level (or Local) Retrofit Methods 29.6 Comparative Analysis of Methods of Retrofitting Summary References Seismic Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Buildings—Case Studies ......1.....sssssess 30.1 Introduction ... 30.2 Methodology for Seismic Retrofitting of RC Buildings 30.3 Case Study 1: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building with Jacketing and Shear Walls. 30.4 Case Study Shear Wall 30.5 Case Study 3: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building with Steel Bracing 30.6 Case Study 4: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building by Jacketing of Frames. 30.7 Case Study 5: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building with Shear Walls and Jacketing 30.8 Case Study 6: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building by Adding Frames 30.9 Case Study 7: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building by Steel Bracing and Infill Wall 30.10 Case Study 8: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building with Shear Walls ic Retrofitting of RC Building with Bracing and .-- 568 570 30.11 Case Study 9: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building by Seismic Base Isolation .. 571 30.12. Case Study 10: Seismic Retrofitting of RC Building by Viscous Damper ....... 573 Summary ReferencesaE Gan 5 31. 82. Index. Seismic Provisions for Improving the Performance of Non-engineered Masonry Construction with Experimental Verifications... 31.1 Introduction 31.2. Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Provisions 31.3 Salient Features of Earthquake Resistant Provisions .. 314 Seismic Strengthening Features. 31.5 Experimental Verification of Codal Provisions 31.5.1 Features of Model 31.5.2 Seismic Strengthening Arrangements 31.6 Shock Table Test on Structural Models 31.6.1 Behaviour of Models in Shock Tests 31.6.2 Recommendations Summary References Retrofitting of Masonry Buildings...... 32.1 Introduction .... 32.2. Failure Mode of Masonry Buildings 32.2.1 Out-of-plane Failure 32.2.2 Inplane Failure 32.2.3 Diaphragm Failure 32.2.4 Failure of Connection 32.2.5 Non-structural Components 32.2.6 Pounding 32.3. Methods for Retrofitting of Masonry Buildings . 323.1 Repair 32.3.2 Local/Member Retrofitting 323.3. Structural/Global Retrofitting 32.4. Repairing Techniques of Masonry 32.4.1 Masonry Cracking 32.4.2 Masonry Deterioration 32.5 Member Retrofitting 32.5.1 Retrofitting Techniques 32.6 Structural Level Retrofitting Methods 32.6.1 Retrofitting Techniques 32.7. Seismic Evaluation of Retrofitting Measures in Stone Masonry Models 32.7.1 Behaviour of Retrofitted Models .. 32.7.2. Findings Summary ReferencesPreface ‘The vast devastation of engineered systems and facilities during the past few earthquakes has exposed serious deficiencies in the prevalent design and construction practices. These disasters have created a new awareness about the disaster preparedness and mitigation, With increased awareness came the demand of learning resource material which directly address the requirements of professionals without any circumlocution. While the recommended codes of practice for earthquake resistant design do exist but those only specify a set of criteria for compliance. These design codes throw little light on the basic issue of how to design. The problem becomes more acute as students graduate with degrees in civil/structural engineering without any exposure to earthquake engineering in most of the universities/institutes. The short-term refresher courses routinely offered by various institutes and universities for professionals achieve little more than mere familiarization with the subject matter. Any short-term approach to the leaming process, which requires the relevant ideas and concepts to be assimilated, is doomed to fail. Realizing the practical difficulties of professionals in attending any long-term direct contact academic programme on earthquake engineering, a six-month modular course in distance education mode was offered by IIT Roorkee in 2004. The course was well-received and culminated in a two-day workshop at Roorkee which was attended by a large number of participants, providing valuable feedback. This book derives its origin from the set of lecture notes prepared for the participants with later additions to incorporate some of the suggestions made in the feedback workshop. The guiding principle in developing the content of this book has been to provide enough material—at one place—to develop the basic understanding of the issues as required for correctly interpreting and using the standard codes of practices for earthquake resistant design. The objective is to present the essentials in a clear and concise manner with adequate illustrations, while intentionally steering clear of some of the advanced topics which require more rigorous mathematical treatment. This book is divided into seven parts, cach dealing with a specific aspect of earthquake engineering. We start with the discussion of the physics of the earthquake generation, the evolution of the seismic zoning map of India, characteristics of the earthquake strong ground motions, and determination of seismic design parameters in the first part on Earthquake Ground Motions. The second part on Structural Dynamics is concerned with the study of xxi(Preface ) analytical treatment of vibration problems. Starting with an introductory chapter on Mathematical Modelling for Structural Dynamics Problems, the theory of structural dynamics is developed gradually to the level of dynamics of complex structural systems including multi-support excitation and dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis. The treatment is intentionally focused on deterministic problems in time domain as most of the professional engineers do not feel comfortable with the probabilistic framework and frequency domain methods. The basic philosophy of the earthquake resistant design is discussed along with the deficiencies in the prevalent design and construction practices with the help of several case studies in the third part on Concepts of Earthquake Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings. Simple architectural considerations that go a long way in improving the seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings are also discussed. The modelling issues, including the modelling of infill panels, and seismic analysis of RC framed buildings are elaborated through several worked-out examples in the fourth part on Seismic Analysis and Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Buildings. The actual design calculations as per relevant IS codes are presented for the seismic design of four-storey RC framed buildings and RC shear walls are described in the fifth part on Earthquake Resistant Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings. A detailed example on the capacity design method to handle the soft-storey problem in RC framed buildings has also been presented. The modelling, analysis and design of masonry buildings to resist earthquake load forms the thrust of part six entitled Earthquake Resistant Design of Masonry Buildings. Finally, the seventh part on Seismic Evaluation and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings elaborates upon the very challenging problem of seismic evaluation and retrofitting/strengthening of existing buildings. A state-of-the-art compilation of methods and materials has been presented along with experimental verification in some case studies. Thus a gamut of earthquake engineering starting from seismology and seismic hazard analysis to analytical study of dynamic behaviour to design and retrofit of RC and masonry buildings has been presented in a single volume. This book is the result of team work. We have received tremendous support and cooperation from our colleagues and students in bringing it to this form and are greatly indebted to them. in particular. to Prof. Susanta Basu and Prof. S.K. Thakkar who read early drafts and offered useful suggestions for improvement in addition to contributing some chapters for the book. Dr. J.P. Narayan pitched in with his expertise in the engineering seismology to contribute a chapter introducing the basic seismological concepts. Mr. V.V.S. Dadi helped with the calculations and Mr. J.P. Singh and Mr. Hemant Venayak helped with the figures. We greatly appreciate the kind support extended to us by the staff of Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi. We particularly admire the seemingly infinite patience of Ms. Seema Zahir, who readily accepted numerous revisions/corrections till the last moment. Finally, we are grateful to our wives, Mahima and Ashwini, for their support during the period when time was at a premium. Although this book is primarily designed to serve as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil engineering, it can also be used as a reference book for regular academic courses on design of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings. The book will also serve the needs of structural designers as a ready reckoner for most of the commonlyc Prefce) encountered problems in earthquake resistant design and construction. Only the problems related to earthquake resistant design of buildings have been addressed in this book to resirict it to a reasonable size. It is planned to address the problems concerning earthquake resistant design of other structural types in another volume. It is but natural that some crrors might have crept into the text of such volume, We will appreciate if such errors are brought to our notice. Suggestions for improvement of the book are also welcome. PANKAJ AGARWAL MANISH SHRIKHANDEContributors Jay Prakash Narayan Assistant Professor, Department of Earthquake Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Shashikant Thakkar Railway Bridge Professor Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Susanta Basu Professor, Department of Earthquake Engineering Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeEarthquake Ground MotionChapter 1 Engineering Seismology 1.1 INTRODUCTION Seismology is the study of the generation, propagation and recording of elastic waves in the earth, and the sources that produce them (Table 1.1). An earthquake is a sudden tremor or movement of the earth’s crust, which originates naturally at or below the surface. The word natural is important here, since it excludes shock waves caused by nuclear tests, man-made explosions, etc, About 90% of all earthquakes result from tectonic events, primarily movements on the faults, The remaining is related to volcanism, collapse of subterranean cavities or man- made effects. Tectonic earthquakes are triggered when the accumulated strain exceeds the shearing strength of rocks. Elastic rebound theory gives the physics behind earthquake genesis. This chapter includes elastic rebound theory, plate tectonics, earthquake size, earthquake frequency and energy, seismic waves, local site effects on the ground motion characteristics, interior of the earth and seismicity of India. TABLE 1.1 A list of natural and man-made earthquake sources Seismic Sources Natural Source Man-made Source Tectonic Earthquakes + Controlled Sources (Explosives) Volcanic Earthquakes + Reservoir Induces Earthquakes + Rock Falls/CoMapse of Cavity + Mining Induces Earthquakes + Microseism + Cultural Noise (Industry, Traffic, etc.) 1.2. REID’S ELASTIC REBOUND THEORY After the devastating 1906 San Francisco, California earthquake, a fault trace was discovered that could be followed along the ground in a more or less straight line for 270 miles. It was found that the earth on one side of the fault had slipped compared to the earth on the other side of the fault up to 21 feet. This fault trace drew the curiosity of a number of scientists, but 3GED (Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures ) nobody had yet been able to explain what was happening within the earth to cause earthquakes. From an examination of the displacement of the ground surface which accompanied the 1906 earthquake, H.F. Reid, Professor of Geology at Johns Hopkins University, concluded that the earthquakes must have involved an “elastic rebound” of previously stored elastic stress (Reid, 1911). The gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the “elastic rebound theory” of earthquakes. Suppose continuously increasing shear forces are acting on two blocks of an unstrained existing fault (Figure I.la). Further, assume that these stresses are trying to move the western block northward and the eastem block southward. Because of friction, there is no movement initially, but the blocks are distorted so that lines originally straight across the fault have become oblique (Figure 1.1b). oN i Just after No strain Strained earthquake FIGURE 11 Schematic representation of elastic rebound theory (after Mussett and Khan, 2000). The weakest part the fault slips suddenly when the strain becomes more than what the fault, can support. The rupture from the weakest part extends rapidly along the fault plane, allowing the blocks on either side of it to ‘jerk’ into a Jess strained condition. The half arrows beside the fault in Figure 1.1c show the extent of this sudden displacement, called the elastic rebound. The accumulated energy in the strained volume of rock is suddenly released in the form of seismic waves and a part is converted into heat or other forms. 1.3. THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS The epicentres of earthquakes are not randomly distributed over the earth’s surface. They tend to be concentrated in narrow zones. Why is it so? And why are volcanoes and mountainranges also found in these zones, too? An explanation to these questions can be found in plate tectonics, a concept which has revolutionized thinking in the Earth Sciences in the last few decades. The epicentres of 99% earthquakes are distributed along narrow zones of interplate seismic activity, The remainder of the earth is considered to be aseismic. However, no region of the earth can be regarded as completely earthquake-free. About 1% of the global seismicity is due to intraplate earthquakes, which occur away from the major seismic zones. The seismicity map is one of the important evidences in support of the plate tectonic theory, and delineates the presently active plate margins (Figure 1.2). 0 2) 40 6 0 100 120 140 160 180 160 140 130 100 80 60 NS. ‘ : ted 60 ie se °s| o a Dt tet Oo 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 FIGURE 1.2 Geographical distribution of epicentres of 30,000 earthquakes occurred during 1961-1967 illustrates the tectonically active regions of the earth (after Barazangi and Dorman, 1969). The pioneering work was done by Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist and geophysicist, towards the development of the theory of plate tectonics. He presented his continental drift theory in his 1915 book “On the Origin of Continents and Oceans’. He proposed that at one time all the continents were joined into one huge super continent, which he named Pangaea and that at a later date the continents split apart, moving slowly to their present positions on the globe. Wegener’s theory was not accepted since he could not satisfactorily answer the most fundamental question raised by his critics, i.e. what kind of forces could be strong enough to move such large masses of solid rock over such great distances? Further, Harold Jeffreys, a noted English geophysicist, argued correctly that it was physically impossible for a large mass of solid rock to plough through the ocean floor without breaking up, as proposed by Wegener. But, Wegener persisted in his study of the idea, finding more and more supporting evidences like fossils and rocks of vastly different climates in the past that could only be explained by a relocation of the particular continent to different latitudes,GMD (Eorthquake Resistant Design of Structures ) Wegener died in 1930 and his continental drift theory was not accepted by most of the scientific community in spite of numerous supporting evidences. Continental drift theory was hotly debated off and on for decades even after his death and was largely dismissed as being eccentric, preposterous, and improbable. However, in the beginning of 1950s, wealth of new evidences emerged to revive the debate about Wegener's provocative ideas and their implications. In particular, four major scientific developments spurred the formulation of theory of the plate tectonics. (i) Demonstration of the ruggedness in the form of oceanic ridges, island arcs, trenches and youthness of the ocean floor. (ii) Confirmation of repeated reversals of the carth magnetic ficld in the past and development of paleomagnetism. i) Emergence of the seafloor-spreading hypothesis and associated recycling of oceanic crust. Hess (1962) first recognized the sea floor spreading at the oceanic ridges. (iv) Precise documentation that the world’s earthquake and volcanic activity is concentrated along oceanic trenches and submarine mountain ranges. After fifty years of publication of Wegener's continental drift theory (1915), finally the science of plate tectonics, although in a modified form, came to the rescue of his intellectual honour and his life’s work was vindicated. According to the theory of plate tectonics, the outermost layer of the earth, known as lithosphere, is broken into numerous segments or plates. The plates comprising crust and upper mantle are floating on the asthenosphere, which is viscous in nature. A plate may be purely continental, oceanic or both continental and oceanic. 1.3.1 Lithospheric Plates The crust and uppermost mantle down to a depth of about 70-100 km under deep ocean basins and 100-150 km under continents is rigid, forming a hard outer shell called the lithosphere. Beneath the lithosphere lies the asthenosphere, a layer in which seismic velocities often decrease, suggesting lower rigidity. It is about 150 km thick, although its upper and lower boundaries are not sharply defined. This weaker layer is thought to be partially molten; it may be able to flow over long periods of time like a viscous liquid or plastic solid, in a way that depends on temperature and composition. The asthenosphere plays an important role in plate tectonics, because it makes possible the relative motion of the overlying lithospheric plates. Earthquake epicentres are not evenly distributed over the surface of the globe, but occur predominantly in well-defined narrow seismic zones that are often associated with volcanic activity. These narrow zones are: (a) the circum-Pacific ‘ring of fire’; (b) the Alpine-Himalayan belt and (c) the world-circling oceanic ridges. These seismic zones subdivide the lithosphere laterally into tectonic plates (Figure 1.3). There are twelve major plates (Antarctica, Africa, Eurasia, India, Australia, Arabia, Philippines, North America, South America, Pacific, Nazca, and Cocos) and several minor plates (c.g., Scotia, Caribbean, Juan de Fuca, etc.).Chapler J o I0E T30° 180° ow, Spreading ‘Convergent Transform Uncertain gg, Relative motion het ‘boundary boundary “boundary S—€°3 (mm/yr) FIGURE 1.3. The major and minor lithospheric plates. The arrows indicate relative velocities in mm/year at different types of active plate margins (After: DeMets et al., 1990). 1.3.2 Plate Margins and Earthquake Occurrences Barazangi and Dorman (1969) published the locations of all earthquakes occurred in period 1961-1967, to relate the earthquake occurrences with plate tectonics (Figure 1.2). The epicentres of most of the earthquakes are confined to narrow belts, which define the boundaries of the plates. The interiors of the plates are largely free of large earthquakes, but they are not aseismic. ‘The different lithospheric plates comprising both crust and upper mantle move relative to each other across the surface of the globe (Figure 1.3). There are three types of plate margins: (i) Constructive plate margin/Divergent boundaries—where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other. (ii) Destructive plate margin/Convergent boundaries—where crust is destroyed as one plate drives under another. (iii) Conservative plate margin/Transform boundaries—where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other. Divergent boundaries Divergent boundaries occur along spreading centres where plates are moving apart and new crust is created by upward movement of molten magma (Figure 1.3). Figure 1.4 depicts a schematic representation for divergence boundary. The well-known divergent boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The rate of spreading along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge averages about 2.5 cm/yr. Divergence(Garthquake Resistant Design of Structures ) boundaries in continental regions are known as rift zones. The distribution of earthquakes defines a narrow band of seismic activity close to the crest of an oceanic ridge and rift zone. The earthquakes occur at shallow depths (2-8 km) and are mostly small. The occurrence of earthquake with magnitude greater than six is rare. — ‘The point is that the lithosphere is very thin and (ie _| weak at divergence boundaries, so the strain build up is not enough to cause large earthquakes. FIGURE 1.4 Schematic representation of divergence boundary. Convergent boundaries The earth's unchanging size implies that the crust must be destroyed at about the same rate as it is being created at divergence boundaries, as surmised in sea floor spreading hypothesis. Such destruction of crust takes place along convergent boundaries where plates are moving toward each other, and one plate sinks under another. The location where sinking of a plate occurs is called subduction zone. Convergence can occur between an oceanic and a continental plate, or between two oceanic plates, or between two continental plates. The ten largest earthquakes since 1900 on the globe have occurred along the subduction zones, including the 26" December 2004 earthquake in Indonesia which had triggered a massive tsunami. Oceanic-continental convergence If by magic we could pull a plug and drain the Pacific Ocean, we would see the most amazing sight, a number of long narrow, curving trenches thousands of kilometres long and 8 to 10 km deep cutting into the ocean floor. Trenches are the deepest parts of the ocean floor and are created by subduction. At the oceanic-continent boundaries, oceanic plate subducts due to higher density (Figure 1.5). Strong, destructive earthquakes and the rapid uplift of mountain ranges towards the side of overriding plate are common at the convergence boundaries. Oceanic- continental convergence also sustains many of the earth's active voleanoes on the side of overriding plate. Continental crust Lithosphere => <= Lithosphere Asthenosphere SQ FIGURE 1.5 Schematic representation of oceanic-continental convergence. Oceanic-oceanic convergence When two oceanic plates converge, older one is usually subducted under the other, and in the process a trench is formed. The Mariana’s Trench (paralleling the Mariana Islands), for example,C Chapter 1 Engineering Seismology) QED marke the location where the fast-moving Pacific Platc converges against the slow moving Philippine Plate. Subduction processes in oceanic-oceanic plate convergence also result in the formation of voleanoes. Such volcanoes are typically strung out in chains called island arcs. Continental-continental convergence ‘The Himalayan mountain range dramatically demonstrates onc of the most visible and spectacular consequences of plate tectonics. When two continents meet head-on, neither is subducted because the continental rocks are relatively light and, like two colliding icebergs, resist downward motion. Instead, the crust tends to buckle and be pushed upward or sideways (Figure 1.6). ; 2 Continental crust Continental crust Lithosphere Lithosphere Asthenosphere FIGURE 1.6 Schematic representation of continental-continental convergence. About 40 to $0 million years ago the boundary between Indian plate and the Eurasian plate was oceanic-continental in nature and later on it became continental-continental convergence after consump- tion of the Tethys Sea. Transform boundaries The zone between two plates sliding horizontally past one another is called a transform-fault boundary, - or simply a transform boundary (Figure 1.7). The FIGURE 1.7 Schematic representation concept of transform fault originated with Canadian ° transform boundary. geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson, who proposed that these large faults or fracture zones connect two spreading centres (divergent plate boundaries) or, less commonly, trenches (convergent plate boundaries), Most transform faults are found on the ocean floor. However, a few occur on land, for example, the San Andreas Fault zone in Califonia. Along the transform boundaries, the earthquakes occur at shallow depth, unaccompanied by volcanic activity. The friction between the plates can be so great that very large strains can build up before they are periodically relieved by large earthquakes. 1.3.3 The Movement of Indian Plate Among the most dramatic and visible creations of plate-tectonic forces are the lofty Himalayas, which stretches 2,900 km along the border between India and Tibet. After splitting of Pangaea,GUD (Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures ) about 200 million years ago,.India began to forge northward. About 225 million years ago, EURASIAN PLATE India was a large island still situated off the Australian coast, and Tethys Sea separated India from the Eurasian continent. About 80 million years ago, India was located roughly 6,400 km south of the Eurasian continent, moving north- ward at a rate of about 9 m a centuty. By study ing the history and ultimately the closing of the Tethys Sea, scientists have reconstructed India’s northward joumey (Figure 1.8).Immense | 38 mittion _~7 oF Himalayan mountain, range began to-form | yearsago Q between 40 and 50 million years ago, when tWo | Equator large landmasses, India and Eurasia, driven by plate movement, collided. Both these continen. tal landmasses have same rock density, so one | 55 nition plate could not be subducted under the other. | years ago Ane Further, the rate of northward movement of OCEAN India reduced to about 4.5 m a century after y collision. The collision and associated decrease in the rate of plate movement are interpreted to 71 mittion mark the beginning of the rapid uplift of the INDIA" YS 28° Himalayas. Laan: 1.4 SEISMIC WAVES Seismic waves are classified into two groups: body waves, which travel through the earth in pGURE 1.8 Schematic representation of all directions and to all depths, and surface movement of Indian plate. waves, whose propagation is limited to a volume of rock within a few seismic wavelengths of the earth's surface. The uses and analysis methods for the two types of waves are substantially different. Body waves are used for resource exploration purposes and for the study of earthquakes. Surface waves are used to delineate the layered-earth structure. --SRI LANKA 1.4.1 Body Waves ‘Two types of body waves exist: compressional waves (P) and shear waves (S). P-waves are similar to sound waves. They obey all the physical laws of the science of acoustics. The mass particle motion of a P-wave is in the direction of the propagation of the wave. In addition, P-waves cause a momentary volume change in the material through which they pass, but no concomitant momentary shape change occurs in the material. S-waves, or shear waves, as they are commonly called, move in a direction perpendicular to the direction of particle motion. Vertically and horizontally polarised S-waves are known asC Chapter 1 Engineering Seismology) QD SV-wave and SH-wave, respectively. They are sometimes called secondary waves because they travel more slowly than P-Wayes in the same material $-Wwayes de net shange the instaniancows volume of the materials through which they pass, but as they pass through materials, they distort the instantaneous shape of those materials. The velocity of S-wave is directly related to the shear strength of materials. S-waves do not propagate through fluids as those do not have any shear strength. 1.4.2. Surface Waves A disturbance at the free surface of a medium propagates away from its source partly as seismic surface waves. Surface waves, sometimes known as L-waves, are subdivided into Rayleigh (Lp) and Love waves (Lg). These surface waves are distinguished from each other by the type of motion of particles on their wavefronts. Rayleigh waves Lord Rayleigh (1885) described the propagation of Rayleigh wave along the free surface of semi-infinite elastic half-space. In the homogeneous half-space, vertical and horizontal components of particle motion are 90° out of phase in such a way that as the wave propagates, the particle motion describes a retrograde ellipse in the vertical plane, with its major axis vertical and minor axis in the direction of wave propagation. The resulting particle motion can be regarded as a combination of P- and SV-vibrations (Figure 1.9). In the case of a layered and Rayleigh wave (Lp) Direction of. oe Vig= 092 6 motion FIGURE 1.9 Schematic representation of movement of particle during Rayleigh wave propagation (after Lowrie, 1997).