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Strong ground motion in the Kathmandu Valley during the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake

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Title: Strong ground motion in the Kathmandu Valley during the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake
Authors: Takai, Nobuo Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Shigefuji, Michiko Browse this author
Rajaure, Sudhir Browse this author
Bijukchhen, Subeg Browse this author
Ichiyanagi, Masayoshi Browse this author
Dhital, Megh Raj Browse this author
Sasatani, Tsutomu Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Keywords: 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake
Kathmandu Valley
Strong ground motion
Velocity pulse motion
Valley response
Issue Date: 26-Jan-2016
Publisher: Springer
Journal Title: Earth, Planets and Space
Volume: 68
Issue: 1
Start Page: 1
End Page: 8
Publisher DOI: 10.1186/s40623-016-0383-7
Abstract: On 25 April 2015, a large earthquake of Mw 7.8 occurred along the Main Himalayan Thrust fault in central Nepal. It was caused by a collision of the Indian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate. The epicenter was near the Gorkha region, 80 km northwest of Kathmandu, and the rupture propagated toward east from the epicentral region passing through the sediment-filled Kathmandu Valley. This event resulted in over 8000 fatalities, mostly in Kathmandu and the adjacent districts. We succeeded in observing strong ground motions at our four observation sites (one rock site and three sedimentary sites) in the Kathmandu Valley during this devastating earthquake. While the observed peak ground acceleration values were smaller than the predicted ones that were derived from the use of a ground motion prediction equation, the observed peak ground velocity values were slightly larger than the predicted ones. The ground velocities observed at the rock site (KTP) showed a simple velocity pulse, resulting in monotonic-step displacements associated with the permanent tectonic offset. The vertical ground velocities observed at the sedimentary sites had the same pulse motions that were observed at the rock site. In contrast, the horizontal ground velocities as well as accelerations observed at three sedimentary sites showed long duration with conspicuous long-period oscillations, due to the valley response. The horizontal valley response was characterized by large amplification (about 10) and prolonged oscillations. However, the predominant period and envelope shape of their oscillations differed from site to site, indicating a complicated basin structure. Finally, on the basis of the velocity response spectra, we show that the horizontal long-period oscillations on the sedimentary sites had enough destructive power to damage high-rise buildings with natural periods of 3 to 5 s.
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/60622
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