Research Article

Study on the Seismic Effect of the Interbedded Soil Layer in the Yinchuan Alluvial Plain

Table 3

Ground motion amplification ratios for the five single interbedded models under four seismic inputs.

ā€‰Bedrock inputModel 1-1Model 1-2Model 1-3Model 1-4Model 1-5

PGA (gal)1 (60)1.35 (81.00)1.25 (75.00)1.42 (85.20)1.37 (82.40)1.37 (82.40)
1 (202)1.32 (266.6)1.26 (254.6)1.30 (262.4)1.27 (256.8)1.29 (261.3)
1 (395)1.69 (699.4)1.31 (516.8)1.39 (547.4)1.39 (548.4)1.66 (654.0)
1 (680)1.47 (998.0)1.03 (698.2)1.16 (786.0)1.13 (770.4)1.42 (963.8)

PGV (cm/s)1 (4)1.18 (4.70)1.05 (4.20)1.20 (4.80)1.20 (4.80)1.10 (4.40)
1 (19)1.02 (19.4)1.01 (19.2)1.06 (20.2)1.02 (19.4)1.04 (19.7)
1 (35)1.69 (59.2)1.58 (55.4)1.54 (53.8)1.58 (55.2)1.55 (54.1)
1 (65)1.94 (126.0)1.90 (123.4)1.86 (121.0)2.00 (130.1)1.98 (128.7)

PGD (cm)1 (2)1.00 (2.0)1.00 (2.0)1.00 (2.0)1.00 (2.0)1.00 (2.0)
1 (5)1.24 (6.2)1.24 (6.2)1.28 (6.4)1.16 (5.8)1.22 (6.1)
1 (14)1.23 (17.2)1.27 (17.8)1.30 (18.2)1.29 (18.1)1.24 (17.3)
1 (24)1.50 (36.0)1.58 (36.0)1.49 (35.8)1.45 (34.9)1.48 (35.6)

Note. The values in the parentheses show the amplitudes of the PGA, PGV, and PGD.