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Seismicity, seismic input and site effects in the Sahel—Algiers region (North Algeria)

Harbi, A. / Maouche, S. / Vaccari, F. / Aoudia, A. / Oussadou, F. / Panza, G.F. / Benouar, D.

AbstractAlgiers city is located in a seismogenic zone. To reduce the impact of seismic risk in this Capital city, a realistic modelling of the seismic ground motion (SGM) is conducted by using the hybrid method that combines the finite differences method and the modal summation. For this purpose, a complete database of geological, geophysical and earthquake data is constructed. A critical re-appraisal of the seismicity of the zone [2.25°E–3.50°E, 36.50°N–37.00°N] is performed and an earthquake list, for the period 1359–2002, is compiled. The analysis of existing and newly retrieved macroseismic information allowed the definition of earthquake parameters of macroseismic events for which a degree of reliability is assigned. Geological cross sections have been built up to model the SGM in the city, caused by the 1989 Mont-Chenoua and the 1924 Douéra earthquakes. Synthetic seismograms and response spectral ratio is produced for Algiers, and they show that the soft sediments in Algiers centre are responsible of the noticed amplification of the SGM.

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Harbi, A. / Maouche, S. / Vaccari, F. / Aoudia, A. / Oussadou, F. / Panza, G.F. / Benouar, D.

AbstractAlgiers city is located in a seismogenic zone. To reduce the impact of seismic risk in this Capital city, a realistic modelling of the seismic ground motion (SGM) is conducted by using the hybrid method that combines the finite differences method and the modal summation. For this purpose, a complete database of geological, geophysical and earthquake data is constructed. A critical re-appraisal of the seismicity of the zone [2.25°E–3.50°E, 36.50°N–37.00°N] is performed and an earthquake list, for the period 1359–2002, is compiled. The analysis of existing and newly retrieved macroseismic information allowed the definition of earthquake parameters of macroseismic events for which a degree of reliability is assigned. Geological cross sections have been built up to model the SGM in the city, caused by the 1989 Mont-Chenoua and the 1924 Douéra earthquakes. Synthetic seismograms and response spectral ratio is produced for Algiers, and they show that the soft sediments in Algiers centre are responsible of the noticed amplification of the SGM.

Seismicity, seismic input and site effects in the Sahel—Algiers region (North Algeria)

Harbi, A. / Maouche, S. / Vaccari, F. / Aoudia, A. / Oussadou, F. / Panza, G.F. / Benouar, D.

AbstractAlgiers city is located in a seismogenic zone. To reduce the impact of seismic risk in this Capital city, a realistic modelling of the seismic ground motion (SGM) is conducted by using the hybrid method that combines the finite differences method and the modal summation. For this purpose, a complete database of geological, geophysical and earthquake data is constructed. A critical re-appraisal of the seismicity of the zone [2.25°E–3.50°E, 36.50°N–37.00°N] is performed and an earthquake list, for the period 1359–2002, is compiled. The analysis of existing and newly retrieved macroseismic information allowed the definition of earthquake parameters of macroseismic events for which a degree of reliability is assigned. Geological cross sections have been built up to model the SGM in the city, caused by the 1989 Mont-Chenoua and the 1924 Douéra earthquakes. Synthetic seismograms and response spectral ratio is produced for Algiers, and they show that the soft sediments in Algiers centre are responsible of the noticed amplification of the SGM.

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Title:

Seismicity, seismic input and site effects in the Sahel—Algiers region (North Algeria)

Contributors:

Harbi, A. (author) / Maouche, S. (author) / Vaccari, F. (author) / Aoudia, A. (author) / Oussadou, F. (author) / Panza, G.F. (author) / Benouar, D. (author)

Published in:

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering ; 27 ; 427-447

Publication date:

2006-10-08

Size:

21 pages

ISSN:

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.10.002

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

Algiers , Earthquakes , Local geology , Site effects , Synthetic seismograms

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