Subsoil classification and geotechnical zonation for Guadalajara City, Mexico: V-s(30), soil fundamental periods, 3D structure and profiles


Por: Ramirez Gaytan, Alejandro, Estrella, Hortencia Flores, Preciado, Adolfo, Bandy, William L., Lazcano, Salvador, Alcantara Nolasco, Leonardo, Aguirre Gonzalez, Jorge, Korn, Michael

Publicada: 1 abr 2020
Categoría: Geophysics

Resumen:
Guadalajara, Jalisco, is the second largest city in Mexico with around 4.5 million inhabitants. A high seismic hazard exists in the city due to forces produced by the interaction between the Rivera, Cocos and North American plates and the smaller Jalisco Block. Guadalajara is one of the largest cities built over pumice soil deposits. Furthermore, the near-surface phreatic level causes a high susceptibility to liquefaction. All these features can cause extreme earthquake site effects. Due to the fragile inner structure of pumice sands, traditional geotechnical tests are inappropriate to characterize the seismic response. Therefore, we propose the use of surface wave analysis methods (multichannel analysis of surface waves and refraction microtremor), which we applied in 33 sites to define the soil classification in terms of V-S(30) (the average shear wave velocity between the surface and 30 m depth), the bedrock depth and the fundamental period. From the soil classification, we construct a microzonation map consisting of four geotechnical zones, which we superimpose on the known construction systems within the city. The comparison between the construction period of the buildings and the fundamental frequencies of the soil indicates a high vulnerability to resonance in 1- to 4-storied old buildings constructed of adobe and unreinforced masonry within zones II and III, followed by a medium vulnerability to seismic resonance in compact buildings of 1-4 stories within zone I and 1-12 stories within zones II and IV.

Filiaciones:
Ramirez Gaytan, Alejandro:
 UdeG, Dept Ciencias Computac CUCEI, Marcelino Garcia Barragan 1421, Guadalajara 44430, Jalisco, Mexico

Estrella, Hortencia Flores:
 TU Berlin, Dept Appl Geophys, Inst Appl Geosci, Ernst Reuter Pl 1, D-10587 Berlin, Germany

Preciado, Adolfo:
 ITESO, Dept Habitat & Desarrollo Urbano, Perifer Sur Manuel Gomez Morin 8585, Tlaquepaque 45604, Mexico

Bandy, William L.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geofis, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Lazcano, Salvador:
 Construct Co, Suelo Estruct, Cauda 946-1, Guadalajara 44520, Jalisco, Mexico

Alcantara Nolasco, Leonardo:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ingn, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Aguirre Gonzalez, Jorge:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ingn, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Korn, Michael:
 Univ Leipzig, Inst Geophys & Geol, Talstr 35, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
ISSN: 15694445
Editorial
EUROPEAN ASSOC GEOSCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS, PO BOX 59, 3990 DB, HOUTEN, 00000, NETHERLANDS, Países Bajos
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 18 Número: 2
Páginas: 175-188
WOS Id: 000509310500001