Seismic Analysis of the Reef-seawater System: Comparison between 3D and 2D Models

ABSTRACT

This study established a 3D seismic analysis model for the reef-seawater system, in which the fluid-solid interaction algorithm, the fluid and solid artificial boundaries are adopted for numerical modelling, and the boundary substructure method is used for seismic wave input. On that basis, we conduct a comparative seismic analysis between 2D and 3D models. The results show that the ground motion distributions in the middle reef regions calculated by 2D and 3D models are generally consistent with each other. However, in the areas where the topography changes drastically, the 3D terrain shows an important influence on the local seismic response.

KEYWORDS:

• Reef
• seawater
• 3D site seismic analysis
• seismic ground motion
• seismic wave input
• artificial boundary

Acknowledgments

The artificial seismic waves adopted in this study are provided by Professor Li Xiaojun from the Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration. The support of Professor Li is highly appreciated.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51878384]; National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFC1402800].