Comparison of Methods Predicting VS30 from Shallow VS Profiles and Suggestion of Optimized Coefficients

Inhyeok Choi; Dongyoup Kwak

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Comparison of Methods Predicting V_S30 from Shallow V_S Profiles and Suggestion of Optimized Coefficients 얕은 심도 V_S주상도를 활용한 V_S30 예측 방법론 비교 및 최적 계수 제시

31 March 2020. pp. 15-23

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Abstract

지표면에서의 지반운동을 예측하는 지반운동예측모델은 30m까지의 평균전단파속도인 V_S30을 부지효과를 나타내는 주요한 변수로 사용한다. V_S30은 만약 V_S주상도 깊이(z)가 30m 이상이면 주상도로부터 바로 계산할 수 있다. 하지만, 모든 부지에서 z가 30m 까지 있는 것은 아니다. 따라서, z < 30m일 경우 30m까지 연장하는 모델로부터 V_S30을 예측할 필요가 있다. 이번 연구에서는 국내 지반 환경에 맞게 z가 30m 미만인 부지에서 V_S30을 추정하는 예측 모델에 대한 새로운 계수를 제안하였다. 분석 자료로 기상청과 국토지반정보 통합DB센터에서 획득한 297개의 V_S주상도를 활용하였고, 선행연구에서 제안한 식의 계수들을 회귀분석을 통해 새롭게 제시하였다. 분석 결과, z ≥ 15m 일 경우 대수로그 잔차의 표준편차가 약 0.061이내이므로 신뢰성 높은 V_S30를 예측하는 것으로 확인하였다. z < 15m 일 경우 σ가 계속 증가하며, z = 5m일 경우 σ = 0.1으로 나타났다. 따라서, 매우 얕은 심도의 V_S주상도를 모델에 적용하는 경우 주의를 요하며, 가능하다면 30m깊이까지 지반조사를 실시하여 V_S30을 계산하는 것을 추천한다.

Ground motion models predicting intensity measures on surface use a time-averaged shear wave velocity, V_S30, as a key variable simulating site effect. The V_S30 can be directly estimated from V_S profiles if the profile depth (z) is greater than or equal to 30 m. However, some sites have V_S profiles with z < 30 m. In this case V_S30 can be predicted using extension models. This study proposes new coefficient sets for existing prediction equations using 297 Korea V_S profiles. We have collected V_S profiles from KMA and Geoinfo database. Fitting six existing methods to data, we suggest new coefficients for each method and evaluate their performance. It turns out that if z ≥ 15 m, the standard deviation (σ) of residual in log₁₀ is 0.061, which indicates that the estimated V_S30 is nearly accurate. If z < 15 m, the σ keeps increasing up to 0.1 for z = 5 m, so we caution the use of models at very low z. Nonetheless, we recommend investigating up to 30 m depth for V_S30 calculation if possible.

Keywords

Extrapolation

Optimized coefficients

V_S30

V_SZ

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Publisher :The Korean Geotechnical Society
Publisher(Ko) :한국지반공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
Journal Title(Ko) :한국지반공학회 논문집
Volume : 36
No :3
Pages :15-23
Received Date : 2020-01-23
Revised Date : 2020-03-10
Accepted Date : 2020-03-10
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2020.36.3.15

Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society ISSN:1229-2427(Print) 2288-646X(Online) 한국지반공학회 논문집

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