Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2122/7612
Authors: Bindi, D.* 
Luzi, L.* 
Parolai, S.* 
Di Giacomo, D.* 
Monachesi, G.* 
Title: Site effects observed in alluvial basins: the case of Norcia (Central Italy)
Journal: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 
Series/Report no.: 6/9 (2011)
Publisher: Springer
Issue Date: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-011-9273-3
Keywords: site effects
Subject Classification04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.09. Waves and wave analysis 
Abstract: In this work, we investigate the site amplification effects observed in the Norcia plain, Central Italy. Data from 30 selected local earthquakes (2 ≤ Ml ≤ 4.1) recorded by a temporary seismic network composed by 15 stations, are analyzed to determine the spa- tial variability of site effects. Both the Horizontal-to-Vertical spectral ratio and the Standard Spectral Ratio techniques are applied to estimate the site amplification effects. The results show that most of the sites in the valley are affected by strong amplifications (up to a factor of 20) in the frequency range 0.5–5 Hz. The value of the fundamental frequency of resonance is strictly dependent on the location within the basin and on the sediment thickness. Strong amplifications also affect the vertical components. The time-frequency analysis performed on a station located inside the basin shows the presence of a large spectral amplitudes after the S-wave phase, not observed on a station located on the bedrock, suggesting the pres- ence of locally generated wave trains. Then, in agreement with earlier observations for other alluvial basins in Central Italy, 2D–3D effects play an important role in determining the site amplification effects in Norcia.
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