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AD-Ai52 i72 INVERSION OF RAYLEIGH NAVE GROUP VELOCITIES FROM i/iHIGH-EXPLOSIVE TESTS(U) CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVNORTHRIDGE DEPT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES.. G N SINILR

UNCLASSIFIED JAN 85 AFOSR-TR-85-8278 AFOSR-82-0138 F/G 19/i

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INVERSIOU. OF RAYLEIGH - WAVE GROUPN VELOCITIES FROM HIGH- EXPLOSIVE TESTS

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FINAL REPORT DTICto :ECTEU. S. Air Force Office 18of Scientific Research A.

California State University, NorthridgeLA- Department of Geological Sciences

Dr. Gerald W. Simila

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ABSTRACT.............. ......... ....** ................

Introduction ......'.......................e.~.**** 2

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Data Set ............................ 5

II. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS. .. ............ . .. . .. .. . . ....... . .. 5

Introduction.......................... ....... * 5

Observations ....................... ................ 6

Data Analysis Technique .......... .... .................. 8

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Conclusions~~ ~~ ........................ 2

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ABSTRACT

Rayleigh-wave group-velocity data have been obtained by the

moving window analysis of high-explosive ground motion records at

McCormick Ranch, Kirtland AFB. Fundamental mode velocities (225 to

264 m/s) were determined for the period range 50-160 ms at a

recording distance of 229 m. Also, higher mode dispersion was

observed for periods 25-60 ms with group velocities of 280-305 m/s.

Possible spall phase dispersion was observed at distances of 11-36

m.

Seismic refraction surveys provided initial model parameters

for the test site. An iterative inversion method was used to

estimate the shear velocity distribution. Constant layer

thicknesses and attenuation values equal 50-100 were additional

initial constraints. Inversion results yielded a shear-wave

velocity model of 245-610 m/s to a depth of 24 m at McCormick

Ranch.

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dmFew investigations have been directed towards the charac-

terization of surface explosions. Recently, Stump and Reinke

(1981) and Stump (1981) have calculated synthetic seismograms to

model high-explosive tests to understand the effects of energy

coupled directly into the ground at the explosive source. They

concluded that both the explosive source characterization and the

propagation path effects must be suitably resolved to adequately

model the ground motion history, especially the "spall" waveform.

In order to separate the source and propagation path effects, the

geologic structure and P- and S- wave velocities must be deter-

mined.

This project involved two specific techniques to process the

explosion waveforms and extract information that yielded

information regarding the local geologic structure and velocity

distribution. The investigation utilized a signal processing

technique to determine the dispersive character of the Rayleigh

waves generated from high-explosive tests at the McCormick Ranch,

New Mexico in 1978-80.

In studying surface waves, one must differentiate between the

group and phase velocity of the waveforms. For nondispersive

media, the group velocity is equivalent to the phase velocity, and

the seismic pulse propagates from the source without a change in

shape. In the case of a dispersive media, each component of the

wave motion travels with its own characteristic velocity, the phase

velocity. In addition, the group velocity is the velocity

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associated with a packet of waves of a given frequency (Kovach,

1978).

The group velocity controls the waveform observed on a

seismogram. The group velocity (U) is a function of period (T),

and is related to the phase velocity (C) by the expression:

U = C + kdC/dk

- -c-A dC/d

where k = 21T/CT.

Now, the group velocities of the dispersed waveform can be

calculated by the simple equation:

U(T) = x/t

where x = distance, t = travel time, T = wave period.

This single-station method to determine group velocity is

appropriate since explosion data are recorded at varying azimuths

and distances.

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Various digital processing techniques have been applied to

surface waves to determine group-velocity dispersion curves. The

specific approach used in this investigation will be the

moving-window technique (Landisman and others, 1969) to determine

Rayleigh-wave group-velocities. The method is a frequency-time

analysis which calculates a two-dimensional array of Fourier

amplitudes as a function of wave period. The group-velocity

dispersion curve is traced through the Fourier amplitude maximum

for each period.

The Haskell method (Haskell, 1953) is used to generate

theoretical Rayleigh-wave group-velocity dispersion curves. A

linear inversion computer program by Silva (1978) is utilized in a

iterative approach for the inversion of the Rayleigh-wave

group-velocity data to determine shear-wave velocity structure.

The inversion method uses a damped Gauss-Newton algorithm which

incorporates the decomposition theorem for an overdetermined system

(Lancsoz, 1961). The resolution matrix is also used to evaluate

* the resolving potential of the model. The partial derivatives of

the group velocity are calculated by the method of Rodi and others

(1975). The derivatives are numerically calculated using a 5%

parameter change. This method has been used successfully by Simila

(1980) to determine the crustal shear-wave velocity structure of

northern California from the analysis of Rayleigh-wave group-

velocities.

The specific objectives for this investigation were:

(1) determine the dispersive characteristics of compressional

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and Rayleigh waves generated from high-explosive tests by

using the moving window technique, and4

(2) determine the detailed shear-wave velocity structure of

the test site by inversion modeling of the observed group

velocities. -

The data set used in this investigation was provided by the Air

Force Weapons Lab (AFWL), Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. The data were

supplied on magnetic tape and the data specifications are described

in the next section.

The moving window technique was utilized successfully to

extract group-velocity dispersion data from high-explosive ground

motion records from the McCormick Ranch (Simila, 1982). The

general results involved fundamental Rayleigh-wave group-velocities

(225-264 m/sec) that were determined for period range 50-164 msec

and distance range 73-229 m. The liaskell method was used to model

in a forward manner the dispersion data. The resulting shear-wave

velocity distribution for the test site is Vs = 224-400 in/sec for

depth range 0-22 in. In addition, possible body wal~e dispersion was

observed for period range 20-40 msec. This investigation presented

the first known attempt to evaluate high-explosive ground motion

data for Rayleigh-wave group-velocity dispersion using the moving

window technique for such a short period range. Previously, a

study by Cherry and others (1978) analyzed Rayleigh -wave

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dispersion (period = 0.5-4 sec) recorded in alluvial valleys.

Recently, Barker and Stevens (1983) determined the shallow shearwave velocity and Q structure in alluvium near El Centro,

California. They obtained Rayleigh-wave group velocities equal

120-220 m/s for periods of 40-400 msec. To a total depth of 100 m,

the inversion results indicated Vs = 150-450 m/s and Q = 20-120.

Observation

The data used in the investigation were strong-motion seismic

records from a series of high-explosive tests in 1978-79 at

McCormick Ranch, New Mexico (see Figure 1). The data were recorded

by vertical accelerometers (Endevco Model series 2260) and recorded

on magnetic tape. Tha analog acceleration recordings were sampled

at a rate of 2000 samples per sec with an antialias filter at 400

Hz. The data were recorded at distance ranges of 6.55 to 228.6 m

(Stump and Reinke, 1981).

The Pre-Multiple Burst (PMB) high-explosive program was

conducted by the AFWL in September, 1978. A series of small

bursts, both buried and above ground, with single and multiple-

charge configurations were performed (Brown, 1980). Another series

of high-explosive tests was conducted in 1979. These tests,

Pre-Hybrid Gust (PHG), involved single burst covered and surface

tangent bursts along with hexagonal array multibursts equivalents

(Babcock, 1980). The data from these experiments were chosen to

determine Rayleigh-wave group-velocity dispersion, and to compare

the velocity models determined by previous geophysical studies

(Stump and Reinke, 1981).

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MILITARY RESERVATION

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The moving window analysis technique can resolve broad

frequency band recordings of multi-mode transient signals. Fourier

spectral amplitudes as functions of period and group arrival time

are interpreted in terms of Rayleigh-wave group velocity associated

with each of the individual modes of propagation. The Rayleigh

rsurface waves are analyzed for the fundamental and first-higher

moe analysis begins with the extraction of a section of a

digitized seismogram f(t) using a rectangular time window w(t)

centered at a time tn which corresponds to a group velocity Un(T).

The length of the extracted segment is variable, but is

proportional to the produce of a fixed window factor W and the

current wave period of analysis Tn. The representation is:

W(t) =1 tn -1/2 WT <t< tn + 1/2 WTn

W(t) =0 otherwise

and s (t) f f(t)-w (t) .

K Experimental analyses have indicated that reliable results are

4 obtained when the window length (W) is 4-6 times the period.

The next step in the moving window analysis is the

multiplication of the windowed seismogram by a modulating

4symmetrical function q(t) centered at times corresponding to a 0

particular group velocity in a series of equally spaced velocities.

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The resulting time series is h(t) =g(t).s(t). Several types of

modulating functions can be used, and a common function which has

been applied is q(t) = cos2(17'/WT).

Multipli' ation of the specified time series by a window

function is equivalent to convolution of the corresponding spectra

in the frequency domain, and each spectral component of the time

series will possess a shape resembling that of the Fourier

transform of the applied window. The purpose of the modulation

function is to give greater weight to that portion of the

seismogram which corresponds to the group velocity of interest.

Modulation also diminishes the side lobes in the frequency domain

produced by analysis of a truncated signal. The final step of the

moving window analysis involves taking the Fourier transform of the

prepared signal h(t) to extract the spectral amplitudes and phases

(Landisman and others, 1969).

The data are then displayed and contoured on a two-dimensional

plot ol $'-he spectral amplitude values as a function of group

velocity versus wave period. The dispersion curve is traced

through the amplitude maxima for each period. The general result

is illustrated in Figure 2 in the form of contour lines for

selected amplitude values. The amplitude maxima which representr the group velocity data are indicated by dots. The contours

* represent amplitude values (zero to Z) that are normalized with

respect to the maximum value at each period rather than absolute

levels.

The dispersion data for the PMB tests are presented for the

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ground motion observations at distance ranges of 73.2 m and 228.6

m. Representative time series for these distances are presented in

Figures 3 and 4, respectively. The results from the moving window

analysis are then presented in Figure 5 and 6, respectively. The

group-velocity dispersion data are finally shown in Figure 7. The

Rayleigh-wave dispersion curves indicate group velocities U=224-264

in/sec for period range T=50-164 msec. These data are interpreted

as fundamental mode dispersion from the recordings at a distance ofJ

228.6 mn. The first higher-mode dispersion data were determined

from recordings at a distance of 73.2 m. The associated group

velocity range is 260-300 in/sec for periods of 25-59 msec. The

various symbols represent different high-explosive tests for the

same distance.

Ground motion records from the PHG test series are presented in

Figures 8, 9, 10, and 11 representing distances of 10.9, 14.6, 18.4

and 35.8 m, respectively. The corresponding group-velocity

* dispersion data are shown in Figure 12. The pattern of dispersion

for recordings at distances of 10.9 and 14.6 mn is characterized by

a monotonic decrease for velocity range 260 to 108 in/sec witb

* period range T=20-100 insec. The time records exhibit .-.te l3ng

period waveform usually identified as the "spall" wave associated

with explosions. Stump (1981) has modeled these specific

* waveforms, and concluded that Rayleigh-waves can generate tensile

stress components in the vertical direction which may produce the

spall waveform. Consequently, the observed dispersion pattern

* probably represents the spall phase, but may also include

dispersion from body waves at the short periods.

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The group-velocity data recorded at 18.4 m shows dispersion

representing either a higher-mode Rayleigh-wave or possible body

I wave. The longer period dispersion may still represent the spall

phase at this distance. At the distance of 35.8 m, the dispersion

pattern is typical for a fundamental Rayleigh-wave mode. TheI

associated group velocities are 240-200 rn/sec with T=50-ll0msec.

These velocities are approximately 20% slower at T=80 msec than

those velocities observed from the PMB data even though the test

site is the same.

Theoretical dispersion curves are generated to match the

observed Rayleigh-wave group velocities by utilizing the Haskell

method. The technique requires a model with parallel layers to

simulate the near-surface geologic structure. The input elastic

parameters are P- and S-wave velocities, density, and layer

thickness. The Haskell method is used with a trial and error

approach of selecting model parameters to generate dispersion

curves which match the observed data. Consequently, several models

will produce satisfactory data fits. Two crustal velocity models

(Stump and Reinke, 1981) have been determined for the McCormick

Ranch from previous geophysical studies. The model parameters are

prsnted in Table 1.L pr e dispersion curves from the pmb data set and theoreticalmodels are presented in Figure 13. The dispersion curves from the

two models provide an approximate upper and lower bound for the

observed data in the period range of 100-160 msec. Good agreement

of the data sets occur for the periods T=70-90 msec. In general,

at a depth of 0.4 R (wavelength of the Rayleigh waves) the shear

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velocity at the given period. For example, if the period is 160ms,

the Rayleigh waves are influenced by a corresponding depth of about

22 m. Therefore, the group-velocity dispersion data are limited in

the resolution of the model depth and associated shear wave

velocity distribution.

Finally, the group velocity data are utilized in the inversion

procedure for the shear velocity distribution. In addition,

attenuation values of 50-100 are incorporated, but no inversion is

performed. The layered mode Ml is used as the initial starting

model. Since the layer thicknesses have been determined from

refraction studies, no inversion on this parameter is attempted.

The observations of possible higher-mode group velocities are also

used to constrain the final velocity model.

The resulting group velocity model from the inversion procedure

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is presented in Figure 14. An average fit of the observed data is

obtained for the period range T = 60-100 ins. The variation in the

observed group velocities is presumably due to the various near

surface soils which have been sampled by the varying station

azimuths. The results from T=100-150 ms show a better fit which

also coincides with less scatter in the observed data. The shear

wave velocity model derived from the inversion process is presented

4 in Figure 15. Although this model is nonunique, the velocityprofile is consistent with the refraction survey and associated

Rayleigh wave dispersion.

In conclusion, Rayleigh-wave group-velocity dispersion has been

determined from high-explosive ground-motion records using the

moving window technique. The fundamental mode dispersion was 225

to 264 in/s for the period range 50-165 ins. In addition, higher

mode dispersion was observed for the period range 25-60 ms with

group velocities equal 280-305 rn/s. Also, possible dispersion was

observed from the spall phase. The observed dispersion was

inverted to yield a shear-wave velocity model of 245-610 m/s to a

depth of 24 mn at the McCormick Ranch test site.

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ACKNOWL EDG EMENTS

The author wishes to express his thanks and acknowledgements

for collaboration and suggestions made by Drs. Brian Stump and Bob

Reinke, and to Mr. Tony Taliaferro for his consultations on

computer programming, all of the Air Force Weapons Laboratory,

Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. Thanks are also extended to Terry Dunn

of California State University, Northridge for manuscript

preparation.

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