In this paper we introduce the 3D physics-based numerical simulations (PBS) of ground motion during the Nov 11, 2019, M-W 4.9 Le Teil earthquake, which occurred in a low-to-moderate seismicity area in the South-East o...
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In this paper we introduce the 3D physics-based numerical simulations (PBS) of ground motion during the Nov 11, 2019, M-W 4.9 Le Teil earthquake, which occurred in a low-to-moderate seismicity area in the South-East of France, within the Rhone river valley, which hosts several operating nuclear installations. The numerical code SPEED, developed at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, was used to produce the PBS. After introducing the criteria to construct the numerical model, based on the relatively limited data available, a numerical convergence test was made to identify the frequency range for accurate simulations. Furthermore, the performance of the numerical results against the available strong motion records was assessed quantitatively using Goodness-of-fit (GoF) measures. According to the GoF scores, a good-to-excellent agreement was found on the horizontal components up to 8 Hz, showing that, even without a very detailed 3D numerical model of the medium, that would imply detailed knowledge of the basin shape, of the bedrock-to-basin impedance ratio, as well as of the damping ratio in the basin and its dependence on frequency, the PBS may provide realistic broadband predictions of earthquake ground motion. Nevertheless, as shown by the poorer performance on the vertical component, the high-frequency limitations of PBS, also in relation to the energy radiated by the kinematic source model, is still an issue to be carefully addressed. In spite of these limitations, the results obtained in this work demonstrate that PBS, if suitably calibrated and validated, can be either an alternative or a useful complement to empirical ground motion models, especially in those cases where the region- and site-specific features of ground shaking, including near-source conditions, are typically not accounted for by ergodic empirical models, such as for the seismic risk evaluation of large urban areas and/or of strategic structures, infrastructures and industrial plants.
A novel kerf-free process for achieving crystalline silicon with thickness congruent to 251 mu m on metal (SOM) is overviewed, and fabrication of back-contact (BC) solar cells in the thin silicon wafers is described. ...
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(纸本)9781424458912
A novel kerf-free process for achieving crystalline silicon with thickness congruent to 251 mu m on metal (SOM) is overviewed, and fabrication of back-contact (BC) solar cells in the thin silicon wafers is described. An object-oriented 2-D device simulator is set up for reliable physics-based numerical simulation of thin-Si solar cells, and is used to define optimal design of the thin BCSOM cell and to predict its ultimate performance. An efficiency approaching 20% is projected, and supporting preliminary experimental results are presented.
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