Cartography of the local seismic response: a contribution to risk management in the metropolitan area of Valle de Toluca

  • Fernando Sánchez Carmona Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Alexis Ordaz Hernández Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • José Emilio Baró Suárez Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
  • Miguel Ángel Balderas Plata Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/aguc.85182
Keywords: Risk management, seismic response, Metropolitan area

Abstract

The creation of tools that facilitates the management of risks in the territories has become an essential task. The research takes the first step in the knowledge of the local seismic response in the Metropolitan Area of Toluca Valley. The objective was to map the spatial arrangement of soils and rocks and analyze their possible local seismic response. The methodology includes: (1) Create the 3D model that represents the spatial arrangement of geological materials, (2) Classify from the perspective of seismic susceptibility each lithological type and represent it spatially and (3) Zone the dominant period of the soil through empirical equations. The work was designed on GIS tools and is supported on 231 documentation points (perforations and descriptions of outcrops). The resulting cartography reveals lithological types of different characteristics, resulting in four levels of seismic susceptibility and five ranges of dominant periods.

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Published
2022-12-16
How to Cite
Sánchez Carmona F. ., Ordaz Hernández A. ., Baró Suárez J. E. . y Balderas Plata M. Á. . (2022). Cartography of the local seismic response: a contribution to risk management in the metropolitan area of Valle de Toluca. Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 42(2), 509-531. https://doi.org/10.5209/aguc.85182
Issue
Vol. 42 No. 2 (2022)
Section
Studios and Research

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