基于力学与数据的框架,预测地震后道路因液化中断,助应急规划。
A Framework for Modeling Liquefaction-Induced Road Disruptions After Earthquakes: Implications for Emergency Response and Access in the Cascadia Region of North America
- 用实证脆弱性关系将液化严重度转为路段关闭概率。
- 90米分辨率模拟显示沿海、河谷地区道路中断最严重,如101号公路。
- 结果可帮应急部门识别高风险区,尤其适合社会脆弱性高的区域。
北美卡斯卡迪亚俯冲带大地震可能引发广泛土壤液化,破坏太平洋西北部交通系统。以往评估多依赖简单地质筛选和松散的震级阈值。本研究提出一种融合力学与数据的框架,用于估算液化导致的道路关闭和服务下降,并应用于9级地震情景。通过经验得出的脆弱性关系,将液化严重度转化为路段关闭和降级概率,以90米分辨率映射,并通过空间相关蒙特卡洛模拟传播至美国国家公路网,评估链路级中断。结果显示,影响集中于低洼沿海区、河谷及城市滨水区,关键路线如美101号公路将出现严重中断。华盛顿州太平洋县与格雷丝港县局部交通受限,因网络冗余不足、强震与高液化风险,隔离和医院可达性丧失概率上升。社会经济分析显示道路损失与人口特征有微弱但显著关联,表明液化影响可能加剧现有社会脆弱性。该结果虽非替代现场勘察,但为应急规划、风险沟通和优先开展更精细地质采样提供区域基准。方法具普适性,可推广至其他类似道路影响研究。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Large earthquakes along the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) are expected to trigger widespread soil liquefaction that could disrupt transportation systems across the U.S. Pacific Northwest. However, past regional assessments have relied on simple geologic screening methods and binomial shaking thresholds that are only loosely informed by liquefaction science. This study introduces a mechanics-informed, data-driven framework for estimating liquefaction-induced road closures and service reductions, and the framework is applied to a magnitude-9 CSZ earthquake. Predicted liquefaction severity is translated into segment-level probabilities of closure and reduced service using empirically derived fragility relationships. These probabilities are mapped at 90-m resolution and propagated through the National Highway System using a spatially correlated Monte Carlo simulation to estimate link-level disruption. Results show that impacts are concentrated in low-lying coastal zones, river valleys, and urban waterfronts, with major disruptions expected along critical routes including U.S. Route 101. Local mobility is further examined in Pacific and Grays Harbor counties, Washington, where limited network redundancy, strong shaking, and high liquefaction susceptibility lead to elevated probabilities of isolation and loss of hospital access. Socioeconomic analysis reveals modest but statistically significant associations between road impacts and demographic indicators, suggesting that liquefaction impacts may compound with existing social vulnerabilities. While not a substitute for site-specific analysis, the results provide a regional baseline for emergency planning, risk communication, and prioritization of more advanced geotechnical sampling and analysis. Moreover, the methodology proposed here is not specific to the CSZ, but rather, could be applied to analogous studies of road impacts elsewhere.
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