Abstract:In this study,we simulate two-dimensional(2D) numerical data related to a strong ground motion in the Lanzhou basin using a hybrid scheme based on the pseudospectral method(PSM) and the finite difference method(FDM).The simulation is based on a 10-km-deep focal point,and a 2D profile of five layers is used as a model for analyzing the site response and the peak displacement of the strong ground motion.The results show that the hybrid PSM/FDM method for the seismic wavefield simulation combines the advantage of PSM and FDM and compensates for the disadvantages of these methods.Therefore,the proposed method can betterprocess the calculation of the discontinuous medium surface.The calculation accuracy of this method is similar to that of PSM.First,we simulate the theoretical seismograms and find that the peak ground displacement(PGD)of the vertical is obvious at the basin edge.Then,the wavefield snapshots of the profile at t=3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,and 30sexplain the propagation of the seismic wave,and it is ensured that the amplification of P waves and Sv waves is obvious in the inner basin.The results of the wavefield simulation reveal that the sedimentary basin can amplify a strong ground motion compared with the bedrock,and that the PGD of the vertical in the inner basin is 0.1cm,which is larger by 0.03cm than the PGD near the seismic source.Further,the PGD at the east edge of the basin is larger by 0.02cm than that in the inner basin.However,the PGD of the horizontal in the inner basin is 0.025cm,which is smaller by 0.2cm than the PGD near the seismic source.Therefore,it is known that the PGD of the vertical is larger than that of the horizontal in the inner basin,and the results are opposite near a seismic source,which proves that the influence of a distant earthquake on a tall building is significant.Further,the wavefield simulation revealed a positive correlation between the site conditions and the PGD:if the site conditions are more complex,the PGD will be larger for the same earthquake.Otherwise,the influence of the surface wave of the vertical is more obvious than that of the horizontal at the basin edge,which provides the theoretical evidence for future quakeproof research.