Abstract:The explicit finite element analysis method and the viscoelastic artificial boundary are used to study the topographic effect of valleys and the influence of valley topography on surface ground motion subjected to incident SV waves. The results show the following:(1) The incident direction of the ground motion can affect the site response, and the amplification of surface response along the incident direction of the ground motion is larger than those in other directions. (2) Compared with the amplification effect of single hill topography on the surface ground motion, the presence of adjacent hills has little effect on the shape of the Fourier spectral ratio curve of the ground displacement but has significant effect on the peak ground displacement value, and the effect decreases with the increase of the distance between adjacent hills.