Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2008
Publication Title
The Leading Edge
Volume
27
Issue
11
First page number:
1544
Last page number:
1549
Abstract
Shallow seismics are in demand today in tectonically active regions to characterize and classify sites for earthquake response studies. The surface-based seismic methods are the most widely used for this purpose. In developed areas, the passive-source methods, also known as microtremor methods, are popular because of their efficiency and because the available frequency content is appropriate to determine an average shear-wave velocity for the upper 30 m. This information is required by the International Building Code, which is used by many municipalities in the US and elsewhere.
Keywords
Geology; Structural; Plate tectonics; Seismology; Shear waves; Shear waves—Measurement; Surface waves
Disciplines
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Engineering | Environmental Engineering
File Format
File Size
552.68 KB
Language
English
Permissions
Copyright Society of Exploration Geophysicists used with permission
Repository Citation
Luke, B.,
Taylor, W.,
Calderon-Macias, C.,
Jin, X.,
Murvosh, H.,
Wagoner, J.
(2008).
Characterizing Anomalous Ground for Engineering Applications Using Surface-Based Seismic Methods.
The Leading Edge, 27(11),
1544-1549.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.3011028
