Surface-wave analysis for building near-surface velocity models—Established approaches and new perspectives

LV Socco, S Foti, D Boiero - Geophysics, 2010 - library.seg.org
Today, surface-wave analysis is widely adopted for building near-surface S-wave velocity
models. The surface-wave method is under continuous and rapid evolution, also thanks to …

Large-scale simulation of seismic wave motion: A review

B Poursartip, A Fathi, JL Tassoulas - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2020 - Elsevier
We review key ingredients that are needed for high-fidelity simulation of earthquake-
generated seismic waves in large regions. Specifically, we survey existing literature on wave …

Seismic site–city interaction: main governing phenomena through simplified numerical models

M Kham, JF Semblat, PY Bard… - Bulletin of the …, 2006 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This work focuses on the analysis of the multiple interactions between soil layers and civil-
engineering structures in dense urban areas submitted to a seismic wave. To investigate …

Horizontal resolution of multichannel analysis of surface waves

B Mi, J Xia, C Shen, L Wang, Y Hu, F Cheng - Geophysics, 2017 - library.seg.org
The multichannel analysis of surface wave (MASW) method has been effectively and widely
used to determine near-surface shear-wave velocity. Horizontal resolution of the MASW …

Soil and topographic effects on ground motion of a surficially inhomogeneous semi-cylindrical canyon under oblique incident SH waves

N Zhang, Y Gao, RYS Pak - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
To elucidate the ground motion amplification due to combined soil and topographic effects,
an analytical formulation in the framework of classical elastodynamics is derived for the …

Site-selection criteria for the Einstein Telescope

F Amann, F Bonsignorio, T Bulik, HJ Bulten… - Review of Scientific …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT The Einstein Telescope (ET) is a proposed next-generation, underground
gravitational-wave detector to be based in Europe. It will provide about an order of …

A new fast multi-domain BEM to model seismic wave propagation and amplification in 3-D geological structures

S Chaillat, M Bonnet, JF Semblat - Geophysical Journal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The analysis of seismic wave propagation and amplification in complex geological
structures raises the need for efficient and accurate numerical methods. The solution of the …

Seismic-wave propagation in alluvial basins and influence of site-city interaction

JF Semblat, M Kham, PY Bard - Bulletin of the …, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The geometrical and mechanical features of alluvial deposits have a major influence on
seismic-wave propagation and amplification. However, for alluvial basins located in densely …

Geophysical surveys in the Kashmir valley (J&K Himalayas) part II: anomalous seismic site-effects and exploration of alternative site classification schemes

F Zahoor, KS Rao, BA Mir, N Satyam - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive geophysical surveys (MHVSR and MASW) conducted for the microzonation of the
Kashmir Valley, Himalayas, revealed unexpected dynamic characteristics at certain sites …

3D soil structure of the Mygdonian basin for site response analysis

MV Manakou, DG Raptakis, FJ Chávez-García… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The 3D structure of the Mygdonian sedimentary basin (N. Greece) is investigated. The aim of
this study is to propose a 3D model of this sedimentary structure that can later be used to …