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Brigitte Endrun 《Journal of Seismology》2011,15(3):443-472
This study applies array methods to measure the relative proportions of Love and Rayleigh waves in the ambient vibration wavefield.
Information on these properties is of special relevance for frequencies around the horizontal-to-vertical (H/V) spectral amplitude
ratio peak. The analysis of H/V curves, a popular technique in site characterisation, commonly assumes that the curves represent
the frequency-dependent Rayleigh wave ellipticity. For the detailed interpretation of amplitudes or the inversion of the curves,
it is therefore necessary to estimate and correct for the contribution of other wave types to the ambient vibration wavefield.
I use available ambient vibration array measurements to determine the relative amount of Love and Rayleigh waves on the horizontal
components by frequency-dependent analysis of the main propagation and polarisation directions, with a special emphasis on
the H/V peak frequency as determined from the same recordings. Tests with synthetic data demonstrate the feasibility of this
approach, at least in the presence of dominant source regions. Analysis of the data from 12 measurements at nine European
sites, which include shallow as well as deep locations that span a wide range of impedance contrasts at the sediment-bedrock
interface, indicates that the relative contribution of Rayleigh waves varies widely with frequency, from close to 0% to more
than 70%. While most data sets show relative Rayleigh wave contributions between 40% and 50% around the H/V peak, there are
also examples where Love waves clearly dominate the wavefield at the H/V peak, even for a site with a low impedance contrast.
Longer-term measurements at one site indicate temporal variations in the relative Rayleigh wave content between day- and nighttime.
Results calculated with the method introduced herein generally compare well with results of modified spatial autocorrelation
analysis. These two methods might be used in a complimentary fashion, as both rely on different properties of the ambient
vibration wavefield. This study illustrates that it is possible to measure the relative Rayleigh wave content of the noise
wavefield from array data. Furthermore, the examples presented herein indicate it is important to estimate this property,
as the assumption that there are an equal proportion of Love and Rayleigh waves is not always correct. 相似文献
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Imaging a shallow salt diapir using ambient seismic vibrations beneath the densely built-up city area of Hamburg,Northern Germany 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Salt diapirs are common features of sedimentary basins. If close to the surface, they can bear a significant hazard due to
possible dissolution sinkholes, karst formation and collapse dolines or their influence on ground water chemistry. We investigate
the potential of ambient vibration techniques to map the 3-D roof morphology of shallow salt diapirs. Horizontal-to-vertical
(H/V) spectral peaks are derived at more than 900 positions above a shallow diapir beneath the city area of Hamburg, Germany,
and are used to infer the depth of the first strong impedance contrast. In addition, 15 small-scale array measurements are
conducted at different positions in order to compute frequency-dependent phase velocities of Rayleigh waves between 0.5 and
25 Hz. The dispersion curves are inverted together with the H/V peak frequency to obtain shear-wave velocity profiles. Additionally,
we compare the morphology derived from H/V and array measurements to borehole lithology and a gravity-based 3-D model of the
salt diapir. Both methods give consistent results in agreement with major features indicated by the independent data. An important
result is that H/V and array measurements are better suited to identify weathered gypsum caprocks or gypsum floaters, while
gravity-derived models better sample the interface between sediments and homogeneous salt. We further investigate qualitatively
the influence of the 3-D subsurface topography of the salt diapir on the validity of local 1-D inversion results from ambient
vibration dispersion curve inversion. 相似文献
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为了避免微动勘探技术中因忽略高阶模式瑞雷波而影响反演精度的不足,提出从微动面波中提取多模式瑞雷波频散曲线的映射式方法.该方法从微动信号入手,首先通过相关法提取多半径台阵的相关系数曲线,然后建立从多条相关系数曲线到多模式瑞雷波频散曲线的映射模型,最后采用分区拟合准则优化实现模型结构,达到提取微动面波中多模式瑞雷波频散曲线的目的.为验证方法的有效性,通过有限差分方法数值计算实际近表面应用中三种常见典型地质结构中的微动信号,采用映射式方法提取微动面波中多模式瑞雷波频散曲线,将提取结果和理论值进行对比分析.结果表明,映射式方法提取微动面波中多模式瑞雷波频散曲线可以满足反演地质结构的要求. 相似文献
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Marc Wathelet Denis Jongmans Matthias Ohrnberger Sylvette Bonnefoy-Claudet 《Journal of Seismology》2008,12(1):1-19
Valuable information about one-dimensional soil structures can be obtained by recording ambient vibrations at the surface,
in which the energy contribution of surface waves predominates over the one of other types of waves. The dispersion characteristics
of surface waves allow the retrieval of the shear-wave velocity as a function of depth. Microtremor studies are usually divided
in two stages: deriving the dispersion (or auto-correlation) curve from the recorded signals and inverting it to obtain the
site velocity profile. The possibility to determine the dispersion curve over the adequate frequency range at one site depends
on the array aperture and on the wavefield spectra amplitude that can be altered by filtering effects due to the ground structure.
Microtremors are usually recorded with several arrays of various apertures to get the spectral curves over a wide frequency
band, and different methods also exist for processing the raw signals. With the objective of defining a strategy to achieve
reliable results for microtremor on a shallow structure, we analyse synthetic ambient vibrations (vertical component) simulated
with 333 broadband sources for a 25-m deep soil layer overlying a bedrock. The first part of our study is focused on the determination
of the reliable frequency range of the spectral curves (dispersion or auto-correlation) for a given array geometry. We find
that the wavenumber limits deduced from the theoretical array re sponse are good estimates of the valid spectral curve range.
In the second part, the spectral curves are calculated with the three most popular noise-processing techniques (frequency–wavenumber,
high-resolution frequency–wavenumber and spa tial auto-correlation methods) and inverted indi vidually in each case. The inversions are
performed with a tool based on the neighbour hood algorithm that offers a better estimation of the global uncertainties than
classical linearised methods, especially if the solution is not unique. Several array apertures are necessary to construct
the dispersion (auto-correlation) curves in the appropriate frequency range. Considering the final velocity profiles, the
three tested methods are almost equivalent, and no significant advantage was found for one particular method. With the chosen
model, all methods exhibit a penetration limited to the bedrock depth, as a consequence of the filtering effect of the ground
structure on the vertical component, which was observed in numerous shallow sites. 相似文献
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The wavefield produced by the Stromboli volcano explosion quakes shows a significant amount of surface waves. Rayleigh waves recorded by a linear array have been investigated to infer the shear-wave velocity model of the Stromboli northern flank. The group velocity dispersion curve was obtained using the multiple filter technique, while the phase velocity dispersion curve was calculated both by phase-matched filtering and performing a p– stack on the observed waveforms. Through the inversion of these curves we were able to recover the shear-wave structure to a depth of about 190 m. 相似文献
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本文通过数值模拟研究了介质黏弹性对瑞雷波传播的影响.模拟采用结合了交错Adams-Bashforth时间积分法、应力镜像法和多轴完美匹配层的标准交错网格高阶有限差分方案.通过模拟结果和理论结果对比,测试了方法的精度,验证了结果的正确性.在均匀半空间模型中,分别从波场快照、波形曲线及频散能量图三个角度,对黏弹性介质瑞雷波衰减和频散特性进行了详细分析.两层速度递增模型被用于进一步分析瑞雷波在黏弹性层状介质中的特性.结果表明：由于介质的黏弹性,瑞雷波振幅发生衰减,高频成分比低频成分衰减更剧烈,衰减程度随偏移距增大而增强;瑞雷波相速度发生频散,且随频率增大而增大,频散能量的分辨率有所降低;黏弹性波动方程中的参考频率,不会影响瑞雷波振幅衰减和相速度频散的程度,但决定了黏弹性和弹性介质瑞雷波相速度相等的频率位置.本研究有助于人们更好地理解地球介质中瑞雷波的行为,并为瑞雷波勘探的应用和研究提供了科学和有价值的参考. 相似文献
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The main cause for mid-period seismic ground distortions are ocean waves generated by atmospheric disturbances. These act upon the earth through different mechanisms. The microseismic wavefield can be divided into primary (T =12–18 s) and secondary (T = 6–9 s) noise. Classical theory tells that the origin of these induced ground distortions depends on the location and the intensity of the low pressure region. A considerable part of the microseismic wave field reaches the GRF-array in southern Germany with high coherency and almost constant amplitudes. Thus it is possible to locate the generating areas using frequency-wavenumber analysis. Five discrete generating areas for secondary microseisms and three generating areas for primary microseisms could be determined in the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea by investigating broadband continuous recordings over four months in winter 1995/96. An essential result is the long-time constancy of the backazimuths of the coherent part of the microseismic wavefield with respect to the origin areas, independent of the location of the moving low pressure zone. Results from a triangulation using additionally broadband data from the NORSAR-array and an independent estimation of the distance of the source region with water wave dispersion data indicate an origin of the secondary microseismic wavefield near the north-Norwegian coast for the strongest source. The array analysis of a temporary network of ten three-component broadband stations in south-east Germany shows that the ratio of energy between coherent Love and Rayleigh waves is much higher for the primary than for the secondary microseismic noise wavefield. This indicates differences in the source mechanisms. 相似文献
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作为近地表横波速度结构成像的主要手段之一,面波多道分析法的正问题研究对现场观测系统设计及后续反演计算具有重要意义.目前面波频散曲线的正演主要分为两类:一是对水平层状介质中面波的本征值问题进行求解,该类方法计算效率高但较难考虑地下介质在横向上的不均匀性;二是基于波动方程的全波场模拟,该类方法在理论上可考虑任意复杂的地质模型但计算成本相对较高.本文基于振幅归一化加权的聚束分析,提出了一种适用于横向非均匀介质模型的多道瑞雷波频散曲线正演方法.首先,基于聚束分析的计算公式推导得到了经振幅归一化加权后输出功率谱中相速度与局部相速度之间的关系,然后通过黄金分割极值搜索算法计算得到了多道瑞雷波数据的理论频散曲线.数值分析结果表明,该算法能够快速地实现横向非均匀介质中多道瑞雷波频散曲线的正演计算,所求取的频散曲线与采用二维弹性波时间域有限差分模拟分析得到的结果误差较小,这在一定程度上说明了该计算方法的可靠性,从而可为面波多道分析法中的观测系统快速优化设计以及横向非均匀介质中频散曲线的反演解释提供理论支撑. 相似文献
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Phase and Correlation in `Random' Seismic Fields and the Reconstruction of the Green Function 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
Michel Campillo 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2006,163(2-3):475-502
We first present a summary of recent results on coda interpretation. We emphasize the observation of the stabilization of
P to S energy ratio indicating the modal equipartition of the wavefield. This property clearly shows that the coda waves are
in the regime of multiple scattering. Numerical solutions of the elastic radiative transfer equation are used to illustrate
the evolution of the wave-field towards P-to-S energy stabilization, and asymptotically to complete isotropy. The energy properties
of the coda have been widely studied but the phase properties have often been neglected. The recently observed coherent backscattering
enhancement, an expression of the so-called `weak localization', demonstrates that interference effects still persist for
multiple diffracted waves. Another manifestation of the persistence of the phase is the possibility to reconstruct the Green
function between two stations by averaging the cross correlation of coda waves produced by distant earthquakes and recorded
at those two stations. This reconstruction is directly related to the properties of reciprocity and time reversal of any wavefield.
Using broadband seismic coda waves, we show that the dominant phases of the Green function in the band 2 s–10 s, namely fundamental
mode Rayleigh and Love waves, are reconstructed. We analyze the time symmetry of the cross correlation and show how the level
of symmetry evolves with the isotropization of the diffuse field with lapse time. Similarly we investigate the correlation
in continuous ambient noise records. Whereas the randomness of the coda results from multiple scattering by randomly distributed
scatterers, we assume that the seismic noise is random mostly because of the distribution of sources at the surface of the
Earth. Surface waves can be extracted from long time series. The dispersion curves of Rayleigh waves are deduced from the
correlations. On paths where measurements from earthquake data are also available, we show that they are in good agreement
with those deduced from noise correlation. The measurement of velocities from correlation of noise along paths crossing different
crustal structures opens the way for a `passive imaging' of the Earth's structure. 相似文献
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M.V. Manakou D.G. Raptakis F.J. Chávez-García P.I. Apostolidis K.D. Pitilakis 《Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering》2010
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 model the seismic records currently being obtained by the permanent accelerograph network operating in the area. This model builds on previous efforts and incorporates new data. The geometry and dynamic properties of the soil layers were inverted using data from microtremor array measurements, seismic refraction profiles, boreholes, and geotechnical investigations. Phase-velocity dispersion curves of Rayleigh waves were determined at 27 sites in the basin using the spatial autocorrelation method (SPAC) introduced by Aki [1]. S-wave velocity profiles were inverted from these dispersion curves and the whole valley structure was interpolated using our new results and all previously available data. The proposed 3D model describes the geometry and shear-wave velocities of the Mygdonian and pre-Mygdonian sedimentary systems, and the top bedrock surface. Our results indicate that this 3D model correctly reflects the geometry and dynamic properties of the sedimentary layers. The case of Euroseistest, where the subsoil structure is the result of bringing together many disparate data, could be used as an example for similar alluvial basins throughout the world, where usually only scarce data is available. 相似文献
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Faithful recording of the elastic wavefield at the sea‐bed is required for quantitative applications of 4C seismic. The accuracy of the recorded vectorial wavefield depends on factors that vary from deployment to deployment. This paper focuses on one such factor: the interaction of the acquisition system with the sea‐bed, which is referred to here as coupling. We show, using multi‐azimuth data recorded with a cable‐based sea‐bed acquisition system, whose sensor housing is cylindrically shaped and with the in‐line geophone fixed to the cable, that coupling depends on the propagation direction and wave type (P‐ or S‐waves) of the incident wavefield. We show that coupling is more critical for S‐waves than for P‐waves. Detection of inconsistent coupling using both P‐ and S‐waves is therefore mandatory. A data‐driven processing method to compensate for the frequency‐dependent coupling response of the cross‐line geophone is derived. Its application to field data verifies the effectiveness of the method. 相似文献
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High-frequency surface-wave analysis methods have been effectively and widely used to determine near-surface shear (S) wave velocity. To image the dispersion energy and identify different dispersive modes of surface waves accurately is one of key steps of using surface-wave methods. We analyzed the dispersion energy characteristics of Rayleigh and Love waves in near-surface layered models based on numerical simulations. It has been found that if there is a low-velocity layer (LVL) in the half-space, the dispersion energy of Rayleigh or Love waves is discontinuous and ‘‘jumping’’ appears from the fundamental mode to higher modes on dispersive images. We introduce the guided waves generated in an LVL (LVL-guided waves, a trapped wave mode) to clarify the complexity of the dispersion energy. We confirm the LVL-guided waves by analyzing the snapshots of SH and P–SV wavefield and comparing the dispersive energy with theoretical values of phase velocities. Results demonstrate that LVL-guided waves possess energy on dispersive images, which can interfere with the normal dispersion energy of Rayleigh or Love waves. Each mode of LVL-guided waves having lack of energy at the free surface in some high frequency range causes the discontinuity of dispersive energy on dispersive images, which is because shorter wavelengths (generally with lower phase velocities and higher frequencies) of LVL-guided waves cannot penetrate to the free surface. If the S wave velocity of the LVL is higher than that of the surface layer, the energy of LVL-guided waves only contaminates higher mode energy of surface waves and there is no interlacement with the fundamental mode of surface waves, while if the S wave velocity of the LVL is lower than that of the surface layer, the energy of LVL-guided waves may interlace with the fundamental mode of surface waves. Both of the interlacements with the fundamental mode or higher mode energy may cause misidentification for the dispersion curves of surface waves. 相似文献
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Rayleigh波可以用来反演近地表结构,在工程物探、石油物探、地球内部结构探测中均有重要意义.数值计算得到的含低速层的层状介质对应的Rayleigh波频散曲线会出现看似“交叉”的现象,但是对于这种现象目前还没有进行系统的研究.事实上可以验证,有些看似交叉的频散曲线实际上不相交.改变低速层的厚度和横波速度发现低速层越明显（即低速层速度越低或层厚越厚）频散曲线越不容易相交.凡友华等在2007年提出频散曲线对应着四种基本模式,在频散曲线发生“交叉”现象的区域实际上存在两个以上模式的频散曲线.本文主要研究了存在R模和S2模的区域内频散曲线的“交叉”现象.首先利用竖直本征振动曲线研究R模和S2模Rayleigh 波的振动特点,发现R模对应的本征振动主要集中在地表,随着深度变化能量快速衰减,S2模对应的本征振动主要集中在第2层.研究“交叉点”附近频散点对应的本征振动曲线发现这一区域有些Rayleigh波同时具有R模和S2模的振动特点,对应着一种耦合模式.通过对实例的研究发现,在“交叉点”附近,若两条频散曲线不发生交叉,则每条曲线对应的模式会发生R模和S2模之间经由耦合模式的转变,本文称这种现象为两种模式发生耦合;若两条频散曲线相交,则同一条频散曲线上的Rayleigh波模式几乎相同,只是在离交点很近的区域会存在一些耦合模式,本文称此时两种模式不发生耦合.本文研究结果主要供Rayleigh波对低速层结构的反演研究参考. 相似文献
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Fabrice Hollender Cécile Cornou Aline Dechamp Kaveh Oghalaei Florence Renalier Emeline Maufroy Clément Burnouf Sylvette Thomassin Marc Wathelet Pierre-Yves Bard Vincent Boutin Clément Desbordes Isabelle Douste-Bacqué Laetitia Foundotos Cédric Guyonnet-Benaize Vincent Perron Julie Régnier Agathe Roullé Mickael Langlais Deborah Sicilia 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2018,16(6):2337-2365
Data provided by accelerometric networks are important for seismic hazard assessment. The correct use of accelerometric signals is conditioned by the station site metadata quality (i.e., soil class, VS30, velocity profiles, and other relevant information that can help to quantify site effects). In France, the permanent accelerometric network consists of about 150 stations. Thirty-three of these stations in the southern half of France have been characterized, using surface-wave-based methods that allow derivation of velocity profiles from dispersion curves of surface waves. The computation of dispersion curves and their subsequent inversion in terms of shear-wave velocity profiles has allowed estimation of VS30 values and designation of soil classes, which include the corresponding uncertainties. From a methodological point of view, this survey leads to the following recommendations: (1) perform both active (multi-analysis surface waves) and passive (ambient vibration arrays) measurements to derive dispersion curves in a broadband frequency range; (2) perform active acquisitions for both vertical (Rayleigh wave) and horizontal (Love wave) polarities. Even when the logistic contexts are sometimes difficult, the use of surface-wave-based methods is suitable for station-site characterization, even on rock sites. In comparison with previous studies that have mainly estimated VS30 indirectly, the new values here are globally lower, but the EC8-A class sites remain numerous. However, even on rock sites, high frequency amplifications may affect accelerometric records, due to the shallow relatively softer layers. 相似文献
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We present the results of the analysis of array recorded microtremors at 14 sites, close to the edges of the Mygdonian basin in northern Greece (Euroseistest). These measurements were made in order to better constrain the geometry and velocity structure of the basin as the soil layers taper out close to rock outcrop, where geology is complex and we may expect significant changes of the subsoil structure over short distances. The data were analysed using the SPAC method and HVSR. The first interprets the measurements as Rayleigh waves (for the vertical component we analysed) and allows to invert a phase velocity dispersion curve from computed correlation coefficients. The second estimates a local transfer function directly, from ratios of Fourier amplitude spectra. A phase velocity dispersion curve could be derived for 12 of the 14 measurement sites, and at three of the sites no resonant frequency was observed in the HVSR. It is encouraging that we obtained good results at most of our sites, in spite of the lateral heterogeneity expected close to the edges of Euroseistest. Our results allow us to obtain shear wave velocity models at most of the measurement sites (12 out of 14). They are also useful to explore the relation between size of the array and wavelength range for which a dispersion curve may be estimated, which in our case has strong limitations. We identify the frequency of resonance of the sediments as a small loss of coherency in SPAC’s correlation coefficients. Finally, we also consider the applicability of the joint inversion of the resonance frequency determined using HVSR and the phase velocity dispersion curve obtained from SPAC. 相似文献
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Consistency of the spatial autocorrelation method with seismic interferometry and its consequence 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
We have cross‐checked the conventional theory of the spatial autocorrelation method and the consequence of seismic interferometry: the retrieval of the elastodynamic Green's function. Their mutual consistency is almost complete. The basic formulas of the conventional spatial autocorrelation theory can be derived by an alternative approach based on the retrieval of the elastodynamic Green's function. The only discrepancy is found with the average of the complex coherence function over azimuth in a wavefield dependent on azimuth. It is hypothesized, in discussion, that this discrepancy is due to the way of representing the wavefield in the background theory of seismic interferometry that can produce only wavefields moderately dependent on azimuth and that the mentioned consequence of seismic interferometry can also only make sense in a wavefield moderately dependent on azimuth. Our field experiment with a wavefield dependent on azimuth showed that the consequence of seismic interferometry in the logical framework of the conventional spatial autocorrelation theory is appropriate under such degrees of approximation as the measure proposed in this study, i.e., the deviation of the total dispersion curves is between about 10 and 16 per cent at the maximum from those averaged over azimuth. The acceptance of the retrieval of Green's function gives a proper physical meaning to the complex coherence function: the real part of the elastodynamic Green's function normalized by its zero‐offset version. This makes it possible to take a deterministic approach rather than the statistical one on which the conventional spatial autocorrelation method is based and gives fruitful new aspects and perspectives. For example, the formula for the multi‐mode case is given and the possibility of exploration of two or three dimensional velocity structures is suggested. 相似文献
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S. Parolai D. Bindi S. Ullah S. Orunbaev S. Usupaev B. Moldobekov H. Echtler 《Journal of Seismology》2013,17(2):707-719
We present results from a vertical array of accelerometers that was recently installed in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) with the long-term aim of recording strong motion data. Taking advantage of recordings of a Mb 4.7 earthquake that occurred 40 km from the array site during the installation phase, we provide results of some preliminary data analysis. First, estimates of the S-wave velocity and Qs structure are deduced by the inversion of the deconvolved wavefield between the sensors in the borehole. Furthermore, the application of the nonstationary ray decomposition Kinoshita (Earth Planets Space 61:1297-1312, 2009) allowed at least three reflectors in the shallow velocity structure below the array to be identified. The complex nature of the wavefield (with up-going, down-going waves, and converted phases) due to the coarse, unconsolidated subsoil structure is highlighted by means of numerical simulations of ground motion. 相似文献
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The local geology and shallow S-wave velocity structure of a site are recognized to be key factors for the increase in the damaging potential of seismic waves. Indeed, seismic amplitudes may be amplified in frequency ranges unfavorable for building stock by the presence of soft sedimentary covers over lying hard bedrock. Hence, microzonation activities, which aim at assessing the site response as accurately as possible, have become a fundamental task for the seismic risk reduction of urbanized areas. Methods based on the measurement of seismic noise, which typically are fast, non-invasive, and low cost, have become a very attractive option in microzonation studies.Using observations derived from seismic noise recordings collected by two-dimensional arrays of seismic stations, we present a novel joint inversion scheme for surface wave curves. In particular, the Love wave, the Rayleigh wave dispersion and the HVSR curves are innovatively combined in a joint inversion procedure carried out following a global search approach (i.e., the Genetic Algorithm).The procedure is tested using a data set of seismic noise recordings collected at the Bevagna (Italy) test-site. The results of the novel inversion scheme are compared with the inversion scheme proposed by Parolai et al. (2005), where only Rayleigh wave dispersion and HVSR curves are used, and with a cross-hole survey. 相似文献
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Giuliano Milana Paola Bordoni Fabrizio Cara Giuseppe Di Giulio Salomon Hailemikael Antonio Rovelli 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2014,12(5):2195-2209
Strong ground motions recorded on the sedimentary deposits of the Po River alluvial plain during the Emilia (Northern Italy) Mw 5.7 earthquake of May 29, 2012 are used to assess the vertical profile of shear-wave velocity above the limestone basement. Data were collected by a linear array installed for site effect studies after the Mw 5.9 mainshock of May 20, 2012. The array stations, equipped with both strong and weak motion sensors, are aligned in the South–North direction, at distances ranging from 1 to 26 km from the epicenter. The vertical components of ground motion show very distinctive, large-amplitude, low-frequency dispersive wave trains. Wavelet analysis yields group-velocity dispersion curve in the 0.2–0.7 Hz frequency band. The availability of a long ambient noise record allows estimates of the site resonance frequency along with its stability among stations. The joint inversion of dispersion of surface waves and ellipticity curves derived from ambient noise H/V allows extending investigations down to the sediment-limestone interface, at a depth of about 5,000 m. Our results add new information about the velocity structure at a scale that is intermediate between the local scale already investigated by other authors with small-aperture arrays using ambient noise and the regional scale inferred from modeling of seismogram waveforms recorded at hundreds of kilometers from the source. 相似文献