Site Characterization

Averaging Depth (m)
Average Travel Time Velocity Vsz (m/s)
Velocity Uncertainty (m/s)
5.0 237 55
10.0 255 41
15.0 290 36
20.0 320 40
25.0 347 39
30.0 375 38
40.0 420 34
50.0 454 29
75.0 515 22
100.0 557 22
150.0 646 19
200.0 726 24
QWL Picture

Quarter-wavelength representation of the velocity profiles. See Poggi et al. (2012). Characterizing the Vertical-to-Horizontal Ratio of Ground Motion at Soft-Sediment Sites. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 102(6), 2741–2756.

Profile Picture
Z0.8 (m) 103.0

Z0.8 is the depth where the average of the profiles reach the velocity of 0.8 km/s

Z1 (m) 151.0

Z1 is the depth where the average of the profiles reach the velocity of 1 km/s,

Z1.5 (m) 335.0

Z1.5 is the depth where the average of the profiles reach the velocity of 1.5km/s

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