Site Characterization

Averaging Depth (m)
Average Travel Time Velocity Vsz (m/s)
Velocity Uncertainty (m/s)
5.0 230 8
10.0 292 2
15.0 353 1
20.0 394 2
25.0 424 4
30.0 447 5
40.0 480 7
50.0 511 4
75.0 600 3
100.0 661 3
150.0 744 4
200.0 804 12
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.

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Z0.8 (m) 47.0

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

Z1 (m) 140.0

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

Z1.5 (m) 415.0

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

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Donat Fäh SED 23-06-2014 07:35:14 Document Determination_of_Site_Information_for_Seismic_Stations.pdf
Clotaire Michel SED 11-02-2016 09:50:23 Document OTTER.pdf
Hans-Balder Havenith SED 05-06-2014 07:41:08 Document Standort_OTTERBACH.pdf