Site Characterization

Averaging Depth (m)
Average Travel Time Velocity Vsz (m/s)
Velocity Uncertainty (m/s)
5.0 553 13
10.0 572 14
15.0 571 9
20.0 600 16
25.0 636 15
30.0 708 18
40.0 831 25
50.0 928 34
75.0 1101 55
100.0 1213 72
150.0 1352 96
200.0 1435 112
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) 19.0

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

Z1 (m) 26.0

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

Z1.5 (m) 43.0

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

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