HVSR and Site Characteristics of the Seismic and Strong-Motion Stations in Gansu Province, China

Xu Rong; Wang Lanmin; Edward W. Woolery

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-79641-9_2

HVSR and Site Characteristics of the Seismic and Strong-Motion Stations in Gansu Province, China

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Abstract

The horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) method for seismic site characterization using microtremor and earthquake recordings has been widely employed since its introduction in 1989. We applied HVSR to analyze seismic and strong-motion earthquake S-waves in the Gansu province, China. The seismic stations were bedrock installations, whereas the strong-motion stations were installed on soils throughout the Province. Results show that most of seismic stations have no obvious predominant peak, but the strong-motion stations exhibit predominant peaks. Therefore, we corroborate HVSR as a cost-effective method to characterize ground-motion site effect caused by the near-surface soils.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Approaches of Geotechnical Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Soil Characterization, Sustainable Materials and Numerical Simulation - Proceedings of the 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, 2021
Editors	Jinwoo An, Jizhe Zhang, Juan Xie
Pages	9-20
Number of pages	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79641-9_2
State	Published - 2021
Event	6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, GeoChina 2021 - NanChang, China Duration: Jul 19 2021 → Jul 21 2021

Publication series

Name	Sustainable Civil Infrastructures
Volume	Part 32
ISSN (Print)	2366-3405
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-3413

Conference

Conference	6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, GeoChina 2021
Country/Territory	China
City	NanChang
Period	7/19/21 → 7/21/21

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Keywords

Earthquake recordings
Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR)
Microtremor
S-wave spectral analysis
Site effect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Computational Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Environmental Engineering

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Rong, X., Lanmin, W., & Woolery, E. W. (2021). HVSR and Site Characteristics of the Seismic and Strong-Motion Stations in Gansu Province, China. In J. An, J. Zhang, & J. Xie (Eds.), New Approaches of Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Characterization, Sustainable Materials and Numerical Simulation - Proceedings of the 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, 2021 (pp. 9-20). (Sustainable Civil Infrastructures; Vol. Part 32). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79641-9_2

Rong, Xu ; Lanmin, Wang ; Woolery, Edward W. / HVSR and Site Characteristics of the Seismic and Strong-Motion Stations in Gansu Province, China. New Approaches of Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Characterization, Sustainable Materials and Numerical Simulation - Proceedings of the 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, 2021. editor / Jinwoo An ; Jizhe Zhang ; Juan Xie. 2021. pp. 9-20 (Sustainable Civil Infrastructures).

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Rong, X, Lanmin, W & Woolery, EW 2021, HVSR and Site Characteristics of the Seismic and Strong-Motion Stations in Gansu Province, China. in J An, J Zhang & J Xie (eds), New Approaches of Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Characterization, Sustainable Materials and Numerical Simulation - Proceedings of the 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, 2021. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, vol. Part 32, pp. 9-20, 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, GeoChina 2021, NanChang, China, 7/19/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79641-9_2

HVSR and Site Characteristics of the Seismic and Strong-Motion Stations in Gansu Province, China. / Rong, Xu; Lanmin, Wang; Woolery, Edward W.
New Approaches of Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Characterization, Sustainable Materials and Numerical Simulation - Proceedings of the 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, 2021. ed. / Jinwoo An; Jizhe Zhang; Juan Xie. 2021. p. 9-20 (Sustainable Civil Infrastructures; Vol. Part 32).

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Rong X, Lanmin W, Woolery EW. HVSR and Site Characteristics of the Seismic and Strong-Motion Stations in Gansu Province, China. In An J, Zhang J, Xie J, editors, New Approaches of Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Characterization, Sustainable Materials and Numerical Simulation - Proceedings of the 6th GeoChina International Conference on Civil and Transportation Infrastructures: From Engineering to Smart and Green Life Cycle Solutions, 2021. 2021. p. 9-20. (Sustainable Civil Infrastructures). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-79641-9_2

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