A probabilistic assessment of resolution in the SASW test and its impact on the prediction of ground vibrations

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 262-275

  Schevenels, Mattias ^a   Lombaert, G ^a   Degrande, G ^a   Francois S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inverse theory; Probabilistic forecasting; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; INVERSE PROBLEM; MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC WAVE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; SURFACE WAVE; VIBRATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 37449025410     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03626.x     Document Type: Article

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