Application of Refraction Microtremor (ReMi) technique for determination of 1-D shear wave velocity in a landslide area

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 71-89

  Coccia, S ^a   Del Gaudio, V ^a   Venisti, N ^a   Wasowski, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Landslide prone slope; Neighbourhood algorithm; Rayleigh waves; Refraction Microtremor analysis; S wave velocity; Vibration modes

Indexed keywords

MICROTREMORS; NEIGHBOURHOOD ALGORITHM; NEIGHBOURHOOD ALGORITHMS; S-WAVE VELOCITY; VIBRATION MODES;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; LANDSLIDES; LITHOLOGY; RAYLEIGH WAVES; REFRACTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHEAR WAVES; SOIL TESTING; VIBRATING CONVEYORS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

SHEAR FLOW;

ALGORITHM; DATA INVERSION; DEFORMATION; GEOPHONE; LANDSLIDE; LITHOLOGY; MICROTREMOR; RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SLOPE FAILURE; SOFTWARE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WAVE VELOCITY;

ITALY;

EID: 77953961937     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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