Vs30: Proxy for Seismic Amplification?

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Research Article| July 01, 2008 Vs30: Proxy for Seismic Amplification? Silvia Castellaro; Silvia Castellaro Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore Geofisica Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy silvia.castellaro@unibo.it (S.C.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Francesco Mulargia; Francesco Mulargia Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore Geofisica Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy silvia.castellaro@unibo.it (S.C.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Piermaria Luigi Rossi Piermaria Luigi Rossi Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore Geofisica Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy silvia.castellaro@unibo.it (S.C.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Silvia Castellaro Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore Geofisica Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy silvia.castellaro@unibo.it (S.C.) Francesco Mulargia Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore Geofisica Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy silvia.castellaro@unibo.it (S.C.) Piermaria Luigi Rossi Dipartimento di Fisica, Settore Geofisica Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy silvia.castellaro@unibo.it (S.C.) Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2008 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2008) 79 (4): 540–543. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.4.540 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Silvia Castellaro, Francesco Mulargia, Piermaria Luigi Rossi; Vs30: Proxy for Seismic Amplification?. Seismological Research Letters 2008;; 79 (4): 540–543. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.4.540 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search The seismic codes of many countries base their site classifications on the Vs30 parameter, i.e., the average shear-wave velocity in the first 30 m of subsoil. And yet, despite the widespread use of this parameter, there is not universal agreement that this is a valid proxy for seismic amplification. There is no doubt that since the shear-wave subsoil velocity (Vs) is tied to soil rigidity, the profile of the former must have a role in site effects (Shearer and Orcutt 1987; Cranswick et al. 1990). However, seismic amplification appears too complex to be related to the Vs... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.