Vs30: Proxy for Seismic Amplification?

• DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.79.4.540
• Publication Date: 2008-07-16T22:35:09Z
• Authors: S. Castellaro; F. Mulargia; P. L. Rossi
• Keywords: Proxy (statistics)

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