Articles | Volume 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-14-75-2008
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-14-75-2008
02 Jan 2008
02 Jan 2008

Estimation of Vs profile using its natural frequency and Rayleigh-wave dispersion characteristics

K. Tokeshi, M. Karkee, and C. Cuadra

Abstract. The evaluation of the natural frequency of random Vs profiles before analyzing the fundamental Rayleigh-wave dispersion characteristics is proposed in this paper. The inclusion of this parameter optimizes the effectiveness of random inverse searching to estimate Vs profiles. To demonstrate this method, a numerical test was performed using the "experimental" Rayleigh-wave dispersion curve obtained for a fictitious TEST site.