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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 21, Number 3, September 2021 , pages 231-238 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2021.21.3.231 |
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 open accessSeismic site classification from HVSR data using the Rayleigh wave ellipticity inversion: A case study in Singapore |
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Shynggys Abdialim, Farkhod Hakimov, Jong Kim, Taeseo Ku and Sung-Woo Moon
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| Abstract | ||
| Shear wave velocity (Vs) profile is one of the critical geotechnical measurements of soil layers for seismic hazard assessment and liquefaction potential evaluation. Enhancing the effectiveness of in-situ Vs profiling by reducing time and cost is of great interest. For that reason, this study aims at assessing Vs profile generation from a single-station three-component geophone with additional borehole log data for constraining parameter space. Based on multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW), and microtremor array Measurements (MAM) conducted previously at seven sites located in Bukit Timah Granite, Singapore, this study utilized HVSR signals for Rayleigh wave ellipticity (ellipticity curve) inversion with additional inversion constraint using borehole log data. The resulting Vs profiles and reference Vs profiles from MASW and MAM were quantitatively compared using average Vs of 30 m (Vs30). The profiles generated from ellipticity curve inversion revealed a good agreement with Vs reference profiles. Vs30 based site classification results also indicated a good fit of two test results. Therefore, HVSR measurements for further ellipticity curve inversion, with already available borehole log data for constraint, is considered as a promising cost and time-effective site classification approach. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| ellipticity curve; HVSR; shear wave velocity; site classification; surface waves | ||
| Address | ||
| Shynggys Abdialim: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan Farkhod Hakimov: RWTH Aachen University, Neotectonics and Natural Hazards, Lochnerstrabe 4–20, 52056 Aachen, Germany Jong Kim: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan Taeseo Ku: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore, 117576 Sung-Woo Moon: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan | ||