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http://dx.doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2012.3.293

Representative Shear Wave Velocity of Geotechnical Layers by Synthesizing In-situ Seismic Test Data in Korea  

Sun, Chang-Guk (Earthquake Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Han, Jin-Tae (Geotechnical Engineering Research Division, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Cho, Wanjei (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dankook University)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.22, no.3, 2012 , pp. 293-307 More about this Journal
Abstract
Shear wave velocity is commonly invoked in explaining geophysical phenomena and in solving geotechnical engineering problems. In particular, the importance of shear wave velocity in geotechnical earthquake engineering has been widely recognized for seismic design and seismic performance evaluation. In the present study, various insitu seismic tests were performed to evaluate geotechnical dynamic characteristics at 183 sites in Korea, and shear wave velocity profiles with depth were determined to be representative of the dynamic properties at the investigated sites. Subsurface soil and rock layers at the target sites were reclassified into five geotechnical layers: fill, alluvial soil, weathered soil, weathered rock, and bedrock, taking into account their general uses in geotechnical earthquake engineering practice. Average shear wave velocity profiles for the five geotechnical layers were obtained by synthesizing the shear wave velocity profiles from seismic tests in the field. Based on the profiles, a representative shear wave velocity value was determined for each layer, for use in engineering seismology and geotechnical earthquake engineering.
Keywords
shear wave velocity; geotechnical layers; in-situ seismic test; geotechnical dynamic properties; site characterization;
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