2-D Shear-Wave Velocity Profile Along Test Segment of Interstate I-70, St. Louis, Missouri
Publication: Site Characterization and Modeling
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Multi-channel surface-wave (MASW) seismic control was acquired along a 6400 ft segment of interstate I-70 in downtown St. Louis, Misouri. The acquired MASW data set (consisting of Rayleigh waves) was transformed into a 2-D MASW shear-wave velocity profile with a trace-spacing of 40 ft. Shear-wave velocity control extends from the surface to depths on the order of 100 ft. The interpreted depth to acoustic bedrock along the 2-D MASW profile varies between 20 ft and 44 ft. The interpreted 2-D MASW shear-wave velocity profile was compared to available borehole, cone penetrometer and seismic cone penetrometer control provided by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The 2-D MASW profile correlates very well with availablegeotechnical control, supporting the conclusion that the multi-channel surface-wave seismictechnique can be used to generate reliable and interpretable 2-D shear-wave velocity profiles of the shallow subsurface.
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© 2005 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: May 7, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Conical bodies
- Continuum mechanics
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Earthquake engineering
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Equipment and machinery
- Flow (fluid dynamics)
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Fluid velocity
- Geometry
- Geotechnical engineering
- Highway and road management
- Highway transportation
- Highways and roads
- Hydrologic engineering
- Infrastructure
- Mathematics
- Measuring instruments
- Seismic effects
- Seismic tests
- Seismic waves
- Shear waves
- Solid mechanics
- Surface waves
- Tests (by type)
- Transportation engineering
- Water and water resources
- Wave velocity
- Waves (mechanics)
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