| Abstract: | The multichannel analysis of surface wave (MASW) method has been effectively used to determine near-surface shear- (S-) wave velocity. Estimating the S-wave velocity profile from Rayleigh-wave measurements is straightforward. A three-step process is required to obtain S-wave velocity profiles: acquisition of a multiple number of multichannel records along a linear survey line by use of the roll-along mode, extraction of dispersion curves of Rayleigh waves, and inversion of dispersion curves for an S-wave velocity profile for each shot gather. A pseudo-2D S-wave velocity section can be generated by aligning 1D S-wave velocity models. In this process, it is very important to understand where the inverted 1D S-wave velocity profile should be located: the midpoint of each spread (a middle-of-receiver-spread assumption) or somewhere between the source and the last receiver. In other words, the extracted dispersion curve is determined by the geophysical structure within the geophone spread or strongly affected by the source geophysical structure. In this paper, dispersion curves of synthetic datasets and a real-world example are calculated by fixing the receiver spread and changing the source location. Results demonstrate that the dispersion curves are mainly determined by structures within a receiver spread. ?? 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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| Citation Author: | Luo, Y.; Xia, J.; Liu, J.; Xu, Y.; Liu, Q. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Research on the middle-of-receiver-spread assumption of the MASW method; 2009; Article; Journal; Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; Luo, Y.; Xia, J.; Liu, J.; Xu, Y.; Liu, Q. |
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| Text: | Research on the middle-of-receiver-spread assumption of the MASW method; 2009; Article; Journal; Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering; Luo, Y.; Xia, J.; Liu, J.; Xu, Y.; Liu, Q. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2008.01.009 |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 2009 00:00 -0600 |
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