Overview of the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake and the Earthquake Spectra Special Issue

B Lizundia, RA Davidson, YMA Hashash… - Earthquake …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
On 25 April 2015, a Mw7. 8 earthquake struck near Gorka, Nepal. The earth-quake and its
aftershocks caused over 8,790 deaths and 22,300 injuries; a half a million homes were …

The SAFER geodatabase for the Kathmandu Valley: geotechnical and geological variability

CEL Gilder, RM Pokhrel, PJ Vardanega… - Earthquake …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The Kathmandu Valley is within a seismically active region with only few recorded strong-
motion data. Geophysical information in the Valley is also sparse. In addition, the absence of …

Map** long-period soil resonances in the Kathmandu basin using microtremors

S Trevisani, F Pettenati, S Paudyal… - Environmental Earth …, 2021 - Springer
This study reports the geostatistical analysis of a set of 40 single-station horizontal-to-vertical
spectral ratio (HVSR) passive seismic survey data collected in the Kathmandu basin …

A comparative study of ground motion parameters at bedrock and surface level in Kathmandu Basin

C Rajaram, JP Vemuri, S Rambha, GR Bande - Natural Hazards, 2025 - Springer
Nepal, a landlocked country in the Himalayan region, was struck by a devastating
earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.8 on 25th April, 2015. The major earthquake destroyed …

Rapid post-earthquake microtremor measurements for site amplification and shear wave velocity profiling in Kathmandu, Nepal

S Molnar, J Onwuemeka, SR Adhikari - Earthquake Spectra, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents application of microtremor (ambient vibration) and surface wave field
techniques for post-earthquake geotechnical reconnaissance purposes in Kathmandu …

A ground investigation to inform earthquake hazard assessment in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

C Gilder, R Pokhrel… - … of the XVII …, 2019 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
When designing ground investigations there is usually a requirement to fill large gaps in
existing knowledge. In the develo** world, specifically in seismic prone areas, this …

Structure of the Kathmandu basin inferred from microtremor measurements: a preliminary study

F Pettenati, DK Maharjan, S Paudyal… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This research aims at characterizing the deep sedimentary basin of Kathmandu (Nepal) from
microtremor measurements, by using two surveys carried out in November 2015 and …

Optimising resolution and improvement strategies for emerging geodatabases in develo** countries

C Gilder, R De Risi, F De Luca… - 16th European …, 2018 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
Geotechnical and geological data are needed for the seismic hazard assessments that
inform earthquake risk management and resilient engineering design. This paper reviews …

Analysis on local site characteristics of Longtoushan Townbased on microtremor spectral ratio

D Jialong, Z You, H Bing, L Yuandong… - Acta Seismologica …, 2023 - dzxb.org
The ground pulse method has been widely used in site characteristic analysis. Based on the
site characteristic ground pulse of the old administrative-office zone, the old blocks and …

基于地脉动谱比的龙头山集镇局部场地特征分析

丁佳龙, 周游, 郝冰, **远东, 周**华, 魏来, 魏鑫… - 地震学报, 2023 - dzxb.org
地脉动法已被广泛应用于场地特征分析, 本文依据鲁甸龙头山集镇老行政机关办公区,
老街区及骡马口村区三个震害严重区域的场地特征地脉动, 并结合各区内建筑结构特点和局部 …