A review of the microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method

S Molnar, A Sirohey, J Assaf, PY Bard, S Castellaro… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The single-station microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method was
initially proposed to retrieve the site amplification function and its resonance frequencies …

Application of microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) analysis for site characterization: State of the art

S Molnar, JF Cassidy, S Castellaro, C Cornou… - Surveys in …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Nakamura (Q Rep Railway Tech Res Inst 30: 25–33, 1989) popularized the
application of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) analysis of microtremor …

Overview of local site effects and seismic microzonation map** in Metropolitan Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

S Molnar, J Assaf, A Sirohey, SR Adhikari - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
A multi-year seismic microzonation project to map local variations of site response across
Metropolitan (Metro) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is currently underway. This …

On the relation between empirical amplification and proxies measured at Swiss and Japanese stations: Systematic regression analysis and neural network prediction …

P Bergamo, C Hammer, D Fäh - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We address the relation between local amplification and site‐condition indicators derived
from in situ geophysical surveys for the estimation of the VS profile, and single‐station …

Geophysical surveys in the Kashmir valley (J&K Himalayas) part I: estimation of dynamic parameters for soils and investigation of the deep basin structure

F Zahoor, KS Rao, BA Mir, N Satyam - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2023 - Elsevier
A combined set of multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) and single-station
microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) testing was performed at over 190 …

Geophysical surveys in the Kashmir valley (J&K Himalayas) part II: anomalous seismic site-effects and exploration of alternative site classification schemes

F Zahoor, KS Rao, BA Mir, N Satyam - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive geophysical surveys (MHVSR and MASW) conducted for the microzonation of the
Kashmir Valley, Himalayas, revealed unexpected dynamic characteristics at certain sites …

Site amplification at high spatial resolution from combined ambient noise and earthquake recordings in Sion, Switzerland

V Perron, P Bergamo, D Fäh - … Society of America, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Earthquake site effects have a major impact on the seismic hazard. However, evaluating the
site response over a broad frequency range and with a high spatial resolution remains …

Seismic site characterization in Fraser River delta in metropolitan vancouver

J Assaf, S Molnar, MH El Naggar, A Sirohey - Soil Dynamics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Seismic site characteristics, specifically depth to stiff glaciated Pleistocene sediments (z gl)
and shear wave velocity (Vs) profiles, of the Fraser River Delta (FRD), located in southern …

A comparison of site response techniques using earthquake data and ambient seismic noise analysis in the large urban areas of Santiago de Chile

M Pilz, S Parolai, F Leyton, J Campos… - Geophysical Journal …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Situated in an active tectonic region, Santiago de Chile, the country's capital with more than
six million inhabitants, faces tremendous earthquake risk. Macroseismic data for the 1985 …

A Compendious Review on the Determination of Fundamental Site Period: Methods and Importance

A Güllü - Geotechnics, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is now well-known that ground motion characteristics can be influenced significantly by
local site characteristics. In general, soil characteristics were classified by considering the …