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 …

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 …

[BOOK][B] Surface wave analysis for near surface applications

G Dal Moro - 2014 - books.google.com
Seismic Wave Analysis for Near Surface Applications presents the foundational tools
necessary to properly analyze surface waves acquired according to both active and passive …

Evaluation of the influence of experimental conditions on H/V results from ambient noise recordings

JL Chatelain, B Guillier, F Cara, AM Duval… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2008 - Springer
The H/V-noise technique is now widely used to estimate site effect parameters (fundamental
frequency and sometimes the associated soil amplification), and many surveys using this …

Shallow structure of the Tangshan fault zone unveiled by dense seismic array and horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio method

F Bao, Z Li, DA Yuen, J Zhao, J Ren, B Tian… - Physics of the Earth and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Tangshan fault zone has been considered to be a potential seismogenic fault from the
devastating 1976 M s 7.8 Tangshan earthquake. Based on the dense seismic array with …

Semiempirical model for the estimation of site amplification in Northern South America

V Mercado, CA Pajaro, CA Arteta, FJ Díaz… - Earthquake …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This article proposes a semiempirical model to estimate seismic site effects based on a
predominant-period classification scheme for application in earthquake ground-motion …

MCMC aided Bayesian period-height formulation for RC buildings with solid brick infills using system identification

D Gautam, R Adhikari, R Baruwal, D Thapa, L Bhatt… - Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Due to large mass participation, the first mode vibration period of structures is one of the
most governing parameters in seismic design and assessment. Although building codes …

Identification protocols for horizontal‐to‐vertical spectral ratio peaks

P Wang, P Zimmaro, SK Ahdi… - Bulletin of the …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Peaks in horizontal‐to‐vertical spectral ratios (HVSRs) of Fourier amplitudes from three‐
component recordings of ground vibrations without undue local anthropogenic influence are …

Supplementing with H/V Spectral Ratios for Predicting Site Effects

DY Kwak, JP Stewart… - Bulletin of the …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Site amplification models using relatively simple site proxies (eg, averaged shear‐wave
velocity and soil depth) do not capture site‐specific resonance effects observed at soil sites …

Map** the thickness of sediments in the Ljubljana Moor basin (Slovenia) using microtremors

A Gosar, A Lenart - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2010 - Springer
Abstract The Ljubljana Moor basin is characterized by moderate bedrock topography and
thicknesses of Quaternary lacustrine and fluvial sediments ranging from 0 to 200 m. More …