Surface Wave Analysis for Near Surface Applications

Content: 
Quote, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages vii-viii
Chapter 1 - Introducing Surface Waves, Pages 1-22
Chapter 2 - Data Acquisition, Pages 23-41
Chapter 3 - Understanding Surface-Wave Phenomenology, Pages 43-64
Chapter 4 - Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio, Pages 65-85
Chapter 5 - Inversion and Joint Inversion, Pages 87-102
Chapter 6 - Full Velocity Spectrum Inversion and Other Unconventional Approaches, Pages 103-111
Chapter 7 - Some Final Notes, Pages 113-129
Appendix—A Collection of Commented Case Studies, Page 131
Case Study 1 - A Simple ZVF Analysis for Geotechnical Purposes, Pages 133-137
Case Study 2 - A Simple (but Educational) Case Study, Pages 139-148
Case Study 3 - Inverse Dispersion by the Book, Pages 149-151
Case Study 4 - When the Joint Analysis of Love and Rayleigh Waves Is Necessary, Pages 153-158
Case Study 5 - Joint Analysis of Rayleigh-Wave Dispersion and P-Wave Refraction, Pages 159-161
Case Study 6 - A Comprehensive Survey in the Swiss Alps, Pages 163-169
Case Study 7 - Joint Analysis of Rayleigh and Love Waves via Full Velocity Spectrum Analysis, Pages 171-175
Case study 8 - A Civil Engineering Job, Pages 177-184
Case Study 9 - A Landslide Area, Pages 185-188
Case Study 10 - Back to the Swiss Alps, Pages 189-195
Case Study 11 - Modes and Components (A Very Tricky Site), Pages 197-203
Case Study 12 - Analyzing Phase and Group Velocities Jointly with Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio, Pages 205-209
Case Study 13 - Some Focus on Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio Computation, Pages 211-217
Case Study 14 - Surface Waves on the Moon, Pages 219-226
References, Pages 227-233
Index, Pages 235-244