Geotechnical Site Characterization (JRA4)

Develop reliable low-cost tools for geotechnical site characterization. Improve knowledge of recording site conditions throughout the Euro-Med region as a prerequisite for improving hazard and loss estimation. Coordinator: Pierre-Yves Bard, Université Joseph Fourier (UJF-LGIT), Grenoble, France.

In the first year of the project, 20 representative sites of variable geology and topography have been selected on the basis of a compilation of European sites for which reliable geotechnical information was available (see report below).

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Additional links http://www.geopsy.org  - software for processing ambient vibration for soil characterization

Reports (pdf) Selected sites and available information Report on in-situ measurements at the 20 selected site (incl. appendix 1 &2, appendix 3) Software on array processing and user manual Site effects at European Broad-Band stations

Workshop Training course: "Using Ambient Vibration Array Techniques for Site Characterization and Seismic Microzonation" - Organised by LGIT, UP, ITSAK