S13A:
Advances in Site Response II Posters

Monday, 15 December 2014: 1:40 PM-6:00 PM
Chairs:  Marta Pischiutta, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy, Jan Burjanek, ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland and Sebastiano D'Amico, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Primary Conveners:  Marta Pischiutta, INGV, Roma, Italy
Co-conveners:  Sebastiano D'Amico, University of Malta, Msida, Malta, Jan Burjanek, ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland and Francesco Panzera, Icelandic Meteorological Office, Physics Department, Reykjavík, Iceland
OSPA Liaisons:  Marta Pischiutta, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

4419
 
Local Seismic Response of Sites with Pronounced Topography: Observations & Modeling
Jan Burjanek, Ben Edwards and Donat Faeh, Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
4420
 
Effects of Topography on Ground Motion in Southern California and the Wasatch Front Regions
Doriam L Restrepo, University EAFIT, Civil Engineering, Medellín, Colombia, Jacobo Bielak, Carnegie Mellon University, CEE, Pittsburgh, PA, United States and Ricardo Taborda, Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis, TN, United States
4421
 
Seismic Amplifications due to Topographic Effects in the North of Chile Coastal Scarp
Tiaren Carolina García, José Maringue, Daniel Hurtado and Gonzalo A Yanez, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
4422
 
DIRECTIONAL RESONANCE AND WAVEFIELD POLARIZATION IN THE DAMAGE ZONE OF THE CAMPO IMPERATORE FAULT ZONE (CENTRAL ITALY).
Marta Pischiutta1, Michele Fondriest2, Matteo Demurtas2, Giulio Di Toro3 and Antonio Rovelli4, (1)National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy, (2)Padua University, Department of Earth Sciences, Padua, Italy, (3)University of Padua, Padua, Italy, (4)Inst Nazionale Geofisica, Rome, Italy
4423
 
Geophysical Investigations on Malta (Central Mediterranean) using Ambient Noise: Assessing Array Performance and Influence of a Thick Low Velocity Layer.
Daniela Farrugia1, Enrico Paolucci2, Sebastiano D'Amico1 and Pauline M Galea1, (1)University of Malta, Msida, Malta, (2)Universita di Siena, Siena, Italy
4424
 
Seismic Noise Studies of Urbanized Areas at Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Karen Cecilia Lara Huerta1, Christian R Escudero1, Adan Gomez1 and Luis Madrigal2, (1)Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro de Sismologia y Volcanología de Occidente, Puerto, Mexico, (2)Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico
4425
 
Site-condition map for Portugal, Western Iberia: methodology and constraints on the performance of Vs30 proxies for stable continental regions in Europe.
Susana P Vilanova1, Joao Narciso1, Joao P Carvalho2, Carlos Cancela2, Isabel Lopes1, Eliza S Nemser3 and Jose Borges4, (1)Instituto Superior Técnico, Lison, Portugal, (2)Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia e Geologia, Lisbon, Portugal, (3)URS Corporation Oakland, Oakland, CA, United States, (4)University of Evora, Evora, Portugal
4426
 
Application of the H/V and SPAC Method to Estimate a 3D Shear Wave Velocity Model, in the City of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.
Luis Eduardo Alberto Prado Morales1, Jorge Aguirre1, Ricardo Vazquez Rosas1, Gerardo Suarez1, Moises Gerardo Contreras Ruiz-Esparza2 and Isaac Farraz3, (1)UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, (2)CENAPRED Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres, Mexico City, Mexico, (3)Terracon Ingenieria, Mexico City, Mexico
4427
 
2D and 3D Shear-Wave Velocity Structure to >1 Km Depth from Ambient and Active Surface Waves: Three “Deep Remi” Case Studies
Aasha Pancha, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Satish K Pullammanappallil, Optim Software and Data Solutions, Reno, NV, United States and John N Louie, Univ of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States
4428
 
Study of Site Response in the Seattle and Tacoma Basins, Washington, Using Spectral Ratio Methods
Ruhollah Keshvardoost, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States and Lorraine W Wolf, Auburn University at Montgomery, Auburn, AL, United States
4429
 
A New Site-Conditions Map of California Based on Geology and Slope
Chris J Wills and Carlos Gutierrez, California Geological Survey Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, United States
4430
 
Mapping Site Response Parameters on Cal Poly Pomona Campus Using the Spectral Ratio Method
King Yin Kennis HO and Jascha Polet, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, United States
4431
 
Site Effects in the City of Port au Prince (Haiti) Inferred From 2010 Earthquake Aftershocks Recordings.
Sadrac ST Fleur1,2, Françoise Courboulex1, Etienne Bertrand3, Anne Deschamps1, B F Mercier De Lepinay1, Dominique Boisson2, Claude Prepetit2 and Susan Elizabeth Hough4, (1)GeoAzur, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France, (2)URGéo, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Etat d'Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, (3)CEREMA, Laboratoire de Nice, Nice, France, (4)USGS, Pasadena, CA, United States
4432
 
Validation of S-wave Velocity beneath the Ise Bay, Central Japan, Using Continuous Short-period Ambient Noise Data
Takumi Hayashida1, Masayuki Yoshimi2 and Haruo Horikawa2, (1)Building Research Institute, Ibaraki, Japan, (2)Geological Survey of Japan, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
4433
 
Basin and Crustal Structure of Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia from Two Seismic Campaigns
Erdinc Saygin1, Phil R Cummins2, Athanasius Cipta1, Masyhur Irsam3, Masturyono Masturyono4, Jaya Murjaya4, Andri D Nugraha5, Rakhindro Pandhu4, Sri Widiyantoro5 and Zulfakriza Zulhan6, (1)Australian National University, Research School of Earth Sciences, Canberra, Australia, (2)Australian National University, Research School of Earth Sciences, Canberra, ACT, Australia, (3)Bandung Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering Department, Bandung, Indonesia, (4)Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Jakarta, Indonesia, (5)Bandung Institute of Technology, Global Geophysics Research Group, Bandung, Indonesia, (6)Bandung Institute of Technology, Earth Sciences Graduate Program, Bandung, Indonesia
4434
 
Site response assessment at the city of Alkhobar, Eastern Saudi Arabia from microtremor and boring data
Mohammed Saeed Fnais, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4435
 
A Comparison Study of the Amplification Characteristics of the Seismic Observation Sites Using Coda Wave, Background Noise, and S-Wave Energy from Fukuoka Earthquakes Series
Junkyoung Kim, Semyung University, Chungchongbuk-Do, South Korea
4436
 
Computing Site Effects via Using Blank Noise Records in Strong Motion Stations, Middle Taiwan
Chi Shin Wu, Teng-To Yu, Wen-Fei Peng and Yeoin-Tein Yeh, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
4437
 
On the Computation of H/V and its Application to Microzonation and Seismic Design
Mathieu Perton, José Antonio Martínez, Javier Francisco Lermo and Francisco J Sanchez-Sesma, UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
4438
 
Testing the Performance of a Proposed Geotechnical Based Method in Detection of Liquefiable Soil Layers Subjected to Earthquake Excitations - a Case Study
Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden and Hossein Shahri, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
4439
 
Seismic Microzoning of Cap-Haïtien: Effects of Lithological Site and Liquefaction
Ronaldine Gilles1, Betegard Jeudy1, Claude Prepetit1,2, Didier Bertil3, Agathe Roulle3 and Gildas Noury3, (1)Laboratoire National du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics (LNBTP), Port-au-Prince, Haiti, (2)Bureau des Mines et de l’Energie (BME), Port-au-Prince, Haiti, (3)Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), Orléans, France
4440
 
Liquefaction and strong motion during the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence
Michael Chamberlain1, Chi-Yuen Wang1, Douglas Scott Dreger1 and Simon Cox2, (1)University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, (2)GNS Science-Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
4441
 
Response of Volumetric Strain and Groundwater Level to Earthquakes
Bin Zhang1,2, Yaowei Liu1 and Chi-Yuen Wang2, (1)Institute of Crustal Dynamics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China, (2)Dept. of Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
 
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