eprintid: 202
rev_number: 12
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creators_name: Fah, Donat
creators_id: faeh@sed.ethz.ch
corp_creators: Swiss Seismological Service, ETH-Hoenggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich
title: Evaluating site effects in areas of low seismicity
ispublished: pub
subjects: SS
divisions: EPOS-P
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
abstract: Numerous  methods  have  been  developed  to  evaluate  site  effects  during  strong  earthquakes.  In 
areas  of  low  to  moderate  seismicity,  no  strong  motion  recordings  are  available  and  site  effect 
studies must rely on weak motion records and numerical modeling. Numerical modeling requires 
good  knowledge  of  the  geophysical  structure,  and  needs  cheap  and  fast  methods  to  measure 
important  physical  parameters.  Ambient  vibration  techniques  have  therefore  become  very 
important:  they  provide  information  on  the  eigen-vibrations  of  the  geological  structure  and 
estimates  of  S-wave-velocities  as  a  function  of  depth.  This  presentation  will  give  examples  of 
work done in Switzerland on site-specific hazard studies, site characterization of seismic stations, 
and possible applications for building codes.
date: 2006-09
date_type: published
pagerange: 1-15
event_title: First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
event_location: Geneva
event_dates: 03.09.2006-08.09.2006
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
access_IS-EPOS: unlimited
citation:   Fah, Donat  (2006) Evaluating site effects in areas of low seismicity.  In: First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 03.09.2006-08.09.2006, Geneva.     
document_url: https://episodesplatform.eu/eprints/202/1/paper4003.pdf