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Authors: | Di Giulio, G.* Cara, F.* Milana, G.* Gaudiosi, I.* |
Title: | THE DEEP STRUCTURE OF THE L'AQUILA BASIN INVESTIGATED USING ARRAY MEASUREMENTS | Editors: | Archuleta, R. | Issue Date: | 23-Aug-2011 | Keywords: | arrays methods, dispersion curves, L'Aquila | Subject Classification: | 04. Solid Earth::04.02. Exploration geophysics::04.02.06. Seismic methods | Abstract: | We present velocity profiles obtained through surface-wave methods in the historical city of L’Aquila (Italy). The city suffered severe damage (VIII-IX EMS intensity) during the April 6th 2009 Mw 6.3 earthquake. The area is characterized by the deep (up to 300-400 meters) basin of the Aterno river valley filled by lacustrine sediments over limestone bedrock. In downtown L'Aquila an outcropping unit basically composed of stiff conglomerates (Breccia) is over-imposed to ancient lacustrine sediments with a possible velocity inversion at a depth ranging from few tens up to one hundred meters. We deployed five 2-D arrays of seismic stations and 1-D array of vertical geophones in the city center. The 2-D arrays recorded ambient noise, whereas the 1-D array recorded signals produced by active sources. Surface-wave dispersion and spatial autocorrelation curves, calculated using array methods, were inverted through a neighborhood algorithm jointly with the microtremor HVNSR ellipticity. We obtain shear-wave velocity profiles (Vs) representative of the southern and northern sector of downtown L'Aquila. The resulting Vs profiles are used to compare the 1-D transfer functions to aftershock data results. We apply a convolution approach evaluating synthetic time-histories in sites where surface stratigraphy is known and comparing them to recorded strong-motion data. |
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