Development of a United States Community Shear Wave Velocity Profile Database

Sean K. Ahdi; Shamsher Sadiq; Okan Ilhan; Yousef Bozorgnia; Youssef M.A. Hashash; Dong Youp Kwak; Duhee Park; Alan Yong; Jonathan P. Stewart

doi:10.1061/9780784481462.032

Development of a United States Community Shear Wave Velocity Profile Database

Sean K. Ahdi, Shamsher Sadiq, Okan Ilhan, Yousef Bozorgnia, Youssef M.A. Hashash, Dong Youp Kwak, Duhee Park, Alan Yong, Jonathan P. Stewart

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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We present the details of a multi-institutional effort to develop an open-access shear-wave velocity (V_S) profile database (PDB), which will include a public repository for V_S profile data in the United States. V_S profiles are an essential resource for ground motion modeling and other applications. The minimum requirements for a site to be included in the database are in situ geophysical V_S measurements and location metadata (geodetic coordinates and elevation). Other information is included as available, including geotechnical logs, penetration resistance, laboratory test data, ground water elevation, and P-wave velocity profiles. The project is currently at the stage of data collection (over 4500 V_S profiles) and prototype data model development. The database will be presented as an online map-based interface with downloadable V_S profile and metadata information. This paper serves as a progress report to the geotechnical and earthquake engineering communities, as we seek community engagement and support.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	330-339
Number of pages	10
Journal	Geotechnical Special Publication
Volume	2018-June
Issue number	GSP 291
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481462.032
State	Published - 2018
Event	5th Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference: Seismic Hazard Analysis, Earthquake Ground Motions, and Regional-Scale Assessment, GEESDV 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 13 2018

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Architecture
Building and Construction
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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