Date of Award:
5-2004
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Committee Chair(s)
James A. Bay
Committee
James A. Bay
Committee
Loren R. Anderson
Committee
Marvin W. Halling
Abstract
Shear wave velocity profiling in poorly characterized geologic units was successfully completed at 44 sites in and around the Salt Lake City metropolitan area by a team from Utah State University, Utah Geological Survey, and University of Utah Seismograph Stations. The sites tested in the Salt Lake Valley have been used to redefine site response geologic units Q02, Q03, and Q04 within the valley, and refocus future research in geologic units along the Wasatch Front.
This testing was carried out using the USU mobile source trailer and combining the results of Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves and refraction testing. Results indicate that future work is needed regarding the boundaries between the Q02 and Q03 units on the eastern side of Salt Lake Valley. Investigation into the contact between the two units, Q03 and Q04, is also needed along the western side of the valley.
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Recommended Citation
Gilbert, Jeff W., "Shear Wave Velocity Profiling of Poorly Characterized Geologic Units in Salt Lake Valley, Utah" (2004). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 8942.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8942
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