SGER: Deep Shear Wave Velocity Measurements in the Las Vegas Basin

这项研究将利用拉斯维加斯的NEES“Liquidator”地震振动器，因为它是从距离拉斯维加斯约100英里的尤卡山的一个项目运回奥斯汀的总部。它将用于面波测试研究，以补充现有的项目，以表征山谷的地震反应。该设备将用于填补现有UNLV测试设备可进入的浅层与利用爆炸测试和远震群波速度测量通过地震折射/反射成像的大深度之间的重要数据缺口。数据收集的总体目的是绘制剪切波速(VS)图，以支持地震场地响应分析。这项工作将补充一个由女性主导的教职员工和学生团队的多学科研究努力。它还将帮助该团队利用自己新获得的“微型振动”震源建立专业知识。

This study will utilize the NEES "Liquidator" seismic vibrator in Las Vegas, as it is transported back to its home base in Austin from a project at Yucca Mountain, which is about 100 miles from Las Vegas. It will be used in a surface wave testing study to complement an existing project to characterize seismic response of the Valley. The equipment will be used to fill a vital data gap between shallow depths that are accessible with existing UNLV test equipment, and great depths that have been imaged through seismic refraction/reflection using explosive testing and group-wave velocity measurements from teleseisms. The overall purpose of the data collection is to map shear wave velocities (VS) to support earthquake site response analyses. The work will complement a multidisciplinary research effort by a woman-dominated team of faculty and students. It will also help the team to build expertise with its own, newly acquired "minivib" seismic source.