Dual-proxy estimation of Vs30: the case study of the Marche Region (central Italy)

Veronica Gironelli, Tiziano Volatili, Lucia Luzi, Giulio Brunelli and Emanuele Tondi

Journal of Maps, 2024, vol. 20, issue 1, 2349787

Abstract: This study focuses on generating a shear-wave velocity averaged within the uppermost 30 m of the ground surface (Vs30) map for the Marche region (central Italy) using two commonly acknowledged proxies: topographic slope and lithological classification. The analysis is based on a comprehensive dataset of geophysical tests from the Italian seismic microzonation dataset, employed as a training set. Through regression analysis, Vs30 values are modelled as a function of lithology and topographic slope, with a random effect accounting for the combination of these variables. The resulting Vs30 raster map illustrates the spatial distribution of shear-wave velocities across the region, offering a representation of the subsurface seismic characteristics essential for various applications, including local seismic hazard assessment, prediction of seismic ground motion parameters, microzonation mapping, real-time shakemap generation, and seismic design of engineering structures.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2024.2349787

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