Rayleigh wave dispersion curves from seismological and engineering geotechnical methods: a comparison at the Bornheim test site (Germany)

Active and passive procedures for estimating the local seismic response from surface-wave measurements are compared for a test site in the Bornheim area (Germany), where independent geophysical and geological information is available. Recording was done using geophones, as well as seismometers, in various configurations. Five popular and standardized techniques were used for analysing the data: multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW), the refraction microtremor technique (ReMi), the extended spatial autocorrelation technique (ESAC) and frequency–wavenumber analysis (beam-forming and maxi... Mehr ...