Estimating S-wave velocity profiles from horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios based on deep learning

Estimating S-wave velocity profiles from horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios based on deep learning

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S-wave velocity (Vs) profile or time averaged Vs to 30 m depth (VS30) is indispensable information to estimate the local site amplification of ground motion from earthquakes.We use a horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (H/V) of seismic ambient noise to estimate the Vs profiles or VS30.The measurement of H/V is easier, compared to active surface wave methods (MASW) or microtremor array measurements (MAM).The inversion of H/V is non-unique and it is impossible to obtain unique Vs profiles.We apply deep learning to estimate the Vs profile from H/V together with other information including site coordinates, deep bedrock depths, and Motor Start Capacitor geomorphological classification.

The pairs of H/V spectra (input layer) and Vs profiles (output layer) are used as training data.An input OIL OF OREGANO layer consists of an observed H/V spectrum, site coordinates, deep bedrock depths, and geomorphological classification, and an output layer is a velocity profile.We applied the method to the South Kanto Plain, Japan.We measured MASW, MAM and H/V at approximately 2300 sites.The pairs of H/V spectrum together with their coordinates, geomorphological classification etc.

and Vs profile obtained from the inversion of dispersion curve and H/V, compose the training data.A trained neural network predicts Vs profiles from the observed H/V spectra with other information.Predicted Vs profiles and their VS30 are reasonably consistent with true Vs profiles and their VS30.The results implied that the deep learning could estimate Vs profile from H/V together with other information.