Title
Sediment thickness based on the integration of geophysical data in Barquisimeto and Cabudare, Venezuela
Other title
Espesores de sedimentos a partir de la integración de datos geofísicos en Barquisimeto y Cabudare, Venezuela
Date Issued
01 June 2011
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Reinoza C.
Rocabado V.
García K.
Sánchez C.
Sánchez J.
Abreu R.
Schmitz M.
Fundación Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismológicas - FUNVISIS
Abstract
Since 1998, FUNVISIS has realized geophysical and geotechnical studies in Barquisimeto and Cabudare cities in order to determine the physical properties and the sedimentary thickness of the alluvial terrace of Barquisimeto and the Cabudare pull-apart basin. Sediment thickness in Barquisimeto and Cabudare cities was obtained from 3D gravimetric modelling, considering local geology, previous gravimetric models and sedimentary thickness estimated from H/V relation, boreholes and seismic refraction data. We used residual anomaly values as 3D gravity model input data. Data and results, which are fundamental input for calculating soil dynamic responses and the definition of microzones of similar seismic response in both cities, were integrated in a geographic information system (GIS).
Start page
67
End page
76
Volume
26
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Meteorología y ciencias atmosféricas Geología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84865973891
Source
Revista de la Facultad de Ingenieria
ISSN of the container
07984065
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