Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Identifier

39

Date

2010

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Engineering

Concentration

Civil Engineering

Committee Chair

Shahram Pezeshk

Committee Member

David Arellano

Committee Member

Charles Camp

Committee Member

Roger Meier

Abstract

An improved method using a moving source approach is utilized in the analysis of Rayleigh surface waves for the accurate identification of higher mode propagation used in inversion. Two non invasive surface wave methods, Multi- station Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) and Refraction Microtremor (ReMi) were used for the construction of composite dispersion curves representing the relationship of Rayleigh phase velocity (VR) with frequency. Multiple tests were executed with source offsets increasing with each successive test in order to account for near field effects and higher mode attenuation levels. The resulting dispersions were combined to form a composite dispersion which effectively maps all participating modes of propagation. The inversion was executed using a genetic algorithm (GA) which takes advantage of the Rayleigh forward problem. The results show good ability to identify intermediate high and low velocity layers and agree well with downhole results.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.

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