Earth, Planets and Space

Table 1 Best-fit layered-earth model for the Kumamoto site, BP1 Step 1

From: Blind study site assessment of shear-wave velocity at Kumamoto City, Japan, using direct-fitting SPAC methods

H	VP	VS	RHO
2	279	161	1.80
4	1500	181	1.90
8	1500	181	2
2.3	1500	170	2
10	1500	170	2.1
75	1500	470	2.1
251.1	2600	980	2.2
400	2600	1210	2.2
498	5000	2700	2.50
1041	5500	3200	2.65
1000	6000	3400	2.75

H, VP, VS, Rho denote layer thickness (m), P and S-wave velocities (m/s), and density (t/m³)

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