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Seismic Velocities from High-Resolution Surface-Seismic Imaging at Six ANSS Sites near Memphis, Tennessee

By Robert A. Williams, William J. Stephenson, Jack K. Odum, and David M. Worley

Photograph of Christian Brotheres HS seismic profile site.

 

Photograph of Christian Bros. H.S. seismic profile.

Map showing location of Christian Brothers H.S. site.

Reflection image of CBHT P-wave data.

Reflection image of CBHT P-wave data.

Reflection image of CBHT S-wave data.

Reflection image of CBHT S-wave data.

Christian Brothers High School, Memphis, Tennessee: CBHT

P- and S-wave Refraction/Reflection Data

P-wave Data
SPREAD LENGTH = 178.0 m
  INPUT DATA
         LAYER  APPARENT APPARENT  INTERCEPT  INTERCEPT
                 VEL., A  VEL., B  TIMES, A   TIMES, B
           1      312.0    312.0     .000       .000
           2      501.0    376.0     .012       .014
           3     1732.0   1550.0     .085       .081
  COMPUTED STRUCTURE
     LAYER  VELOCITY  THICKNESS A  THICKNESS B  DIP  DEPTH A  DEPTH B
      1       312.0       2.8         3.3              2.8       3.3
      2       424.6      14.8        13.3       8.8   17.6      16.6
      3      1620.4                            -2.6
S-wave Data
SPREAD LENGTH =178.0 m
  INPUT DATA
         LAYER  APPARENT APPARENT  INTERCEPT  INTERCEPT
                 VEL., A  VEL., B  TIMES, A   TIMES, B
           1      140.0    140.0     .000       .000
           2      168.0    213.0     .024       .038
           3      294.0    302.0     .127       .101
           4      398.0    398.0     .248       .248
Layer 4 not observed from west direction
  COMPUTED STRUCTURE
     LAYER  VELOCITY  THICKNESS A  THICKNESS B  DIP  DEPTH A  DEPTH B
      1       140.0       2.6         4.1              2.6       4.1
      2       186.2      11.4         6.0      -7.7   13.9      10.0
      3       294.8      23.6        30.5       3.4   37.5      40.5
      4        394.4                            3.0

Table of data interpretation at CBHT.Graph of site CBHT (velocity vs. depth)
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