Applying the H/V Method to Dense Cities. A Case Study of Valencia City

The aim of this study was to apply Nakamura s technique to Valencia city center, after some preliminary tests in Barcelona. Previous studies of Barcelona had measured periods in restrictive conditions and in various types of material ranging from very soft soil (with a predominant period of approximately 2 s) to rock (0.3 s), and under different measurement conditions. The Valencia city center measurements were taken by using the distance from buildings and car and pedestrian traffic to construct a measurement grid that was as regular as possible. We also estimated possible soil-structure interaction to detect potential vulnerability.

This is an author's accepted manuscript of an article published in “Journal of Earthquake Engineering"; Volume 14, Issue 2, 2010; copyright Taylor & Francis; available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632460903086069