DisperNet: An Effective Method of Extracting and Classifying the Dispersion Curves in the Frequency–Bessel Dispersion Spectrum

Author(s):  
Sheng Dong ◽  
Zhengbo Li ◽  
Xiaofei Chen ◽  
Lei Fu

ABSTRACT The subsurface shear-wave structure primarily determines the characteristics of the surface-wave dispersion curve theoretically and observationally. Therefore, surface-wave dispersion curve inversion is extensively applied in imaging subsurface shear-wave velocity structures. The frequency–Bessel transform method can effectively extract dispersion spectra of high quality from both ambient seismic noise data and earthquake events data. However, manual picking and semiautomatic methods for dispersion curves lack a unified criterion, which impacts the results of inversion and imaging. In addition, conventional methods are insufficiently efficient; more precisely, a large amount of time is required for curve extraction from vast dispersion spectra, especially in practical applications. Thus, we propose DisperNet, a neural network system, to extract and discriminate the different modes of the dispersion curve. DisperNet consists of two parts: a supervised network for dispersion curve extraction and an unsupervised method for dispersion curve classification. Dispersion spectra from ambient noise and earthquake events are applied in training and validation. A field data test and transfer learning test show that DisperNet can stably and efficiently extract dispersion curves. The results indicate that DisperNet can significantly improve multimode surface-wave imaging.

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 1196-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Qi Lu ◽  
Shan You Li ◽  
Wei Li

Surface wave dispersion imaging approach is crucial for multi-channel analysis of surface wave (MASW). Because the resolution of inversed S-wave velocity and thickness of a layer are directly subjected to the resolution of imaged dispersion curve. The τ-p transform approach is an efficient and commonly used approach for Rayleigh wave dispersion curve imaging. However, the conventional τ-p transform approach was severely affected by waves amplitude. So, the energy peaks of f-v spectrum were mainly gathered in a narrow frequency range. In order to remedy this shortage, an improved τ-p transform approach was proposed by this paper. Comparison has been made between phase shift and improved τ-p transform approaches using both synthetic and in situ tested data. Result shows that the dispersion image transformed from proposed approach is superior to that either from conventionally τ-p transform or from phase shift approaches.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Socco ◽  
Farbod Khosro Anjom ◽  
Cesare Comina ◽  
Daniela Teodor

1967 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 959-981
Author(s):  
Victor Gregson

abstract Elastic waves produced by an impact were recorded at the surface of a solid 12.0 inch diameter steel sphere coated with a 0.3 inch copper layer. Conventional modeling techniques employing both compressional and shear piezoelectric transducers were used to record elastic waves for one millisecond at various points around the great circle of the sphere. Body, PL, and surface waves were observed. Density, layer thickness, compressional and shear-wave velocities were measured so that accurate surface-wave dispersion curves could be computed. Surface-wave dispersion was measured as well as computed. Measured PL mode dispersion compared favorably with theoretical computations. In addition, dispersion curves for Rayleigh, Stoneley, and Love modes were computed. Measured surface-wave dispersion showed Rayleigh and Love modes were observed but not Stoneley modes. Measured dispersion compared favorably with theoretical computations. The curvature correction applied to dispersion calculations in a flat space has been estimated to correct dispersion values at long-wave lengths to about one per cent of correct dispersion in a spherical model. Measured dispersion compared with such flat space dispersion corrected for curvature proved accurate within one per cent at long wave lengths. Two sets of surface waves were observed. One set was associated with body waves radiating outward from impact. The other set was associated with body waves reflecting at the pole opposite impact. For each set of surface waves, measured dispersion compared favorably with computed dispersion.


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