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21 May 2025
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Regional-scale shear-wave velocity profiles for ground response analyses and uncertainty evaluations – the Piedmont region (northwest Italy) database
Cesare Comina
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
Guido Maria Adinolfi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
Carlo Bertok
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
Andrea Bertea
Settore Sismico di Regione Piemonte, Pinerolo, Turin, Italy
Vittorio Giraud
Settore Sismico di Regione Piemonte, Pinerolo, Turin, Italy
Pierluigi Pieruccini
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Estimates of earthquake ground motion rely on evaluating soil and rock profiles, with shear-wave velocity (Vs) as a key factor. Uncertainty in Vs impacts seismic hazard predictions. Stochastic procedures model this uncertainty but must be calibrated using detailed geological data and Vs databases. This paper provides a new Vs profile database for Piedmont (northwest Italy), integrating geological modelling and geophysical data and supporting similar studies in other regions.
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