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20202026
most citedMapping Depth to Bedrock, Shear Stiffness, and Fundamental Site Period at CentrePort, Wellington using Surface Wave Methods: Implications for Local Seismic Site Amplification

56 citations · 247 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.geo-ph2026★ 2 cited

An Extension to the Procedure for Developing Uncertainty-Consistent Shear Wave Velocity Profiles from Inversion of Experimental Surface Wave Dispersion Data

Joseph P. Vantassel, Brady R. Cox

Measurements of shear wave velocity (Vs) with uncertainty are critical for site-specific probabilistic seismic hazard studies. However, rigorously quantifying the uncertainty in Vs…

physics.geo-ph2023

AutoHVSR: a machine-learning-supported algorithm for the fully-automated processing of horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio measurements

Joseph P. Vantassel, Andrew C. Stolte, Liam M. Wotherspoon +1

This work proposes the AutoHVSR algorithm that allows for fully-automated processing of horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) measurements, including those with zero, one, o…

physics.geo-ph2023

Subsurface Imaging Dataset Acquired at the Garner Valley Downhole Array Site using a Dense Network of Three-Component Nodal Stations

Joseph P. Vantassel, Jodie A. Crocker, Brady R. Cox +1

There is a growing need to characterize the engineering material properties of the shallow subsurface in three-dimensions for advanced engineering analyses. However, imaging the ne…

cs.LG2022★ 2 cited

GNS: A generalizable Graph Neural Network-based simulator for particulate and fluid modeling

Krishna Kumar, Joseph Vantassel

We develop a PyTorch-based Graph Network Simulator (GNS) that learns physics and predicts the flow behavior of particulate and fluid systems. GNS discretizes the domain with nodes…

physics.geo-ph2022★ 3 cited

DAS for 2D MASW Imaging: A Case Study on the Benefits of Flexible Sub-Array Processing

Michael B. S. Yust, Brady R. Cox, Joseph P. Vantassel +1

Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is a relatively new technology for recording stress wave propagation, with promising applications in both engineering and geophysics. DAS's abili…

physics.geo-ph2022★ 56 cited

Mapping Depth to Bedrock, Shear Stiffness, and Fundamental Site Period at CentrePort, Wellington using Surface Wave Methods: Implications for Local Seismic Site Amplification

Joseph P. Vantassel, Brady R. Cox, Liam Wotherspoon +1

Wellington's port (CentrePort) experienced significant damage from the 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake as a result of soil liquefaction, lateral spreading, and shaking-induced damage…

cs.LG2022

A Frequency-Velocity CNN for Developing Near-Surface 2D Vs Images from Linear-Array, Active-Source Wavefield Measurements

Aser Abbas, Joseph P. Vantassel, Brady R. Cox +2

This paper presents a frequency-velocity convolutional neural network (CNN) for rapid, non-invasive 2D shear wave velocity (Vs) imaging of near-surface geo-materials. Operating in…

cs.GR2022

Minority Report: A Graph Network Oracle for In Situ Visualization

Krishna Kumar, Paul Navrátil, Andrew Solis +1

In situ visualization techniques are hampered by a lack of foresight: crucial simulation phenomena can be missed due to a poor sampling rate or insufficient detail at critical time…

physics.geo-ph2022★ 50 cited

Extracting High-Resolution, Multi-Mode Surface Wave Dispersion Data from Distributed Acoustic Sensing Measurements using the Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves

Joseph P. Vantassel, Brady R. Cox, Peter G. Hubbard +1

We rigorously assess the potential for extracting high-resolution, multi-mode surface wave dispersion data from distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) measurements using active-source…

physics.geo-ph2021★ 5 cited

HVSRweb: An Open-Source, Web-Based Application for Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio Processing

Joseph P. Vantassel, Brady R. Cox, Dana M. Brannon

The horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) method has become an increasingly popular tool for developing a quick and reliable estimate of a site's fundamental natural frequen…

physics.geo-ph2021★ 35 cited

Using Convolutional Neural Networks to Develop Starting Models for 2D Full Waveform Inversion

Joseph P. Vantassel, Krishna Kumar, Brady R. Cox

Non-invasive subsurface imaging using full waveform inversion (FWI) has the potential to fundamentally change engineering site characterization by enabling the recovery of high res…

physics.geo-ph2020★ 39 cited

A Procedure for Developing Uncertainty-Consistent Vs Profiles from Inversion of Surface Wave Dispersion Data

Joseph P. Vantassel, Brady R. Cox

Non-invasive surface wave methods have become a popular alternative to traditional invasive forms of site-characterization for inferring a site's subsurface shear wave velocity (Vs…

physics.geo-ph2020★ 55 cited

SWinvert: A workflow for performing rigorous surface wave inversions

Joseph P. Vantassel, Brady R. Cox

SWinvert is a workflow developed at The University of Texas at Austin for the inversion of surface wave dispersion data. SWinvert encourages analysts to investigate inversion uncer…