Field Tests for Generating Source System and Picking the Seismic Shear Waves to Meet the Engineering Purposes Requirements.

Abstract

Many seismic field tests were carried for the designed and modified seismic apparatuses using to generate seismic shear waves. These apparatus includes: "wooden plank" horizontal traction shear wave source, and a modified geophone for picking the SH-Wave generated by the above source. A twetha site (SE Baghdad) was choosed to carry out the field tests and the results of seismic horizontal & vertical shear waves (SH & SV-waves) besides the p-wave were encouraged, which can be used for deriving the designed and elastic parameters of any site selection projects.