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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 8729

Geoscientific studies of Champlain Sea sediments, Bilberry Creek, Ottawa, Ontario: firm ground depth estimation through microtremor Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratios (HVSR)

B. Dietiker

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2020

Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.4095/326172

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Recommended citation

Dietiker, B., 2020. Geoscientific studies of Champlain Sea sediments, Bilberry Creek, Ottawa, Ontario: firm ground depth estimation through microtremor Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratios (HVSR); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8729, 1 .zip file. https://doi.org/10.4095/326172

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Contents

In the Bilberry Creek area of Ottawa, Ontario HVSR data have been collected at 12 sites. Raw data are provided along with a summary of the site’s description and results.
 
The data set consists of two files [report.doc, read_me.docx] and two folders [Appendix A and B] described in the report.

Directory structure

of_8729_readme.rtf (this file)
of_8729.pdf (report)
APPENDIX A - BOREHOLE SHEAR WAVE DATA
	12 Adobe Acrobat pdf files with a summary of the site’s description and results.  

APPENDIX B - HVSR and DOWNHOLE Vs DIAGRAMS
12 ascii files with raw, ambient, 3-component microseismic ground velocity from 30-minute time series [mm/s] as .SAF. The data have been corrected (calibrated in mm/s ground velocity) for instrument response between 0.3 Hz and 50 Hz.

Author contact information

Barbara Dietiker (barbara.dietiker@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1A 0E8

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