summary based on the results of the analysis of site effects, mostly those with shear wave velocity and the fundamental period chosen as the basis for classification. in revision of earthquake resistant design regulations for buildings, classification of lands should be subject to the field conditions, geological, geotechnical, geophysical, and laboratory tests.in this context, the average shea...

Many pathological processes in tissues are recognized by morphological changes that reflect alterations of the soft tissue mechanical properties. Ultrasound shear-wave imaging can provide quantitative information about soft tissue mechanical properties, specifically the complex shear modulus. Advancing this field has the potential to bridge molecular, cellular, and tissue biology and to influen...

conclusion the study evaluated the biomechanical properties of the on and peripapillary structures in vivo with swe in glaucoma. we observed stiffer on and peripapillary tissue in glaucomatous eyes, indicating that swe claims new perspectives in the evaluation of on and peripapillary structures in glaucoma disease. background primary open-angle glaucoma is a multifactorial serious disease chara...

Shear wave velocity (Vs) data are key information for petrophysical, geophysical and geomechanical studies. Although compressional wave velocity (Vp) measurements exist in almost all wells, shear wave velocity is not recorded for most of elderly wells due to lack of technologic tools. Furthermore, measurement of shear wave velocity is to some extent costly. This study proposes a novel methodolo...

Some of the first acoustic well logs were done in the 1950s by Vogel [l]. The tool (commonly called a sonde) used for these logs consisted of one transmitter and one or two receivers. At that time only a rudimentary knowledge of the acoustics of the borehole was known; however, it was known that the compressional wave in the formation would be the first to effect the received signal. Using this...

Shear wave velocity (Vs) is known as one of the fundamental material parameters which is useful in dynamic analysis. It is especially used to determine the dynamic shear modulus of the soil layers. Nowadays, several empirical equations have been presented to estimate the shear wave velocity based on the results from Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and soil type. Most of these equations result i...

The generation of shear waves from an ultrasound focused beam has been developed as a major concept for remote palpation using shear wave elastography (SWE). For muscular diagnostic applications, characteristics of the shear wave profile will strongly depend on characteristics of the transducer as well as the orientation of muscular fibers and the tissue viscoelastic properties. The numerical s...

A quantitative sonoelastographic technique for skeletal muscle tissue characterization is introduced. Experimental data was collected in both ex vivo bovine and in vivo human skeletal muscle tissue. Crawling wave sonoelastographic data was processed using a quantitative technique for estimating local shear wave speed distributions. Results on ex vivo skeletal muscle samples demonstrate shear wa...

1.1 Shear mode bulk acoustic wave devices and sensors Acoustic microsensor technique, well known as QCM (Quartz crystal microbalance) or TSM (Thickness shear mode) sensor, is an effective method to detect small mass loading on the sensor surface. This sensor can be operated even in liquid by using shear mode resonance. Therefore, shear mode piezoelectric film resonators are attractive for liqui...