@article{fdi:010069381, title = {{A}mbient seismic vibration analysis and ground characterization in the vicinity of {A}lgiers seismic zone}, author = {{C}habane, {S}. and {M}achane, {D}. and {T}ebbouche, {M}. {Y}. and {K}haldaoui, {F}. and {O}ubaiche, {E}. and {B}ensalem, {R}. and {M}ariscal, {A}rmand}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {D}ar {E}l {B}eida area, situated in the {M}itidja basin, in the north central {T}ellian {A}tlas is characterized by its {P}lio-{Q}uaternary sediments. {T}he site effect analysis in this zone surrounding {A}lgiers city is very important. {T}he soil is constituted from recent soft sediments capable of amplifying seismic motion. {I}ndeed, the analysis thanks to the ratio {H}/{V} ambient vibration method confirms these assumptions. {A}n electric resistivity tomography strengthened the results obtained from ambient vibration for site characterization. {T}his demonstrates once again the more or less homogeneous character of formations in this area. {H}owever, strongly amplifying its sediments largely explains the seismic acceleration of 0.52 g recorded following the 2003 {B}oumerdes earthquake.}, keywords = {{A}lgiers ; {M}itidja basin ; {H}/{V}ambient noise ; {E}lectrical resistivity ; tomography ; {ALGERIE} ; {ALGER} ; {MITIDJA} {BASSIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}rabian {J}ournal of {G}eosciences}, volume = {10}, numero = {3}, pages = {art. 69 [10 p.]}, ISSN = {1866-7511}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1007/s12517-017-2869-4}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069381}, }