In the present study, MASW tests have been performed at thirteen locations of Varanasi city to measure shear wave (SW) velocity. Varanasi city (Uttar Pradesh, India) is under high seismic risk as it is situated in Indo-Gangetic plain, which falls under seismically active Himalayan belt. Measured SW velocity from MASW test was used to estimate \(V_{\text{s}}^{30}\) for site classification (IBC 2009) of the city, Varanasi. The study area is classified under site classes D and C. For the city, relations have been derived between SW velocity measured by the MASW test and “N”-value. Proposed relations showed positive results when examined graphically and compared with the existing worldwide correlations. Further, these relations would be useful in site response analysis of the city.

在本研究中，MASW测试已在瓦拉纳西市的13个地点进行，以测量剪切波（SW）速度。瓦拉纳西市（印度北方邦）地处印度-恒河平原，地处地震活跃的喜马拉雅带之下，因此地震风险很高。通过MASW测试测得的SW速度用于估算瓦拉纳西市的场地分类（IBC 2009）\（V _ {\ text {s}} ^ {30} \）。研究区域分为站点D和C。对于城市，已经通过MASW测试测量的SW速度与“ N ”值之间存在关系。当以图形方式检查并与现有的全球相关性进行比较时，建议的关系显示出积极的结果。此外，这些关系对于城市的现场响应分析将很有用。