Classification of engineering site sort, reassessment of saturated sandy soil liquefaction and subsoil earthquake response analysis all depend on subsoil shear wave velocity.

• 建筑场地类别划分、地基饱和砂土液化判别、地震反应分析等都依赖于剪切波速，由于其重要性，对它的测定技术和精确程度应重点研究。