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Type of Soil Profile |
Description |
Coefficient |
| S1 | A
soil profile with either: Rock of any characteristic, whether shaty or crystalline, which has a shear wave velocity greater than 750 m/sec. Rigid soil conditions where the soil depth is less
than 60 |
1.0 |
| S2 | A
soil profile with deep non-cohesive conditions or rigid clay, where the soil depth exceeds 60 meters, and the soil types over the rock is stable deposits of sand, gravel or stiff clay. |
1.2 |
| S3 | A
soil profile containing form 6 to 12 meters of soft or medium-stiff clay
with or without intermediate non-cohesive soils layer. |
1.5 |
| S4 | A
soil profile characteristics for a shear wave velocity less than 150m/sec
which contains more than 12 meters of soft clay or limos. |
2.0 |