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Table 6 Velocity profile and site parameters for the two example soil profiles SP1 (part of the RP set) and SP2 (outside RP set)

From: Deriving amplification factors from simple site parameters using generalized regression neural networks: implications for relevant site proxies

Layer #

Soil profile 1

Soil profile 2

Thickness \(h_{i}\) (m)

S-wave velocity \(V_{i}\) (m/s)

Thickness \(h_{i}\) (m)

S-wave velocity \(V_{i}\) (m/s)

1

4

150

2

120

2

10

260

14

510

3

6

420

39

720

4

12

950

108

900

5

40

1470

Bedrock

1000

6

Bedrock

1850

  

Soil profile

Depth (m)

f 0 (Hz)

V sm (m/s)

C v

V s30 (m/s)

V bedrock (m/s)

SP1

72

3.69

603

12.33

333

1850

SP2

163

1.44

746

8.33

472

1000