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Table 5 1D NL model parameters

From: From ambient vibration data analysis to 1D ground-motion prediction of the Mj 5.9 and the Mj 6.5 Kumamoto earthquakes in the Kumamoto alluvial plain, Japan

Layer

n# of sub-layers

Sub-layer thickness (m)

Sub-layer unit weight (KN/m^3)

Vs (m/s)

Constitutive model

1

3

1

14

143.00

MKZ

2

3

1

14

166.00

MKZ

3

3

1

13

189.00

MKZ

4

3

1

13

213.00

MKZ

5

3

1

19

236.00

MKZ

6

8

2

18

253.00

MKZ

7

3

2

18

253.00

MKZ

8

4

3

18

406.00

MKZ

9

9

3.5

18

420.00

MKZ

10

10

8

21

949.00

Linear

11

27

8.5

21

1020.00

Linear

12

77

14

23

1700.00

Linear

13-Half-space

#

#

27

3728.00

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