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Any profile containing soils having one or more of the following characteristics:
1. Soil vulnerable to potential failure or collapse under seismic loading such
as liquefiable soils, quick and highly sensitive clays, collapsible weakly
cemented soils.
F -
2. Peats and/or hoghly organic clays (H3.048m of pear and or highly
organic clay where H = thickness of the soil).
3. Very high plasticity clays (H 7.62m with plasticity index PI 75).
4. Very thick soft medium stiff clays (H 36.576m).
S1: 1 foot = 0,3048 m; 1 foot = 304,8 mm; 1 square foot = 0,0929 mm ; 1 pound per square foot = 0,0479 kPa
TABLA N 2
CLASIFICACIN DE LOS PERFILES DE SUELO
Perfil 60
0 > 1500 m/s - -
1 500 m/s a 1500 m/s > 50 > 100kPa
2 180 m/s a 500 m/s 15 a 50 50 kPa a 100 kPa
3 < 180 m/s < 15 25 kPa a 50 kPa
4 Clasificacin Basada en el EMS