Table 208-1 Seismic Importance Factor

Occupancy Category Seismic Importance Seismic Importance

Factor,I Factor, I
I.Essential Facilities 1.5 1.50
II.Hazardous Facilities 1.25 1.5
III.Special Occupancy 1.0 1.0
Structures
IV.Standard Occupancy 1.0 1.0
Structures
V.Miscellaneous Structures 1.0 1.0
Table 28-2 Soil Profile Types

Soil profile Soil profile Average soil properties for top 30m of soil profile
type name/generic Shear wave SPT, N Undrained
description Vs (blows/300mm Shear Strength
velocity,
) S v (kPa)

S Hard rock >1500

S Rock 760 to 1500
S Very dense soil 360 to 760 >50 >100
and soft rock
S Stiff soil profile 180 to 360 15 to 50 50 to 100
S Soft soil <180 <15 <50
S Soil requiring site-specific evaluation see section 208.4.3.1
Table 208-3 Seismic Zone Factor Z

ZONE 2 4
Z 0.20 0.40
Table 208-4 Near-Source Factor,
Na

Seismic source type Closest distance to known seismic source

5 km 10 km
A 1.2 1.0
B 1.0 1.0
C 1.0 1.0
Table 208-5 Near-Source Factor,
Nv

Seismic source type Closest distance to known seismic source

5 km 10 km 15 km
A 1.6 1.2 1.0
B 1.2 1.0 1.0
C 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Table 208-6- Seismic Source Types

Seismic source type Seismic source description Seismic source definition

Maximum moment
magnitude, M
A Faults that are capable of M 7.0
producing large
magnitude events and
that have a high rate of
seismic activity.
B All faults other than types 6.5 M <7.0
A and C.
C Faults that are not capable M < 6.5
of producing large
magnitude earthquakes
and that have a relatively
low rate of seismic
activity.
Table 208-7 Seismic Coefficient,
Ca

Soil Profile Type Seismic zone Z

Z= 0.2 Z=0.4
S 0.16 0.32
S 0.20 0.40
S 0.24 0.40
S 0.28 0.44
S 0.34 0.44
S See footnote 1 of table 208-8

Table 208-8 Seismic Coefficient, Cv

Soil Profile Type Seismic zone Z
Z= 0.2 Z=0.4
S 0.16 0.32
S 0.20 0.40
S 0.32 0.56
S 0.40 0.64
S 0.64 0.96
S See footnote 1 of table 208-8
FORMULAS
 CvI 3
V= W V =0.11 CaIW T =Ct (hn ) 4
RT

2.5 CaI 0.8 Nv I

V= W V= W if T
R R

<0.7secs Ft= 0

Cv = seismic zone, soil profile type Nv= distance , seismic source type

Ca = seismic zone soil profile type Na= seismic source type,distance