DesignMapsSummaryReport

UserSpecifiedInput
BuildingCodeReferenceDocument ASCE4113RetrofitStandard,BSE1N
(whichutilizesUSGShazarddataavailablein2008)

SiteCoordinates 32.76387N,117.16574W
SiteSoilClassification SiteClassESoftClaySoil
RiskCategory I/II/III

USGSProvidedOutput
S XS,BSE1N

0.710g

S X1,BSE1N

0.729g

AlthoughthisinformationisaproductoftheU.S.GeologicalSurvey,weprovidenowarranty,expressedorimplied,astothe
accuracyofthedatacontainedtherein.Thistoolisnotasubstitutefortechnicalsubjectmatterknowledge.

DesignMapsDetailedReport
ASCE4113RetrofitStandard,BSE1N(32.76387N,117.16574W)
SiteClassESoftClaySoil,RiskCategoryI/II/III

Section2.4.1GeneralProcedureforHazardDuetoGroundShaking
ProvidedasareferenceforEquation(24)andEquation(25),respectively:
FromSection2.4.1.1

SS,BSE2N=1.183g

FromSection2.4.1.1

S1,BSE2N=0.456g

Section2.4.1.6AdjustmentforSiteClass
Theauthorityhavingjurisdiction(nottheUSGS),sitespecificgeotechnicaldata,and/orthe
defaulthasclassifiedthesiteasSiteClassE,basedonthesitesoilpropertiesinaccordance
withSection2.4.1.6.1.
SITE
CLASS

SOIL
PROFILE
NAME

Soilshearwave
velocity,vS,(ft/s)

Standardpenetration
resistance,N

Soilundrainedshear
strength,su,(psf)

Hardrock

vS>5,000

N/A

N/A

Rock

2,500<vS5,000

N/A

N/A

Verydense
soilandsoft
rock

1,200<vS2,500

N>50

>2,000psf

Stiffsoil
profile

600vS<1,200

15N50

1,000to2,000psf

Stiffsoil
profile

vS<600

N<15

<1,000psf

Anyprofilewithmorethan10ftofsoilhavingthecharacteristics:
1.PlasticityindexPI>20,
2.Moisturecontentw40%,and
3.Undrainedshearstrengthsu<500psf

Anyprofilecontainingsoilshavingoneormoreofthefollowingcharacteristics:
1.Soilsvulnerabletopotentialfailureorcollapseunderseismicloadingsuchas
liquefiablesoils,quickandhighlysensitiveclays,collapsibleweaklycemented
soils.
2.Peatsand/orhighlyorganicclays(H>10feetofpeatand/orhighlyorganic
claywhereH=thicknessofsoil)
3.Veryhighplasticityclays(H>25feetwithplasticityindexPI>75)
4.Verythicksoft/mediumstiffclays(H>120feet)
ForSI:1ft/s=0.3048m/s1lb/ft=0.0479kN/m

Site
MappedSpectralAccelerationatShortPeriodS
MappedSpectralAccelerationat1sPeriodS1 s
Class
Table23.ValuesofFaasaFunctionofSiteClassandMappedShortPeriodSpectralResponse
S1S0.10
0.25
S1S=0.20
=0.50
S1S=0.30
=0.75
S1S=0.40
=1.00
S1S0.50
1.25
AccelerationSs

Site
Class

MappedSpectralAccelerationatShortPeriodSs
SS0.25

SS=0.50

SS=0.75

SS=1.00

SS1.25

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

2.5

1.7

1.2

0.9

0.9

Sitespecificgeotechnicalanddynamicsiteresponseanalysesshallbe
performed
Note:UsestraightlineinterpolationforintermediatevaluesofSS
ForSiteClass=EandS S =1.183g,Fa=0.900

Table24.ValuesofFvasaFunctionofSiteClassandMappedSpectralResponseAccelerationat
1sPeriodS1

Site
Class

MappedSpectralAccelerationat1sPeriodS1
S1 0.10

S1 =0.20

S1 =0.30

S1 =0.40

S1 0.50

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

Sitespecificgeotechnicalanddynamicsiteresponseanalysesshallbe
performed
Note:UsestraightlineinterpolationforintermediatevaluesofS1
ForSiteClass=EandS 1 =0.456g,Fv=2.400

Providedasareferencefor
Equation(24):

SXS,BSE2N=F aSS,BSE2N=0.900x1.183g=1.065g

Providedasareferencefor
Equation(25):

SX1,BSE2N=F vS1,BSE2N=2.400x0.456g=1.094g

Equation(24):

SXS,BSE1N=xSXS,BSE2N=x1.065g=0.710g

Equation(25):

SX1,BSE1N=xSX1,BSE2N=x1.094g=0.729g

Section2.4.1.7.1GeneralHorizontalResponseSpectrum
Figure21.GeneralHorizontalResponseSpectrum

Section2.4.1.7.2GeneralVerticalResponseSpectrum
TheGeneralVerticalResponseSpectrumisdeterminedbymultiplyingtheGeneralHorizontal
ResponseSpectrumby.