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FIGURE 1615(10)
MAXIMUM CONSIDERED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION FOR GUAM AND TUTUILLA
OF 0.2 AND 1.0 SEC SPECTRAL RESPONSE ACCELERATION
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FIGURE 1615(11)

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1615.1.1 Site class definitions. The site shall be classified
as one of the site classes defined in Table 1615.1.1. Where
the soil shear wave velocity, v s , is not known, site class shall
be determined, as permitted in Table 1615.1.1, from stan-
dard penetration resistance, N , or from soil undrained shear
strength, s u , calculated in accordance with Section
1615.1.5. Where site-specific data are not available to a
depth of 100 feet (30 480 mm), appropriate soil properties
are permitted to be estimated by the registered design pro-
fessional preparing the soils report based on known geo-
logic conditions.
When the soil properties are not known in sufficient detail
to determine the site class, Site Class D shall be used unless
the building official determines that Site Class E or F soil is
likely to be present at the site.
1615.1.2 Site coefficients and adjusted maximum con-
sidered earthquake spectral response acceleration pa-
rameters. The maximum considered earthquake spectral
response acceleration for short periods, SMS, and at 1-second
period, SM1, adjusted for site class effects, shall be deter-
mined by Equations 16-38 and 16-39, respectively:
SMS = FaSs (Equation 16-38)
SM1 = Fv S1 (Equation 16-39)
S1 = The mapped spectral accelerations for a 1-second
period as determined in Section 1615.1.
1615.1.3 Design spectral response acceleration parame-
ters. Five-percent damped design spectral response acceler-
ation at short periods, SDS, and at 1-second period, SD1, shall
be determined from Equations 16-40 and 16-41, respec-
tively:
2
S DS = S (Equation 16-40)
3 MS
2
SD1 = S (Equation 16-41)
3 M1
where:
SMS = The maximum considered earthquake spectral re-
sponse accelerations for short period as determined
in Section 1615.1.2.
SM1 = The maximum considered earthquake spectral re-
sponse accelerations for 1-second period as deter-
mined in Section 1615.1.2.
1615.1.4 General procedure response spectrum. The
general design response spectrum curve shall be developed
as indicated in Figure 1615.1.4 and as follows:

where: 1. For periods less than or equal to TO, the design spec-
tral response acceleration, Sa, shall be determined by
Fa = Site coefficient defined in Table 1615.1.2(1). Equation 16-42.
Fv = Site coefficient defined in Table 1615.1.2(2). 2. For periods greater than or equal to TO and less than or
SS = The mapped spectral accelerations for short periods equal to TS, the design spectral response acceleration,
as determined in Section 1615.1. Sa, shall be taken equal to SDS.

TABLE 1615.1.1
SITE CLASS DEFINITIONS
AVERAGE PROPERTIES IN TOP 100 feet, AS PER SECTION 1615.1.5
SITE SOIL PROFILE Soil shear wave Standard penetration Soil undrained
CLASS NAME velocity, v S , (ft/s) resistance, N shear strength, s u , (psf)

A Hard rock v s > 5,000 N/A N/A

B Rock 2,500 < v s ≤ 5,000 N/A N/A
C Very dense soil and soft rock 1,200 < v s ≤ 2,500 N > 50 s u ≥ 2,000
D Stiff soil profile 600 ≤ v s ≤ 1,200 15 ≤ N ≤ 50 1,000 ≤ s u ≤ 2,000
E Soft soil profile v s < 600 N < 15 s u < 1,000
Any profile with more than 10 feet of soil having the following characteristics:
1. Plasticity index PI > 20,
E —
2. Moisture content w ≥ 40%, and
3. Undrained shear strength s u < 500 psf
Any profile containing soils having one or more of the following characteristics:
1. Soils 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 highly organic clays (H > 10 feet of peat and/or highly organic clay where
H = thickness of soil)
3. Very high plasticity clays (H >25 feet with plasticity index PI >75)
4. Very thick soft/medium stiff clays (H >120 feet)
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2, 1 pound per square foot = 0.0479 kPa. N/A = Not applicable

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