Research Article

The Characteristics of Seismic Response on Hard Interlayer Sites

Table 3

The dynamic nonlinear parameter of different soil categories.

Category numberSoil layerModulus ratio or damping ratioShear strain γ (10−4)
0.050.10.5151050100

1Silty clayG/Gmax0.9920.9840.9240.8590.6330.4630.1470.079
λ0.0190.0300.0460.0580.0920.1120.1690.184

2Silt sandG/Gmax0.9920.9840.9250.8610.6640.4970.1650.090
λ0.0040.0070.0250.0360.0740.1200.2390.273

3Silty clayG/Gmax0.9960.9920.9600.9240.6610.4930.1630.089
λ0.0050.0090.0320.0470.0650.1030.1920.215

4Silty clayG/Gmax0.9930.9870.9370.8810.7180.5600.2030.113
λ0.0040.0070.0280.0450.0600.0980.2040.236

5Silty clayG/Gmax0.9910.9830.9190.8700.7620.6780.3160.188
λ0.0050.0090.0320.0470.0550.0910.1930.224

6Silty clayG/Gmax0.9940.9890.9460.8970.7280.5720.2110.118
λ0.0050.0090.0300.0410.0620.0860.1890.228

7Silty clayG/Gmax0.9900.9800.9050.8270.7020.6010.2320.131
λ0.0050.0090.0320.0470.0610.0990.1980.226

8Silt sandG/Gmax0.9890.9780.9470.9060.8220.7160.3710.227
λ0.0050.0090.0320.0370.0540.0830.1860.282

9Silty clayG/Gmax0.9920.9850.9380.8960.8010.7030.3210.191
λ0.0050.0090.0320.0440.0630.0850.1720.208

10Silty clayG/Gmax0.9930.9860.9430.9050.8340.7630.4390.281
λ0.0050.0100.0340.0480.0680.0810.1570.179

11Silty clayG/Gmax0.9950.9910.9550.9150.7460.5950.2270.128
λ0.0020.0040.0180.0310.0560.0940.2030.238

12Silty clayG/Gmax0.9960.9910.9580.9190.8130.6850.3030.179
λ0.0020.0040.0180.0300.0500.0830.1800.211

13Silt sandG/Gmax0.9920.9850.9340.8970.8310.7570.4530.293
λ0.0010.0030.0120.0180.0350.0500.1040.120

14Silty clayG/Gmax0.9890.9780.9130.8760.7820.7010.4130.262
λ0.0170.0250.0410.0440.0530.0660.1280.189

15Silty clayG/Gmax0.9920.9840.9230.8840.7030.6110.2390.136
λ0.0050.0090.0320.0470.0710.0880.1750.206

16Silty clayG/Gmax0.9930.9860.9350.8860.7130.6240.2490.142
λ0.0020.0050.0220.0380.0750.0930.1980.242

17Silty clayG/Gmax0.9900.9800.9070.8620.7120.6070.2360.134
λ0.0210.0320.0610.0780.1180.1430.1790.198

18Volcanic brecciaG/Gmax0.9900.9700.9000.8500.7000.5500.3200.200
λ0.0040.0060.0190.0300.0750.0900.1100.120

19Computational basis of the modelG/Gmax1.0001.0001.0001.0001.0001.0001.0001.000
λ0.0500.0500.0500.0500.0500.0500.0500.050