Indo-Norwegian Training Programme on Seismic Design of Multi-storey Buildings:

IS 1893 vs. Eurocode 8

May 26-28, 2014 at New Delhi
Hands on Training for Site Amplification

Averge Shear Wave Velocity v

s,30

Correlation between NSPT and v :

s

vs ,30

30
hi

i 1 vs ,i
N

vs 69 N 0.17 z 0.2 F

z - depth [m]
F - factor (between 1.00 - 1.45)
- 1.1 for sand
- 1.2 for gravel

For Delhi Site, following formula can also be considered

v s 82 .6 N 0.43

Sites/
Location

Site
Index

AOMH13

SITE 1

KOLKATA

SITE 2

ANARWALA

SITE 3

BADRIPUR

SITE 4

Layer
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4

Depth
(m)
4
22
40
50
58
68
118
135
138.9
140.4
144.2
147.05
150.05
153.05
2.9
12.6
17.8
37.1
46
60
3
9
17.5
34
3.5
12
23.5
32

Material
Type
Surface soil
Sand
Coarse sand
Coarse sand
Gravel
Sandy silt
Sand with silt
Medium sand
Silt and sand
Pumice stone
Coarse sand
Medium sand
Silty clay
Medium sand
Fill
Silty clay
Stiff silty clay
Fine silty sand
Stiff silty clay
Dense silty fine sand
Clay PI(20)
Rockfill
Gravel Avg.
Rockfill
Clay
Rockfill
Gravel avg
Compact mat.

Hanumantharao and Ramana

(2008)

Thickness
(m)
4
18
18
10
8
10
50
17
3.9
1.5
3.8
2.85
3
3
2.9
9.7
5.2
19.3
8.9
14
3
6
8.5
16.5
3.5
8.5
11.5
8.5

Unit weight
(kN/m3)
16
18
18
18
24
19
19
18
18
23
19
19
17
19
16
16.2
17
18
18.5
19
16
25
24
25
16
25
24
25

Vs
(m/s)
110
150
210
330
330
330
370
430
430
430
430
430
430
430
106
92
122
363
286
510
250
300
500
700
300
500
743
800

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Location

DELHI

DELHI

Site
Index

SITE 5

SITE 6

Layer

Depth
(m)

1.5

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

4.5
6
7.5
9
10.5
12
13.5
15
16.5

12

18

13

19.5

14

21

15

22.5

16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Material
Type

Thickness
(m)

Unit weight
(kN/m3)

SPT
(N values)

1.5

16.9

1.5

17.4

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

17.4
17.2
17.1
17.1
17.1
17.1
17.7
17.7
17.7

12
12
12
13
15
19
20
21
26

1.5

17.7

31

1.5

19.8

41

1.5

19.8

41

1.5

24

41

3.5
5
6.5
8
9.5
11
12.5
14
15.5
17
18.5
20

Clayey silt of
low plasticity
Clayey silt of
low plasticity
Sandy silt
Fine sand
Fine sand
Fine sand
Fine sand
Fine sand
Fine sand
Fine sand
Fine sand
Sandy silt of
low plasticity
Sandy silt of
low plasticity
Sandy silt of
low plasticity
Sandy silt of
low plasticity
ROCK
Sandy silt
Sandy silt
Sandy silt
Sandy silt
Sandy silt
Sandy silt
Sandy silt
Sandy silt
Clayey silt
Clayey silt
Clayey silt
Clayey silt

-----3.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

16.3
16.3
16.3
17.1
17.1
17.1
17.4
17.4
17.7
17.7
17.7
17.7

5
6
7
9
11
14
13
27
36
32
13
28

13

21.5

Sandy silt

1.5

18.1

45

14

23

Sandy silt

1.5

18.1

28

15

24.5

Sandy silt

1.5

18.1

42

16

26

Sandy silt

1.5

18.5

44

17

27.5

Sandy silt

1.5

18.5

47

18

29

Sandy silt

1.5

18.5

19

30.5

Sandy silt

1.5

19.8

20

32

Sandy silt

1.5

19.8

21

33.5

Sandy silt

1.5

19.8

22

35

Sandy silt

1.5

19.8

23

36.5

Sandy silt

1.5

19.8

24

38

Sandy silt

1.5

19.8

ROCK

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24

25

More than
50

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