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Percent of Total<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

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10<br />

0<br />

Geomatrix 3 rd<br />

Letter<br />

Table C-1. Estimated Coefficients.<br />

φ 1 φ 2 φ 3 φ 4 σ<br />

A 552 680 1<br />

Number<br />

of Data<br />

Points<br />

244 0.1154 0.3174 15<br />

B 418 579 107.1 0.3850 0.2294 35<br />

C - - - - - 4 2<br />

D 228 509 39.4 0.373 0.2953 91<br />

E 201 405 38.2 0.087 0.1810 18<br />

Total = 163 3<br />

1: This parameter is fixed by judgment.<br />

2: There is insufficient number of data to derive a relationship. To estimate Vs30 of<br />

category C site, one could use the relationship <strong>for</strong> category D.<br />

3: Two data points in Geomtrix-B category were removed.<br />

A<br />

500 1000 1500<br />

Geomatrix C3<br />

D E<br />

500 1000 1500<br />

Figure C-1. Histogram of measured Vs30 grouped by Geomatrix’s 3<br />

C&Y2006, Appendix C C-3<br />

rd letter C3. The<br />

thick blue line is the Vs30 distribution model of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia data (Silva, 2004)<br />

B<br />

Vs30<br />

C<br />

50<br />

40<br />

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