Hysteresis and Soil Site Dependent Input and Hysteretic Energy Spectra for Far-Source Ground Motions

Table 1

Soil site classification according to ASCE/SEI 7-10.

Soil site class	Soil description	(m/s)
B	Rock
C	Very dense soil and soft rock
D	Stiff soil
E	Soft soil

: average shear wave velocity of the upper 30 m depth of soil profile of a site.