Research Article
Numerical Analysis of Seismic Site Effects in Loess Region of Western China under Strong Earthquake Excitations
Table 3
Soil mechanics parameters of the finite element model.
| Lithology | Thickness (m) | Density (kN·m−3) | Shear modulus (Pa) | Poisson’s ratio | Cohesion (kPa) | Frictional angle |
| Loess ① | 15 | 16.3 | 8.62E + 07 | 0.3 | 32 | 18° | Loess ② | 20 | 17.0 | 1.97E + 08 | 0.3 | 35 | 18° | Loess ③ | 20 | 17.6 | 4.06E + 08 | 0.3 | 38 | 19° | Loess ④ | 25 | 18.5 | 5.20E + 08 | 0.3 | 42 | 20° | Loess ⑤ | 20 | 19.2 | 6.02E + 08 | 0.3 | 46 | 21° | Bedrock | 15 | 22.0 | 1.41E + 09 | 0.2 | 120 | 34° |
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