0.15, the structure is permitted to be assigned to Seismic Design Table 11.

4-2 Long-Period Site Coefficient, F v

Category A and is only required to comply with Section 11.7.
Mapped Risk-Targeted Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCER ) Spectral
Response Acceleration Parameter at 1-s Period
User Note: Electronic values of mapped acceleration para-
meters and other seismic design parameters are provided at
Site
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) website at https://doi.org/ Class S 1 ≤ 0.1 S 1 = 0.2 S 1 = 0.3 S 1 = 0.4 S 1 = 0.5 S 1 ≥ 0.6
10.5066/F7NK3C76.
A 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
11.4.3 Site Class. Based on the site soil properties, the site shall B 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
be classified as Site Class A, B, C, D, E, or F in accordance with C 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Chapter 20. Where the soil properties are not known in sufficient D 2.4 2.2a 2.0a 1.9a 1.8a 1.7a
detail to determine the site class, Site Class D, subject to the E 4.2 See See See See See
requirements of Section 11.4.4, shall be used unless the authority Section Section Section Section Section
having jurisdiction or geotechnical data determine that Site Class 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8
E or F soils are present at the site. F See See See See See See
For situations in which site investigations, performed in accor- Section Section Section Section Section Section
dance with Chapter 20, reveal rock conditions consistent with Site 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8
Class B, but site-specific velocity measurements are not made, the
Note: Use straight-line interpolation for intermediate values of S1 .
site coefficients F a , F v , and F PGA shall be taken as unity (1.0). a
Also, see requirements for site-specific ground motions in Section 11.4.8.
11.4.4 Site Coefficients and Risk-Targeted Maximum
Considered Earthquake (MCER ) Spectral Response
Acceleration Parameters. The MCER spectral response
acceleration parameters for short periods (SMS ) and at 1 s SDS
(SM1 ), adjusted for site class effects, shall be determined by Resposta de Aceleração Espectral, Sa (g)
Eqs. (11.4-1) and (11.4-2), respectively. Sa =
SD1
T
SMS = F a SS (11.4-1)

SM1 = F v S1 (11.4-2) SD1 SD1⋅TL

Sa =
T2
where
SS = the mapped MCER spectral response acceleration parameter
at short periods as determined in accordance with
Section 11.4.2, and
S1 = the mapped MCER spectral response acceleration parameter T0 TS 1.0 TL
at a period of 1 s as determined in accordance with Período, T (s)
Section 11.4.2
where site coefficients F a and F v are defined in Tables 11.4-1 and
11.4-2, respectively. Where Site Class D is selected as the default
site class per Section 11.4.3, the value of F a shall not be less than
1.2. Where the simplified design procedure of Section 12.14 is
used, the value of F a shall be determined in accordance with
Section 12.14.8.1, and the values for F v , SMS , and SM1 need not
be determined.

Table 11.4-1 Short-Period Site Coefficient, F a

2
Mapped Risk-Targeted Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCER ) Spectral SDS = SMS (11.4-3)
Response Acceleration Parameter at Short Period 3
2
Site SD1 = SM1 (11.4-4)
Class S S ≤ 0.25 S S = 0.5 S S = 0.75 S S = 1.0 S S = 1.25 S S ≥ 1.5
3

11.4.6 Design Response Spectrum. Where a design response

A 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
spectrum is required by this standard and site-specific ground
B 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
motion procedures are not used, the design response spectrum
C 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
D 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
curve shall be developed as indicated in Fig. 11.4-1 and as
E 2.4 1.7 1.3 See See See follows:
Section Section Section 1. For periods less than T 0 , the design spectral response
11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 acceleration, Sa , shall be taken as given in Eq. (11.4-5):
F See See See See See See
Section Section Section Section Section Section  
T
11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 11.4.8 Sa = SDS 0.4 þ 0.6 (11.4-5)
T0
Note: Use straight-line interpolation for intermediate values of Ss .

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