Hi,
I'm producing a seismic hazard spectrum for a water tank and came across something that I'm having trouble figuring out. I originally ran a spectrum analysis with the USGS Earthquake Ground Motions Parameters program using a Site Class D and was asked to change the soils definition to Site...
Thanks BigH. We're dealing with a fly ash paste material in an industrial decanting pond. The material is a classified as a non-plastic "silt", although it is not really a sediment to speak of.
I was hoping to use the nomograph as a secondary check on the hand calcs (and nomographs are fun!)...
I'm trying to use the NAVFAC "Nomograph for Consolidation with Vertical Drainage" (p 7.1-229) and it is looking for a Cv ratio or value between 0-1. I've got a Cv value, but it is not a ratio value and I can't seem to find out what I should be dividing my value (12.7sf/day) by to complete the...
