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... 99   b.g.s. Below ground surface [C]
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... 100 Seismic Site Response Analysis with Pore Water Pressure Generation: Guidelines γco The initial cyclic shear strain γct Cyclic shear strain at time t γtvp Volumetric threshold cyclic shear strain δ Degradation index (of soil) λ Wavelength ν Poisson's ratio τ Shear stress τco Initial cyclic shear stress τct Cyclic shear stress at time t σ′v0 Initial vertical effective stress ξtar Target damping ratio ρ Mass density (of soil)
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... Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms, and Symbols 101   N1 SPT blow count corrected to an effective overburden stress of 1 atm (N1) 60 SPT blow count corrected to 60% hammer energy ratio and an effective over burden stress of 1 atm (N1)

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