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DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE

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Table 6.3.1 Standard Values of the Design Horizontal Seismic Coefficient for<br />

Level 1 Earthquake Ground Motion, kh0<br />

Ground Type<br />

Type I<br />

kh0 - Values in Terms of Natural Period T (s)<br />

T < 0.1<br />

0.1≦T ≦1.1<br />

kh0 = 0.431T 1/3<br />

but kh0≧0.16<br />

kh0 = 0.2<br />

1.1< T<br />

kh0 = 0.213T<br />

-2/3<br />

Type II<br />

T < 0.2<br />

kh0 = 0.427T 1/3<br />

but kh0≧0.20<br />

0.2≦T ≦1.3<br />

kh0 = 0.25<br />

1.3< T<br />

kh0 = 0.298T<br />

-2/3<br />

Type III<br />

T < 0.34<br />

kh0 = 0.430T 1/3<br />

but kh0≧0.24<br />

0.34≦T ≦1.5<br />

kh0 = 0.3<br />

1.5

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