Task 6: Design the Specifications to Compile a Global Database of Soil Classification

• Task 1: Define a Consistent Strategy to Model Ground Motion
• Task 2: Compile and Critically Review GMPEs
• Task 3: Select or Derive a Global Set of GMPEs
• Task 4: Include Near-Fault Effects
• Task 5: Build a Database of Recorded Waveform
• Task 6: Design the Specifications to Compile a Global Database of Soil Classification

In this task a working group will propose a set of specifications to compile a consistent global database of geological soil classifications based on Vs30 and designed to be consistent with the soil categories in the NEHRP and EuroCode 8 building codes. The recommendations will be provided to the larger research team for comments.

The recommended specifications for collection of the soil data will become a basis for a subsequent RfP.