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Soil Parameters

Small-Strain Shear Modulus (Gmax) from Shear Wave Velocity (Vs)

Small-strain shear modulus is obtained from the standard elastic wave relationship using shear wave velocity and either mass density or unit weight.

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Disabled because the other density input mode is currently selected.

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