Abstract: The shear wave velocity of the subsurface soils is one of the important parameters for the site seismic evaluations. This parameter can also be used in the site seismic and well as building classifications. This paper summarizes the standard penetration testing (SPT) N values as well as the shear wave velocity values in several coal burning power stations in Shandong Yellow River Alluvial soils. The regression analyses are performed on the two groups of data. An empirical relationship between the SPT N values and the shear wave velocity is developed for the preliminary design purposes.

Key words: Standard Penetration Test, Shearing Wave Velocity, Correlations, Regression Analysis