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It's interesting that the code (IBC and maybe others) doesn't go into any detail as to how in depth this site-specific procedure should go. It only indicates what factors should be considered in somewhat vague terms. It is my guess that this section of the code will be developed more in future...

jheidt, I didn't mean to infer that $3000 is too much for a site-specific study. What I meant was that I thought $3000 sounded low considering the complexity of the analysis. The IBC says that you can get up to a 20% reduction in ground accelerations from those determined by the code, if...

Could someone who is familiar with the site-specific procedure for determining ground motion accelerations provide some details about the analysis? The IBC says, "A site-specific study shall account for the regional seismicity and geology; the expected recurrence rates and maximum...