Building Code | Code Specified Soil Type | Code Specified Soil Description | Geotechnical Description & (Unified Soil Classification) |
Eurocode 8 | C | Deep deposits of dense or medium dense and, gravel or stiff clay with thickness from several tens to many hundreds of metres. | Medium to dense Gravels, silty gravels and silty-clayey Gravels (GP,GM,& GC-GM) or |
Medium to dense Sands, silty Sands and silty-clayey Sands (SP,SM & SC-SM) or | |||
Stiff to hard Silts (ML) or | |||
Stiff to Hard Lean Clays and silty-Clays (CL & CL-ML) | |||
ASCE | B | Rock with Medium Strength | Several possibilities, such as Weathered Shale, Limestone and Sandstone |