Location | Geological unit | Average shear-wave velocity of measurements (m/s) | Velocity-depth relationship | Remarks |
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Saguenay region | Sandy soils | 80 ~ 260 | Vs = 40.9 + 53.7Z0.5 ± 29.8 m/s | Postglacial deposits |
Clayey soils | 80 ~ 250 | Vs = 79.3 + 17.3Z0.5 ± 45.3 m/s | Glaciomarine clay | |
Ottawa and St. Lawrence Valley | Till | 400 ± 152 | – | Glacial deposits |
Bedrock | 2500 ± 700 | – | Precambrian rocks |