“…The variables required to generate the nonlinear curves for each layer are the coefficient of lateral earth pressure (K 0 ), plasticity index (PI), number and frequency of cycles (N), loading frequency (f ), and over consolidation ratio (OCR). Because of the unavailability of site-specific index properties, PI for the sand and clay was assumed as 0% and 15% [20][21][22][23][24][25], respectively, whereas OCR was taken as 1. N and f were set to 10 and 1, respectively, as recommended by Darendeli [19], Ding et al [22], and Harmon et al [23].…”