Incomplete soil‐foundation contact and foundation input motion: From numerical analysis to field evidence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Jahankhah ◽  
Masoud Taheri
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Field Evidence ◽  
Soil Foundation ◽  
Input Motion

The Numerical Analysis of CFG Pile Technology in the Disposing Soft Foundation in GuangWu Expressway

2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 2096-2100
Author(s):  
Yun Mei Meng ◽  
Yun Cao
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Soft Foundation ◽  
Soil Foundation ◽  
Soft Soil Foundation ◽  
Cfg Pile

The problem of disposing the soft soil foundation will appear inevitably during the construction of modem high way. There are many ways to dispose the soft foundation. One of those is CFG pile technology. Take the CFG pile technology in the GuangWu Expressway for example, the influence factors of embankment settlement were discussed in detai by numerical analysis, some useful conclusions are obtained from the computational results.

Comparison between standards for seismic design of liquid storage tanks with respect to soil-foundation-structure interaction and uplift

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ormeño ◽  
Tam Larkin ◽  
Nawawi Chouw
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Storage Tanks ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Liquid Storage ◽  
Field Evidence ◽  
Soil Foundation ◽  
Foundation Structure

Field evidence has established that strong earthquakes can cause severe damage or even collapse of liquid storage tanks. Many tanks worldwide are built near the coast on soft soils of marginal quality. Because of the difference in stiffness between the tank (rigid), foundation (rigid) and the soil (flexible), soil-foundation-structure interaction (SFSI) has an important effect on the seismic response, often causing an elongation of the period of the impulsive mode. This elongation is likely to produce a significant change in the seismic response of the tank and will affect the loading on the structure. An issue not well understood, in the case of unanchored tanks, is uplift of the tank base that usually occurs under anything more than moderate dynamic loading. This paper presents a comparison of the loads obtained using “Appendix E of API STANDARD 650” of the American Petroleum Institute and the “Seismic Design of Storage Tanks” produced by the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. The seismic response assessed using both codes is presented for a range of tanks incorporating a range of the most relevant parameters in design. The results obtained from the analyses showed that both standards provide similar base shear and overturning moment; however, the results given for the anchorage requirement and uplift are different.

scholarly journals Effects of Stratification on Soil–Foundation–Structure Interaction: Centrifugal Observation and Numerical Simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 623
Author(s):  
Van-Linh Ngo ◽  
Changho Lee ◽  
Jae-Min Kim
Keyword(s):  
Soft Soil ◽  
Free Field ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Centrifuge Tests ◽  
Shear Beam ◽  
Soil Foundation ◽  
Input Motion ◽  
Layered Ground ◽  
Foundation Structure

It is essential to reduce structural damages caused by earthquakes in severe conditions, such as layered ground, especially when a soft soil layer is close to the surface. In this study, the kinematic and inertial interactions, two mechanisms of soil–foundation–structure interaction (SFSI), of different soil–foundation–structure systems (SFS) were investigated on uniform and layered grounds. Two layered soil profiles composed of a low stiffness layer laid over another were prepared in an equivalent shear beam container. Nine centrifuge experiments were carried out for three structures located on the surface of each ground and exposed to the Hachinohe earthquake while increasing the peak acceleration of the input motion. Numerical simulations were performed to simulate the centrifuge tests. It was found that roof motion (RM) of the tall structure increased in layered profile even though the free-field motion (FFM) decreased compared to homogeneous ground. The appearance of a soft layer beneath structures modifies the SFS system’s stiffness that causes kinematic and inertial interactions to alter to those on uniform soil profile.

scholarly journals Influences of Urban Viaduct Pier Caps on Uneven Settlement of Roadbed

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Bin Hu ◽  
Xiaoqing Li ◽  
Lifei Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Construction Cost ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Relative Stiffness ◽  
Soil Foundation ◽  
Soft Soil Foundation ◽  
Pier Caps

Uneven settlement widely occurs on the roadbed under urban viaducts in operation. Previous studies focused on the effect of soft soil foundation on the uneven settlement of roadbed, without considering the phenomenon and mechanism of uneven settlement at the junction of pier cap and the roadbed under viaduct. The interaction is now considered between the buried depth of cap, the relative stiffness between cap and road subgrade, and the uneven settlement of roadbed. Using the Midas GTS NX software, a numerical analysis model of the deformation of roadbed under viaduct is constructed to study the influence of viaduct cap foundation on the uneven settlement of roadbed under viaduct. The simulated results of uneven settlement of roadbed caused by urban viaduct pier cap show that (1) when the buried depth of cap exceeds 2.35 m, with the increase of buried depth, the fall of roadbed settlement tends to decrease, but the decreased amount is not significant. Considering the factors such as construction cost and complications of construction technology, it is suggested that the best buried depth of cap is about 2.5 m. (2) The fall of roadbed settlement decreases with the decrease of relative stiffness between cap and roadbed. When the relative stiffness exceeds 6.3, the decreasing trend of settlement fall is not significant. The concrete roadbed should have more stiffness in order to reduce the settlement.

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