Effects of Seasonally Frozen Soil on the Seismic Behavior of Bridge Bent-Foundation-Soil System

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Xiong ◽  
Zhaohui (Joey) Yang ◽  
Utpal Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Frozen Soil ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Soil System ◽  
Bridge Bent

Soil-Structure Interaction in Buildings from Earthquake Records

1990 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory L. Fenves ◽  
Giorgio Serino
Keyword(s):  
Soil Structure ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Longitudinal Direction ◽  
Soil Structure Interaction ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Soil System ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Building Foundation

An evaluation of the response of a fourteen story reinforced concrete building to the 1 October 1987 Whittier earthquake and 4 October 1987 aftershock shows significant effects of soil-structure interaction. A mathematical model of the building-foundation-soil system provides response quantities not directly available from the records. The model is calibrated using the dynamic properties of the building as determined from the processed strong motion records. Soil-structure interaction reduces the base shear force in the longitudinal direction of the building compared with the typical assumption in which interaction is neglected. The reduction in base shear for this building and earthquake is approximately represented by proposed building code provisions for soil-structure interaction.

scholarly journals PLANNING OF EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE "FOUNDATION-BASE" SYSTEM IN CASE OF SUDDEN OVERLOADS

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
I. M. Diakov ◽  
M. I. Diakov ◽  
B. Y. Barykin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Base System ◽  
System Operation ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Soil System ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Foundation Base ◽  
Sudden Loading ◽  
Experimental And Theoretical Studies

The relevance of experimental and theoretical studies of the work of the foundation-foundation system in sudden burdens is justified. It was established that sudden loads can occur both in emergency situations and in the course of normal operation. The main criterion of sudden loading is the rate of additional or main (operational) loading, which is higher than the rate of stress redistribution in the base. In order to identify the main features of the foundation-foundation system and plan further studies, the results of preliminary experiments of the interaction of foundations with the soil base during sudden loads were analyzed. The accepted method of experimental research is described, the characteristics of the models of foundations and the power system used for testing are given. Some features of "foundation-soil" system operation in case of sudden loading are defined. Based on the conducted experiments, the need for further study of the foundation-foundation system in case of sudden loading was substantiated and the experiments were planned.

Effect of Existing Building Walls on the Geotechnical Behavior of Foundation under Earthquake Loading

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
M. N. Massoud Elsiragy
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Horizontal Displacement ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Earthquake Loading ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Soil System ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Building Walls

— Structure’s systems are subjected to additional loads due to earthquakes that may be produces progressive failures. The building illustrates dissimilar categories of failure mechanism for the minor to major earthquake conditions. These structures categorized to the most susceptible type of building has experienced serious hazard or even full failure for the period of seismic activities, therefore their investigation is a complex thing to do. Consequently, this research aims at studying the behaviour of large-scale model of structures constructed with and without brick walls under seismic conditions. The effect of building walls on the performance of the structure during earthquake loading is investigated numerically using PLAXIS 3D software. An eight story building with basement designed on a mat foundation is simulated as three-dimensional model in case of brick walls existing and without brick walls case. The effect of existence such wall building on the stability of foundation soil system is discussed in the form of lateral, horizontal deformation, and foundation acceleration. The studied showed that the reduction of extreme horizontal displacement and bending moment for building foundation with brick walls reached to 43%, and 68% respectively compared to the building without walls. The consideration of wall as filling for super structure significantly reduce the foundation acceleration by as much as 72% of its initial value, which lead to considerable effect of increasing the foundation stability.

Influence of Spud-Can-Soil Interaction Modeling and Parameters on the Reliability Index of Neka Drilling Jack-Up Platform

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Emami Azadi
Keyword(s):  
Reliability Index ◽  
Clayey Soil ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Soil System ◽  
Dense Sand ◽  
Interaction Modeling ◽  
Jack Up

In the present study, the influence of spud-can-soil modeling and parameters on the reliability index of jack-up platform is investigated. Neka platform is studied as a case, which is a three-leg drilling jack-up type platform located in water depth of about 91 m in the Caspian Sea region. Various spud-can-soil interaction models such as pinned, fixed-base, hyperelastic, and nonlinear elastoplastic spud-can models are applied. The soil type is varied from loose to dense sand and also from soft NC clay to very stiff OC Clay. The effect of bias and coefficient of variation (COV) of the spud-can-soil interaction modeling and also the soil parameters such as the effective interface soil friction angle and also the undrained shear strength of clayey soil are studied. The results showed that inclusion of spud-can-soil interaction may have a considerable effect on the reliability of the jack-up platform. In particular, the bias and COV of soil have shown to have more significant effect on the reliability of jack-up platform in loose sand and soft clayey type soils. It is also found that bias in strength modeling of jack-up itself has less profound effect on the reliability index of the jack-up-foundation-soil system. Importance factors of spud-can-soil modeling are found to be quite considerable. The key aspect is that the inclusion of jack-up-spud-can-soil interaction is more crucial with respect to the reliability of jack-up platform than the choice of interaction model itself.

Heave and Heaving Pressures in Frozen Soils

1971 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. N. Yong ◽  
J. C. Osler
Keyword(s):  
Frozen Soil ◽  
Soil Freezing ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Frost Heaving ◽  
Moisture Movement ◽  
Soil System ◽  
Capillary Model ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Generative Mechanism ◽  
Major Factors

Most previous studies of frost heave and associated frost heaving pressures have been concerned with the process of ice lensing and ice segregation, and the primary mechanism used to explain the related phenomena of heave and pressure is seen to be consistent with the process of formation of ice lenses. Thus, while certain investigators may disagree on various details, there appears to be general agreement on the mechanisms which form the basis for the so-called capillary model for the prediction of frost heaving and associated pressures. In addition, various criteria used for the assessment of frost susceptibility rely implicitly on the admissibility of this model as their rationale.This study questions the advisability of using a singular capillary model, in view of the wide range of conditions and constraints prevailing at any one time. Since soil freezing involves moisture movement and associated resultant volumetric expansion at both the macroscopic and microscopic scale arising from temperature and osmotic gradients, it is clear that a comprehensive theory to rationally explain heave and (or) heaving pressures is needed to account for all major factors which influence the total response of the frozen soil system. In this respect, the results of a critical examination of recent field and laboratory tests performed at McGill University and elsewhere are used to show that the available theories may be too restricted in scope to explain all facets of the observed behavior of frozen natural soils. To overcome the shortcomings noted above, an extended generative mechanism is developed and procedures for the examination of actual results are presented.

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