scholarly journals Effects of a Group of High-Rise Structures on Ground Motions under Seismic Excitation

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing-jun Chen ◽  
Wen-ting Li
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Time Domain Analysis ◽  
Coupled Systems ◽  
Structural Group ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Adjacent Structures ◽  
Single Structure ◽  
Structural Responses ◽  
Dimensional Simulation

A three-dimensional simulation was created to determine the seismic performance of coupled systems with a group of up to 100 pile-high-rise structures resting on soil layers using system modal, harmonic, and time domain analysis. The results demonstrated that the existence of a structural group mitigates the structural responses with respect to the single-structure-soil interaction (SSI) and results in significantly nonuniform ground seismic motions. Due to the influence of a structural group, adjacent structures can exhibit fully alternating mechanical behavior, and buildings in the urban fringe are subjected to stronger shaking than downtown buildings. The overall trend of the influence of structural groups is that ground motions are lessened inside an urban area, and ground motions at the locations between structures differ from those at the locations of the structures. Moreover, the effective distance of a structural group on ground motions is associated with the urban width. Less distance between structures enhances the interaction effect. In addition, the soil properties can greatly influence the system’s seismic responses and can even completely change the effect trends. The results in our paper are consistent with the phenomena observed in the Mexico City earthquake and the 1976 earthquake in Friuli, Italy.

scholarly journals Earthquake-Induced Pounding of Medium-to-High-Rise Base-Isolated Buildings

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (21) ◽  
pp. 4681
Author(s):  
Hosein Naderpour ◽  
Payam Danaeifard ◽  
Daniel Burkacki ◽  
Robert Jankowski
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Isolation ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
Large Displacements ◽  
Gap Size ◽  
Structural Pounding ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Adjacent Structures ◽  
Fixed Base

During earthquakes, out-of-phase vibrations in adjacent buildings with limited distance may cause pounding between them. In recent years, the use of seismic isolation has expanded considerably as an effective approach to reduce seismic damage. However, the isolated building experiences large displacements during earthquakes, and there is a possibility of collisions with adjacent structures. The research on earthquake-induced pounding of base-isolated buildings has been mainly focused on interactions between low structures. In this paper, the influence of structural pounding on the response of medium-to-high-rise base-isolated buildings is investigated under different ground motions. The analysis has been focused on collisions between two insufficiently separated five-story and eight-story base-isolated and fixed base buildings aligned in three different configurations. The results of the study indicate that structural pounding may significantly increase the response of medium-to-high-rise base-isolated buildings during earthquakes. Moreover, substantial dependence of the structural behavior on the gap size between structures has been observed. The general trend shows the reduction in the pounding-involved response with the increase in the gap size value. The results indicate that the increase in the response of the base-isolated building is larger when the height of the structure is bigger. They also show that larger amplifications of peak accelerations of the upper stories can be expected due to collisions. On the other hand, the amplifications of the story shears have not shown any specific trend for different stories of the analyzed base-isolated building.

scholarly journals EFFICIENT THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING OF HIGH-RISE BUILDING STRUCTURES

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 811-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Jameel ◽  
A. B. M. Saiful Islam ◽  
Mohammed Khaleel ◽  
Aslam Amirahmad
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Shear Wall ◽  
Frame Structure ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Structural Behaviour ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Structural Responses ◽  
Wall Openings ◽  
Storey Building

A multi-storey building is habitually modelled as a frame structure which neglects the shear wall/slab openings along with the inclusion of staircases. Furthermore, the structural strength provided by shear walls and slabs is not precisely incorporated. With increasing building height, the effect of lateral loads on a high-rise structure increases substantially. Inclusion of shear walls and slabs with the frame leads to improved lateral stiffness. Besides, their openings may play imperative role in the structural behaviour of such buildings. In this study, 61 multi-storey building configurations have been modelled. Corresponding analyses are performed to cope with the influence of shear walls, slabs, wall openings, masonry walls and staircases in addition to frame modelling. The finite element approach is used in modelling and analysis. Structural responses in each elemental combination are evaluated through equivalent static and free vibration analyses. The assessment reveals that inclusion of only slab components with frame modelling contributes trivial improvement on structural performance. Conversely, the presence of shear wall slabs with frame improves the performance noticeably. Increasing wall openings decreases the structural responses. Furthermore, it is not recommended to model staircases in addition to frame–slab–shear wall modelling, unless the effect of wall openings and slab openings is adequately considered.

scholarly journals INTENSITY SCALES OF LONG-PERIOD GROUND MOTIONS CORRELATED WITH STRUCTURAL RESPONSES OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

2014 ◽  
Vol 79 (696) ◽  
pp. 267-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhisa KANDA ◽  
Masashi ABE ◽  
Yoshitaka SUZUKI ◽  
Hiroyuki FUJIWARA ◽  
Nobuyuki MORIKAWA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motions ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Structural Responses

scholarly journals Effect of Wave-Current Interaction on Structural Responses of a Very Long and Side-Anchored Floating Bridge

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Dai ◽  
Bjørn Christian Abrahamsen ◽  
Bernt Johan Leira
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Time Domain Analysis ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
Structural Responses ◽  
Floating Bridge ◽  
Current Interaction ◽  
The Time Domain

Abstract This paper is concerned with a computational study on the hydroelastic response of a long, straight and side-anchored fjord-crossing floating bridge accounting for the wave-current interaction. The effect of this interaction on a single bridge pontoon is investigated by using the three-dimensional potential solver VERES3D. The frequency-dependent hydrodynamic coefficients and excitation force transfer functions are presented and compared with WAMIT results where the current effect is ignored. Based on the frequency domain results, an approach to account for the wave-current interaction in time domain analysis is proposed. Next, a generic straight and side-anchored floating bridge model is put forward to examine the stochastic structural responses in the time domain. For the purpose of comparison, the bridge responses under waves and current without interaction are also investigated. This study attempts to quantify the wave-current interaction effect on the structural responses of a floating bridge and provide useful recommendations and suggestions to researchers and engineers for their study of similar structures.

Three-dimensional simulation of the near-fault ground motion for the 1995 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu (Kobe), Japan, earthquake

1998 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 428-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arben Pitarka ◽  
Kojiro Irikura ◽  
Tomotaka Iwata ◽  
Haruko Sekiguchi
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Velocity Structure ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
High Amplitude ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Basin Edge ◽  
Dimensional Simulation ◽  
Near Fault Ground Motion ◽  
East West

Abstract The 17 January 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake is a typical example showing that the ground motions along basin-edge faults can be very destructive. In this study, we simulate the near-fault ground motion from this earthquake based on a kinematic fault model and a simplified 3D velocity structure of the Kobe area. The kinematic earthquake rupture and the wave propagation are modeled using a 3D finite-difference method (FDM). Our simulation identifies the basin-edge effect as an important factor that influenced the ground-motion amplification pattern in the Kobe area. We found that the coupling of the source directivity and basin-edge effects causes impulsive ground motions with extremely high amplitude at periods greater than 1 sec and in a narrow zone offset less than 1 km from the basin edge. The combination of these effects acted to create a fairly continuous band of amplification that extends about 30 km in an elongated zone parallel to the basin-edge boundary. In some areas, localized site effects might have been as important as the abovementioned effects, but they cannot explain the continuity of the extended east-west zone of damage.

A Study on 3D Isolation Effect on High-Rise Building Subjected to Near-Field Ground Motions

2010 ◽  
Vol 150-151 ◽  
pp. 659-662
Author(s):  
Jie Ping Liu ◽  
Ling Xin Zhang ◽  
Qing Li Meng
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Vertical Motion ◽  
Isolation Effect ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Frame ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Concrete Frame ◽  
High Rise

Isolation technology is widely applied in civil engineering nowadays, while it is indicated by seismic damage investigations that the effect of vertical motion on buildings under earthquake couldn’t be ignored. In order to study the 3D isolation effect on high-rise buildings subjected to near-field ground motions, the finite element analysis of an 11-story reinforced concrete frame-shear wall building is conducted, three ground motions are selected, three kinds of structural model are calculated, which are without isolation, with horizontal isolation and with three-dimensional isolation. By analyzing and comparing the seismic response results of models, the 3D isolation effect is studied, and some conclusions are obtained.

Three-Dimensional Simulation of Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack

2008 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshitaka Inui ◽  
Tadashi Tanaka ◽  
Tomoyoshi Kanno
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cell Stack ◽  
Dimensional Simulation

THREE-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION OF EFFERVESCENT ATOMIZATION SPRAY

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Bing Xiong ◽  
Jian-Zhong Lin ◽  
Ze-Fei Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Atomization Spray ◽  
Dimensional Simulation
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