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Contact stresses and ground motion generated by soil‐structure interaction
Author(s) -
Wong H. L.,
Luco J. E.,
Trifunac M. D.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.4290050106
Subject(s) - foundation (evidence) , soil structure interaction , structural engineering , geotechnical engineering , vibration , ground motion , displacement (psychology) , contact mechanics , contact force , shallow foundation , engineering , geology , finite element method , physics , classical mechanics , geography , bearing capacity , acoustics , psychology , archaeology , psychotherapist
A study has been made of the dynamic contact stresses that the foundation of a nine‐storey reinforced concrete building exerts on the soil during forced vibration tests. The effects of the flexibility of the foundation on the contact stress distribution and on the force‐displacement relationship for the foundation have been examined in an attempt at testing several simplifying assumptions commonly used in soil‐structure interaction studies. Comparisons of calculated and observed ground displacements induced by soil‐structure interaction in the immediate neighbourhood of the building have also been presented.