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On engineering equivalent linear analysis of soils in the frequency domain
Author(s) -
Lin JeenShang
Publication year - 1993
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.4290220107
Subject(s) - frequency domain , acceleration , white noise , time domain , response analysis , frequency response , linear system , mathematics , soil water , mathematical analysis , engineering , structural engineering , geology , physics , computer science , statistics , soil science , classical mechanics , electrical engineering , computer vision
This study investigated the performance, in the frequency domain, of an engineering equivalent linear method that is widely used in soil dynamics. A stochastic linear method using an extended differential equation by Wen and Baber was employed as the base line for evaluation. Stationary responses of single‐degree‐of‐freedom non‐linear systems under filtered white noise from both approaches were compared. For both a smooth nearly elasto‐plastic material and soils, the study found that the engineering equivalent linear analysis underestimated rms displacements, but provided good estimates of rms acceleration responses. Furthermore, the frequency response functions of acceleration from both approaches were close at all levels of response.