Nonlinear Soil–Foundation–Structure and Structure–Soil–Structure Interaction: Engineering Demands
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 141, Issue 7
Abstract
Two geotechnical centrifuge tests were designed to elicit the influence of soil–foundation–structure interaction (SFSI) and structure–soil–structure interaction (SSSI) effects on the seismic demands of an inelastic frame structure founded on individual spread footings. Four experimental cases were considered: (1) SFSI of an individual inelastic frame structure (baseline case); (2) in-plane SSSI between the frame structure and a large elastic wall structure designed to respond predominately in a rocking mode; (3) anti-plane SSSI between the frame and wall structures; and (4) combined in-plane and anti-plane SSSI between the frame structure and two wall structures. Results from Cases 1, 2, and 4 are analyzed considering 13 demand parameters. The peak seismic demands from the baseline case are compared to the peak demands from the SSSI cases to elicit the impacts of building adjacency. The number of earthquake motions that resulted in increases or decreases in the seismic demands in the frame structure are tracked for the SSSI cases. For these tests, SSSI consistently results in increased peak foundation moment and foundation base shear demands, regardless of the geometric layout of the structures. These increases propagate throughout the superstructure, resulting in increases in moment, shear and curvature ductility demands in the structural components. SSSI effects are observed to be most significant for low–to–moderate intensity earthquake motions, suggesting that particular consideration should be given to the likelihood of SSSI for highly probable earthquakes.
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Acknowledgments
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. CMMI-0830331. Opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. Experiments were conducted at the Center for Geotechnical Modeling at UCD, which is supported by the NEES program under Award No. CMMI-0402490. The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the UCD staff. We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of the principal investigators and other researchers involved with this research grant who are not listed in the authorship: C. Bolisetti, Z. Chen, G. Fiegel, A. Whittaker, K. Jones, S. Gille, J. Lund, P. Bassal, J. Tran, and R. Reitherman. Finally, we would like to acknowledge the contributions of our professional practice committee: M. Lew, M. Moore, F. Naeim, F. Ostadan, P. Somerville, and M. Willford.
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Volume 141 • Issue 7 • July 2015
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Received: Jul 17, 2013
Accepted: May 30, 2014
Published online: Aug 14, 2014
Discussion open until: Jan 14, 2015
Published in print: Jul 1, 2015
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