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Jul 20, 2022

Response of Batter-Piled Raft Foundations with Different Superstructures during Seismic Events: Outcomes from Shaking Table Tests

Authors: Alireza Saeedi Azizkandi [email protected], Milad Aghamolaei [email protected], and Mohammad Eslami https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9082-8677 [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 10
https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0002516
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Abstract

The performance of batter-piled raft systems during seismic events continues to be a major concern. In response, a series of shaking table tests, including vertical and nonvertical configurations, were conducted, and the effects of superstructure frequency and pile angle on the seismic performance of the models were examined under a wide range of accelerations (0.2–0.7 g). Smaller bending moments, horizontal displacements, and rotations were captured for the nonvertical models, so the application of batter piles is reliable under seismic conditions. The maximum bending moment in the vertical models was recorded to be 8 times greater than in the batter piles at the lowest level of ground motion. Thus, the performance of the system was more sensitive to the frequency of the superstructure for vertical piles.

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Received: Oct 3, 2021
Accepted: Apr 24, 2022
Published online: Jul 20, 2022
Published in print: Oct 1, 2022
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ASCE Technical Topics:

  1. Engineering fundamentals
  2. Engineering mechanics
  3. Foundations
  4. Geotechnical engineering
  5. Geotechnical investigation
  6. Ground motion
  7. Laboratory tests
  8. Moment (mechanics)
  9. Pile foundations
  10. Pile tests
  11. Piles
  12. Raft foundations
  13. Seismic tests
  14. Shake table tests
  15. Statics (mechanics)
  16. Structural engineering
  17. Structures (by type)
  18. Superstructures
  19. Tests (by type)

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Alireza Saeedi Azizkandi [email protected]
Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Iran Univ. of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran (corresponding author). Email: [email protected]
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Milad Aghamolaei [email protected]
Ph.D. Candidate, School of Civil Engineering, Iran Univ. of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. Email: [email protected]
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Mohammad Eslami https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9082-8677 [email protected]
Graduated Student, School of Civil Engineering, Iran Univ. of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9082-8677. Email: [email protected]
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