Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
29 Mar 2001, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Abstract
Numerical analyses have been performed in order to assess the performance of old dock walls under earthquake loading and, if necessary, to develop appropriate remedial measures and check the seismic performance of these. This paper describes the procedures that have been adopted in order to use the numerical analysis program FLAC for time domain analyses. Boundary conditions have been chosen in order to permit synthetic time histories of base motion to be applied to the models. Fills have been modelled as elastic-Mohr-Coulomb frictional materials; concrete and masonry have been modelled as elastic materials, but the inclusion of interfaces representing construction joints or masonry bedding has an important influence on the predicted earthquake response. Remedial measures investigated have included anchors or tension piles at the back of the dock walls and counterforts in front.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2001 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Mair, Andrew J. and Wood, David Muir, "Seismic Analysis and Retrofit of Dock Walls" (2001). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 11.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/04icrageesd/session07/11
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Seismic Analysis and Retrofit of Dock Walls
San Diego, California
Numerical analyses have been performed in order to assess the performance of old dock walls under earthquake loading and, if necessary, to develop appropriate remedial measures and check the seismic performance of these. This paper describes the procedures that have been adopted in order to use the numerical analysis program FLAC for time domain analyses. Boundary conditions have been chosen in order to permit synthetic time histories of base motion to be applied to the models. Fills have been modelled as elastic-Mohr-Coulomb frictional materials; concrete and masonry have been modelled as elastic materials, but the inclusion of interfaces representing construction joints or masonry bedding has an important influence on the predicted earthquake response. Remedial measures investigated have included anchors or tension piles at the back of the dock walls and counterforts in front.
