Location

San Diego, California

Presentation Date

29 May 2010, 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Abstract

One dimensional equivalent linear site response analysis is widely used in practice due to the simplicity and ease of use. In the method, the dynamic soil properties are assumed to be independent of the loading frequency. To better simulate the nonlinear behavior, equivalent analysis methods that models the loading frequency dependence of the shear modulus and damping were developed. The backbone of the methods is the frequency-dependent shear strain curves. Various forms of the frequency-dependent shear strain curves were developed. However, the effect of the frequency - shear strain curves are not well known and documented. In this study, a series of frequency – strain curves were used to evaluate the accuracy of the frequency dependent equivalent linear analysis. Results show that the effect of the curves is significant and that the frequency dependent analysis does not always provide an improved estimate and can highly overestimate the amplification of the high frequency components of the ground motion. The degree of overestimation is dependent on the characteristics of the input ground motion and the soil profile. It is therefore concluded that the frequency dependent equivalent linear analysis should be used with caution and that standard equivalent linear analysis can be a more reliable option.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Meeting Name

5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Document Version

Final Version

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© 2010 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.

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Language

English

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Evaluation of Frequency Dependent Equivalent Linear analysis

San Diego, California

One dimensional equivalent linear site response analysis is widely used in practice due to the simplicity and ease of use. In the method, the dynamic soil properties are assumed to be independent of the loading frequency. To better simulate the nonlinear behavior, equivalent analysis methods that models the loading frequency dependence of the shear modulus and damping were developed. The backbone of the methods is the frequency-dependent shear strain curves. Various forms of the frequency-dependent shear strain curves were developed. However, the effect of the frequency - shear strain curves are not well known and documented. In this study, a series of frequency – strain curves were used to evaluate the accuracy of the frequency dependent equivalent linear analysis. Results show that the effect of the curves is significant and that the frequency dependent analysis does not always provide an improved estimate and can highly overestimate the amplification of the high frequency components of the ground motion. The degree of overestimation is dependent on the characteristics of the input ground motion and the soil profile. It is therefore concluded that the frequency dependent equivalent linear analysis should be used with caution and that standard equivalent linear analysis can be a more reliable option.