Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
14 Mar 1991, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Abstract
A numerical procedure is proposed to analyze the seismic response of structure resting on layered medium. By this approach the effects of the dynamic soil-structure interaction (DSSI) upon the response of earth dam on multi-layered half space subjected to seismic ground motions are studied. The dynamic responses of earth dams on rigid base are also evaluated to compare with those on a flexible homogenous half space. It is noted that great differences may arise between the results of the two cases. To investigate the influence of the truncated size of foundation in horizontal direction on the dynamic response of the earth dam on a single layered foundation, the conventional finite element method (FEM) are employed, in which the dam together with a finite size of foundation is analyzed. It is shown that, for most cases, DSSI decreases the response amplitudes of the earth dam significantly.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1991 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
Gao, Lin and Fei, Guan, "Dynamic Response of Earth Dam-Foundation System" (1991). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 14.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/02icrageesd/session07/14
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Dynamic Response of Earth Dam-Foundation System
St. Louis, Missouri
A numerical procedure is proposed to analyze the seismic response of structure resting on layered medium. By this approach the effects of the dynamic soil-structure interaction (DSSI) upon the response of earth dam on multi-layered half space subjected to seismic ground motions are studied. The dynamic responses of earth dams on rigid base are also evaluated to compare with those on a flexible homogenous half space. It is noted that great differences may arise between the results of the two cases. To investigate the influence of the truncated size of foundation in horizontal direction on the dynamic response of the earth dam on a single layered foundation, the conventional finite element method (FEM) are employed, in which the dam together with a finite size of foundation is analyzed. It is shown that, for most cases, DSSI decreases the response amplitudes of the earth dam significantly.
