Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
26 May 2010, 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Abstract
In this paper the case is made for an integrated approach to the earthquake resistant design of structure-foundation systems. Emphasis is placed on the need to analyse the response of a system that has the foundation and structure modelled with comparable levels of sophistication. The paper gives examples which illustrate what can be achieved with simplified models that represent the essence of the structural and foundation behaviour. However, to achieve a truly integrated structure-foundation design the investigation of the soil in which the foundation will be constructed needs to receive effort comparable to that expended in modelling the structurefoundation system. This requires accurate mapping of the soil types and layers present as well as estimation of the shear strength and stiffness of these materials. For the cyclic loading that occurs during an earthquake the shear stains in the soil near the foundation will be larger than those associated with shear wave propagation, so an “operational” stiffness is needed for the soil. Field test data for shallow and deep foundations at a site in Auckland residual soil are presented to show the extent of soil softening during foundation cyclic loading.
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
Rights
© 2010 Missouri University of Science and Technology, 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
Pender, Michael J., "Integrated Earthquake Resistant Design of Structure-Foundation Systems" (2010). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 4.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/05icrageesd/session10/4
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Integrated Earthquake Resistant Design of Structure-Foundation Systems
San Diego, California
In this paper the case is made for an integrated approach to the earthquake resistant design of structure-foundation systems. Emphasis is placed on the need to analyse the response of a system that has the foundation and structure modelled with comparable levels of sophistication. The paper gives examples which illustrate what can be achieved with simplified models that represent the essence of the structural and foundation behaviour. However, to achieve a truly integrated structure-foundation design the investigation of the soil in which the foundation will be constructed needs to receive effort comparable to that expended in modelling the structurefoundation system. This requires accurate mapping of the soil types and layers present as well as estimation of the shear strength and stiffness of these materials. For the cyclic loading that occurs during an earthquake the shear stains in the soil near the foundation will be larger than those associated with shear wave propagation, so an “operational” stiffness is needed for the soil. Field test data for shallow and deep foundations at a site in Auckland residual soil are presented to show the extent of soil softening during foundation cyclic loading.
