An efficient method of seismic analysis of structure-foundation systems | |
| Author | Balendra, Thambirajah |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 720 |
| Subject(s) | Structural engineering Seismology Earthquakes |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | An efficient method is presented to analyze a structure-foundation system represented by a multi-story shear building resting on the surface of an elastic soil medium. Two types of soil-structure interaction are studied. Recognizing that the superstructure admits classical normal modes, the problem is reduced to the solution of two coupled integrodifferential equations by which the effect of the number of these modes on the seismic response of the total system can be readily investigated. It is found that the first few of these modes are sufficient to produce a good approximation to the exact response. The effect of the Poisson's ratio of the soil medium is found to be significant when its shear wave velocity is low. |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1980 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Karasudhi, Pisidhi |
| Examination Committee(s) | Lee, Seng-Lip |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1975 |