Numerical study of seismic response of trapezoidal alluvial valleys against vertically propagating incident waves
The experience of previous earthquakes in the world shows that the structural damage due to the earthquakes is highly influenced by the site condition, which is known as site effects. Since most cities are built on alluviums, studying the seismic response of alluvial basin, which are the site of man...
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my.utm.893792021-02-09T08:26:42Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89379/ Numerical study of seismic response of trapezoidal alluvial valleys against vertically propagating incident waves Taghizadeh Valdi, Mohammad Hossein Atrechian, Mohammad Reza Shalkoohy, Ata Jafary Balasbaneh, Ali Tighnavard TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The experience of previous earthquakes in the world shows that the structural damage due to the earthquakes is highly influenced by the site condition, which is known as site effects. Since most cities are built on alluviums, studying the seismic response of alluvial basin, which are the site of many structures, is very important. This study investigates the seismic response of 2D trapezoidal alluvial valleys with slope angles of 31, 45, and 71.5, against P and SV vertically propagating incident waves in middle and lateral areas of the valleys. Then the effect of changes in Poisson's ratio and specific weight of alluvial materials on the seismic response of the valley in the mentioned areas is investigated. Numerical modeling is done using QUAKE/W finite element software, based on the equivalent linear analysis. According to the results, by increasing the slope angle of the valley, the vertical acceleration and displacement response spectrum in the middle and lateral areas of the alluvial valley decrease and increase, respectively. Moreover, by increasing the Poisson's ratio and specific weight of alluvial materials, the vertical acceleration and displacement response spectrum in the middle area of the valley decrease, but do not undergo tangible changes in the lateral areas of the valley. University of Kuwait 2019 Article PeerReviewed Taghizadeh Valdi, Mohammad Hossein and Atrechian, Mohammad Reza and Shalkoohy, Ata Jafary and Balasbaneh, Ali Tighnavard (2019) Numerical study of seismic response of trapezoidal alluvial valleys against vertically propagating incident waves. Journal of Engineering Research (Kuwait), 7 (4). pp. 37-57. ISSN 2307-1885 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-0477 |
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The experience of previous earthquakes in the world shows that the structural damage due to the earthquakes is highly influenced by the site condition, which is known as site effects. Since most cities are built on alluviums, studying the seismic response of alluvial basin, which are the site of many structures, is very important. This study investigates the seismic response of 2D trapezoidal alluvial valleys with slope angles of 31, 45, and 71.5, against P and SV vertically propagating incident waves in middle and lateral areas of the valleys. Then the effect of changes in Poisson's ratio and specific weight of alluvial materials on the seismic response of the valley in the mentioned areas is investigated. Numerical modeling is done using QUAKE/W finite element software, based on the equivalent linear analysis. According to the results, by increasing the slope angle of the valley, the vertical acceleration and displacement response spectrum in the middle and lateral areas of the alluvial valley decrease and increase, respectively. Moreover, by increasing the Poisson's ratio and specific weight of alluvial materials, the vertical acceleration and displacement response spectrum in the middle area of the valley decrease, but do not undergo tangible changes in the lateral areas of the valley. |
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