Non-linear response of a layered medium


Asik M. Z., Isbuga V.

JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND CONTROL, vol.13, pp.1313-1320, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/1077546307077461
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND CONTROL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1313-1320
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The response of a soil medium with a stiff and elastic layer on the top can be captured in a model introduced by Iwan using a calculation procedure introduced by Joyner and Chen. The problem analyzed here is basically the response of horizontal soil layers bounded below by a semi-infinite elastic medium and above by an elastic layer. The medium is shaken by a ground motion assumed to originate at the top of the semi-infinite elastic medium. The aim of the study is to investigate the nonlinear soil-structure interaction problem by considering true nonlinear behavior of the soil under seismic excitations.