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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2013-06-01

Journal:SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING

Included Journals:SCIE、EI

Volume:49

Page Number:39-51

ISSN No.:0267-7261

Abstract:A semi-analytical model for the evaluation of dynamic impedance of rigid surface footing bonded to multi-layered subsoil is proposed. The technique is based on the dual vector form of wave motion equation and Green's influence function of subdisk for horizontally layered half-space. The multilayered half-space is divided into a quite large number of mini-layers and the precise integration method (PIM) is introduced for the numerical implementation. The PIM is highly accurate for solving sets of first-order ordinary differential equations with specified two-end boundary conditions. It can produce numerical results of Green's influence functions up to the precision of computer used. The dual vector form of wave motion equation makes the combination of two adjacent mini-layers/layers very easy. As a result, the computational effort for the evaluation of Green's influence function of the multilayered half-space is reduced to a great extent. In order to satisfy the mixed boundary condition at the surface, the footing-soil interface is discretized into a number of uniformly spaced subdisk-elements. Comparisons illustrating the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed approach are made with a number of solutions available in the literature. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.