Simple Model of Soil-structure Interaction in Horizontal Motion Taking into Account the Nonlinearity of the Soil

Soil structure interaction is often modeled by lumped parameter models, which consist of connected springs, masses, and dashpots. It was shown that this model – even for the case of elastic behavior – can be rather inaccurate since radiation damping is not properly represented. Pap and her coauthor...

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Published in:Periodica polytechnica. Civil engineering. Bauingenieurwesen Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 904 - 914
Main Authors: Shayah, Yaseen, Kollár, László P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Budapest Periodica Polytechnica, Budapest University of Technology and Economics 19.08.2025
Subjects:
Civil engineering
Damping
Elastic foundations
Elastic properties
Elasticity
Energy dissipation
Fourier transforms
Horizontal motion
Mass-spring systems
Nonlinear systems
Nonlinearity
Radiation
Seismicity
Soil
Soil structure
Soil-structure interaction
Soils
ISSN:0553-6626, 1587-3773
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Summary:Soil structure interaction is often modeled by lumped parameter models, which consist of connected springs, masses, and dashpots. It was shown that this model – even for the case of elastic behavior – can be rather inaccurate since radiation damping is not properly represented. Pap and her coauthor suggested a simple model that overcomes this problem: a simple infinitely long bar on an elastic foundation connected parallelly to a mass-spring system. Since soil nonlinearity can affect the response considerably, even in the case of moderate seismicity, Pap’s model is extended in this paper for nonlinear soil behavior. As a result, the 3D nonlinear soil can be replaced by a simple beam resting on a foundation and connected parallelly to a mass-spring system. In addition to the three elastic properties, the level of plastification must be prescribed. This model is recommended for the practical modeling of soil-structure interaction when the nonlinearity of the soil is significant.
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ISSN:0553-6626
1587-3773
DOI:10.3311/PPci.40453