The effect of ground water depth on the seismic response of reinforced concrete frame buildings

Dikmen S., TÜRK A. M.

12th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, CC 2009, Funchal, Portekiz, 1 - 04 Eylül 2009 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Funchal
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Portekiz
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Earthquakes, Effective stress analysis, Nonlinear soil modelling, Reinforced concrete frames, Response spectrum, Saturated sand, Structural dynamics, Water table depth
  • İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Seismic motions generally cause an increase in the pore water pressure of saturated sand deposits, which then causes a decrease in the effective stress and the shear modulus. The design response spectra specified in the seismic codes are in general based on the shear wave velocities of the subsoil. The variation of the depth of water table is ignored. In this study, an effective stress analysis procedure is used for the determination of surface motion propagating through sand layers having different water table depths from the base rock. Then, the results obtained were used to study the effects of the base motion from different water table depths on the reinforced concrete frames. Both time history analysis and response spectrum analysis is made. © Civil-Comp Press, 2009.