Numerical Study of the Seismic Behavior of Rigid Inclusions in Soft Mexico City Clay
This article shows how seismic ground response is affected by the presence of a group of rigid inclusions embedded in deposits of soft Mexico City clay. The 3-D finite difference code FLAC 3D was used to perform numerical analyses in which different configurations of inclusions were studied, includi...
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Published in | Journal of earthquake engineering : JEE Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 447 - 475 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Abingdon
Taylor & Francis
01.01.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This article shows how seismic ground response is affected by the presence of a group of rigid inclusions embedded in deposits of soft Mexico City clay. The 3-D finite difference code FLAC
3D
was used to perform numerical analyses in which different configurations of inclusions were studied, including in some of them surface buildings, to incorporate important inertial effects. Results showed that inclusions, together with the surface structure, modify seismic ground response on account of soil-structure interaction. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1363-2469 1559-808X |
DOI: | 10.1080/13632469.2015.1085462 |