Abstract: The possibility of using experimentally determined foundation impedance functions (dynamic stiffness) to infer the dynamic properties of the underlying soil deposit is explored. The foundation is modeled as a rigid block ...

Abstract: Blind predictions for the response during forced vibration tests of a large‐scale containment model supported on soft soils and located in Lotung, Taiwan, are compared with recorded data. The predictions for two sets of ...

Abstract: Predictions for the seismic response of the Lotung, Taiwan, large‐scale containment model are compared with the response recorded during the Taiwan earthquake of May 20, 1986

Abstract: The effects of soil‐structure interaction on the form of the control rule and on the effectiveness of active control of the seismic response of structures are examined. The structure is modeled as a uniform shear beam ...

Abstract: Forced‐haimonic‐vibration tests, using an eccentric‐mass shaker, were conducted on two small but different concrete foundations. One foundation (Cholame 1E), located in central California, consisted of a 4‐in.–(10‐cm‐) ...