Abstract: This paper examines the nonlinear earthquake response of earth dams, using a model that considers the deformability of the surrounding medium and effects of spatial variation of the seismic excitation. A finite-element ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the seismic response of earth and rockfill dams, using elastic models that consider the deformability of the surrounding medium and effects of spatial variation of the seismic excitation. A ...

Abstract: The objective of this work is to examine the dynamics of soil-structure systems supported on isolated spread footings, in contradistinction with the rigid basemat often used in soil-structure interaction (SSI) studies. By ...

Abstract: The main objective of this work is to examine the effect of nonlinear soil behavior on the axial and lateral response of piles to monotonic and cyclic loading with a view towards developing simplified, yet realistic models ...

Abstract: The main objective of this work is to use the experience gained from a three‐dimensional parametric study presented in a companion paper to develop a simplified model that will reproduce the main nonlinear features of the ...

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the problem of soil amplification and structural damage due to local site conditions in sedimentary valleys during earthquakes. It focuses on a small valley in Kirovakan, for which 1D wave ...

Abstract: A consistent approach is proposed for deriving inelastic design spectra and estimates of maximum displacement directly through statistical studies of

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the development of simple, yet accurate, absorbing boundaries that can be incorporated readily into existing finite element programs directly in the time domain. The wave equation in a ...

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the numerical solution of time‐harmonic transition problems in elasticity, in general, and with soil amplification in inhomogeneous alluvial valleys, in particular. A mixed variational formulation ...