Abstract: Japanese wood building damage was concentrated on the first story of buildings in previous large earthquakes. The main reason was attributed to an undesirable layout (lack of shear walls) in the first story. However, it ...

Abstract: This paper proposes three-dimensional (3D) simplified nonlinear methods for examining the soil–building interaction for nonlinear behavior of soils based on an input seismic wave field. A seismic wave field is defined as ...

Abstract: During the 1985 Michoacan earthquake (surface-wave magnitude = 8.1), large-amplitude seismograms of extremely long duration were recorded in the lake-bed zone of Mexico City. Large amplification in soft surficial deposits ...

Abstract: We propose three-dimensional linear and simplified nonlinear soil response methods based on an input seismic wave field. An input wave field is employed to treat seismic surface waves excited by a deep structure in a shallow ...

Abstract: In a previous study, three-dimensional (3D) linear and simplified nonlinear finite-element soil response methods based on a horizontal-component input seismic wave field were proposed. A seismic wave field means seismic ...

Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) complete nonlinear methods for examining soil–building interaction based on an input seismic wavefield were developed. A seismic wavefield means seismic waves propagating in a 3D medium. Vertical ...

Abstract: Seismic responses of various buildings are calculated by a three-dimensional (3D) linear method for examining the soil-building interaction based on an input seismic wave field in the reclaimed zone of Tokyo Bay in which ...