Abstract: This paper proposes a new simple approach for assessing dynamic soil–structure interaction effects on structures supported by embedded massive foundations. The classical substructure method was revisited by proposing an ...

Abstract: The kinematic bending and filtering potential of a fixed-head pile are explored when large shear strains are generated in the surrounding soil during the passage of seismic waves. The problem is treated numerically by ...

Abstract: Kinematic bending of elastic single fixed-head piles in continuously inhomogeneous soil is explored in both static and dynamic regime. A generalized parabolic function is employed to describe the variable shear modulus in ...

Abstract: This work aimed at providing analytical closed-form solutions for the design of thermal piles. To this end, a model in which a cylindrical pile is attached along the shaft to a series of distributed vertical springs ...

Abstract: The paper examines the problem of the soil-structure interaction for buildings founded on piles throughout the comparative analysis between the seismic demand in compliant base and fixed base models. The aim of the work ...

Abstract: In routine design, the lateral bearing capacity of a single pile is commonly evaluated using analytical expressions which are derived under the hypothesis of rigid-plastic behavior of both the foundation soil and the pile ...

Abstract: This paper reports the results of a series of centrifuge experiments exploring the dynamic response of pile foundations. The model tested in a centrifuge at 50g consisted of an isolated pile and two pile groups embedded ...