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Simple models for estimating period-shift and damping in soil

  • Hing-Ho Tsang (Lead / Corresponding author)
  • , Adrian M. Chandler
  • , Nelson T.K. Lam

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Abstract

This study describes the development of a simple, heuristic manual calculation procedure for estimating the site period-shift factor and soil damping ratio, with appropriate considerations for the level of shaking, impedance contrast between soil and bedrock interface and the plasticity of the soil layers. Essentially, the analogy of a building shear-frame has been used to represent the seismic response behaviour of a soil column. The proposed procedure has been verified by comparing the predictions with results obtained directly from non-linear shear wave analyses of soil column models. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1925-1947
Number of pages23
JournalEarthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
Volume35
Issue number15
Early online date30 Aug 2006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2006

Keywords

  • Damping
  • Natural period
  • Non-linear
  • Resonance
  • Site effects
  • Soil

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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