Static and dynamic response of massive caisson foundations with soil and interface nonlinearities - Validation and results

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 377-394

  Gerolymos, Nikos ^a   Gazetas, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

3D finite element analysis load test validation; Cyclic loading; Nonlinear response; Sliding; Soil foundation interaction; Uplifting; Winkler model

Indexed keywords

CAISSONS; CYCLIC LOADS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS LOAD TEST VALIDATION; MASSIVE CAISSON FOUNDATIONS; NONLINEAR RESPONSE;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

CAISSON; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FOUNDATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 33644697026     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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