Finite element analysis of active isolation of deep foundation in clayey soil by rectangular trenches

Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 13 E, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Jesmani, Mehrab ^a   Shafie, Mohammad Reza ^a   Vileh, Reza Sadeghi ^b  

^a IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Seven Diamonds Industrial Company ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Active isolation; ANSYS program; Body waves; Clay; Pile foundations; Rayleigh wave; Rectangular trenches; Vibration reduction

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FOUNDATIONS; GEOMETRY; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PILES; SOILS; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VIBRATORS; WAVES;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; ACTIVE ISOLATION; ANSYS SOFTWARE; BODY WAVES; CLAYEY SOILS; DEEP FOUNDATIONS; DRUCKER PRAGER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES; GROUND VIBRATIONS; HALF SPACES; NONLINEARITY (INCLUDING BIFURCATION THEORY); PARAMETRIC STUDIES; RAYLEIGH; SHALLOW FOUNDATION (IGC: E8/E13); SHEET PILES; SOIL BEHAVIORS; SURFACE CONTACTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT (3D FE); WAVE BARRIERS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BODY WAVE; CLAY SOIL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; GROUND MOVEMENT; PILE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SOFTWARE; VIBRATION;

EID: 45449114413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10893032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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