A numerical model for foundation settlements due to deformation accumulation in granular soils under repeated small amplitude dynamic loading

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-296

  Francois S ^a   Karg, C ^b,c   Haegeman, W ^b,c   Degrande, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cyclic soil behaviour; Long term accumulation; Traffic induced vibrations; Vibrations related damage

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODEL; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BACKWARD EULER; CONSISTENT TANGENTS; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENTS; DYNAMIC LOADINGS; FINITE ELEMENT; FOUNDATION SETTLEMENT; GRANULAR SOILS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; SANDY SOILS; SMALL AMPLITUDE; SOIL BEHAVIOUR; STRESS CONDITION; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; TRAFFIC INDUCED VIBRATIONS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SOILS; STRESS ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; AMPLITUDE; CYCLIC LOADING; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; GROUND SETTLEMENT; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SANDY SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TRIAXIAL TEST; VIBRATION;

EID: 77952548364     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.807     Document Type: Article

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