Seismic Analysis of Shallow Tunnels in Soil Medium

2021 ◽  
pp. 343-352
Author(s):  
Abdullah Ansari ◽  
K. S. Rao ◽  
A. K. Jain
Author(s):  
Siddhnath Verma

Abstract: Water tanks are widely used for storage of drinking water. Water tanks and especially the elevated water tanks are structures of high importance which are considered as main lifeline elements that should be capable of keeping the expected performance i.e. operation during and after earthquakes. In this research paper, the analysis of the seismic behaviour of the elevated circular water tank by Indian standard code and Euro code is carried being carried out. The analysis is carried out on 35 cubic meter capacity elevated circular water tank in zone III and spectrum zone II and on three different soil conditions i.e. hard soil, medium soil and soft soil using ETABS software as per Indian standard code and European standard code. The results of base shear, base moment, storey displacement and storey drift are obtained from both codal provisions. Keywords: Elevated water tank, Seismic response, Etabs, Base shear, Base moment


2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-267
Author(s):  
Elefterija Zlatanovic ◽  
Gordana Broceta ◽  
Natasa Popovic-Miletic

The paper is related to the most significant aspects of numerical simulations in seismic analysis of tunnels, highlighting the soil-structure interaction phenomenon. The modelling of a problem and analysis of relevant influences may be completed by an application of software packages based on the finite element method. In order to define a reliable and efficient numerical model, that should simultaneously put together both the criteria of simplicity and realistic presentation of a physical problem, analyses should start from the most simple modelling techniques (theory of elasticity, replacing the soil medium with elastic springs, pseudo-static analysis), with the final goal to accomplish a more complex and realistic model (theory of elasto-plasticity, finite element method, full dynamic analysis).


2016 ◽  
Vol 857 ◽  
pp. 331-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Marissa Abd Rahim ◽  
Mohd Zulham Affandi Mohd Zahid ◽  
Wan Mohd Sabki Wan Omar ◽  
Mohd Asri bin Ab Rahim ◽  
Ade Faisal

In past investigation, most of studies on seismic analysis for soil structure interaction effect are small and generally design building were considered to be fixed at their support. In actual condition, flexibility of the bases soil medium were generate some deformation in foundation element and will be shows detrimental effects on the system behavior. This can make a beneficial result on the overall structure response if flexible bases were considered during seismic analysis. The present study attempts to compare the behavior of reinforced concrete medium rise building with soil structure interaction effect and fixed bases under vertical earthquake. The eight-storey irregular 2D frame models were subjected to ground motion from 4 stations with peak ground acceleration ratios vertical to horizontal (V/H) between ranges 0.95 to 1.16. During simulation of simplified model, Impedance Function has been applied to calculate the stiffness of such spring. The structural response quantities were considered displacement histories and axial load variation. The result shows that the consideration of soil structure interaction effect may increase such response behavior.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
SINGH RAVIKANT ◽  
KUMAR SINGH VINAY ◽  
YADAV MAHESH ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Anand Dev Bhatt

 Inter-storey drift is an important parameter of structural behavior in seismic analysis of buildings. Pounding effect in building simply means collision between adjacent buildings due to earthquake load caused by out of phase vibration of adjacent buildings. There is variation in inter-storey drift of adjacent buildings during pounding case and no pounding case. The main objective of this research was to compare the inter-storey drift of general adjacent RC buildings in pounding and no pounding case. For this study two adjacent RC buildings having same number of stories have been considered. For pounding case analysis there is no gap in between adjacent buildings and for no pounding case analysis there is sufficient distance between adjacent buildings. The model consists of adjacent buildings having 4 and 4 stories but unequal storey height. Both the buildings have same material & sectional properties. Fast non-linear time history analysis was performed by using El-centro earthquake data as ground motion. Adjacent buildings having different overall height were modelled in SAP 2000 v 15 using gap element for pounding case. Finally, analysis was done and inter-storey drift was compared. It was found that in higher building inter-storey drift is greater in no pounding case than in pounding case but in adjacent lower height building the result was reversed. Additionally, it was found that in general residential RC buildings maximum inter-storey drift occurs in 2nd floor.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Special Issue on First SACEE'19) ◽  
pp. 207-2016
Author(s):  
Guillermo Martinez ◽  
David Castillo ◽  
José Jara ◽  
Bertha Olmos

This paper presents a first approximation of the seismic vulnerability of a sixteenth century building which is part of the historical center of Morelia, Mexico. The city was declared World Heritage by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1991. The modeling and analysis of the building was carried out using a three-dimensional elastic tetrahedral finite elements model which was subjected to probabilistic seismic demands with recurrences of 500 yrs and 1000 yrs in addition to real seismic records. The model was able to correctly identify cracking pattern in different parts of the temple due to gravitational forces. High seismic vulnerability of the arched window and the walls of the middle part of the bell tower of the temple was indicated by the seismic analysis of the model.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Special Issue on First SACEE'19) ◽  
pp. 173-180
Author(s):  
Giorgia Di Gangi ◽  
Giorgio Monti ◽  
Giuseppe Quaranta ◽  
Marco Vailati ◽  
Cristoforo Demartino

The seismic performance of timber light-frame shear walls is investigated in this paper with a focus on energy dissipation and ductility ensured by sheathing-to-framing connections. An original parametric finite element model has been developed in order to perform sensitivity analyses. The model considers the design variables affecting the racking load-carrying capacity of the wall. These variables include aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio), fastener spacing, number of vertical studs and framing elements cross-section size. A failure criterion has been defined based on the observation of both the global behaviour of the wall and local behaviour of fasteners in order to identify the ultimate displacement of the wall. The equivalent viscous damping has been numerically assessed by estimating the damping factor which is in use in the capacity spectrum method. Finally, an in-depth analysis of the results obtained from the sensitivity analyses led to the development of a simplified analytical procedure which is able to predict the capacity curve of a timber light-frame shear wall.


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