scholarly journals Non Linear Time History Analysis of Tall Steel Tower Considering Soil Structure Interaction

Author(s):  
Hemal J Shah ◽  
Dr. Atul K Desai ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiun-Yih Chen ◽  
Richard Litton ◽  
Albert Ku ◽  
Ramsay Fraser ◽  
Philippe Jeanjean

Offshore platforms for oil and gas production in seismic regions around the world are often required to be designed for seismic hazards according to International Standards (e.g., ISO 19901-2 [1] and ISO 19902 [2]). This paper discusses three important aspects of the nonlinear dynamic time history analysis commonly used to design for Abnormal Level Earthquakes (ALE) in light of findings from recent centrifuge modeling and numerical simulation of the response of offshore structures under earthquake excitations. First, greater-than-expected ground motion de-amplification has been observed in a recent seismic soil-structure interaction centrifuge program for typical “soft” marine clays with undrained shear strength up to 100 kPa per API RP 2GEO [3]. Second, the current industry practice of using uniform down-pile ground motions in the time history analysis tends to underestimate pile bending moments. Use of depth-varying ground motions is strongly recommended to better characterize pile bending moments. Alternatively, a simplified design approach is proposed to account for the higher bending moments from the use of more realistic depth-varying ground motions. This approach is illustrated with a design example. Lastly, hysteretic and radiation damping in soil-structure interaction is discussed. Modeling of hysteretic damping is achieved using nonlinear elasto-plastic soil springs with unload-reload behavior following Masing’s rule, whereas modeling of radiation damping is achieved using viscous dashpots in a parallel or series arrangement with the axial and lateral soil springs and with dashpot coefficients based on O’Rourke and Dobry [4]. The centrifuge data show that proper modeling of radiation damping is important to accurately predict pile load and settlement.


Author(s):  
Fatemeh Jalayer ◽  
Hossein Ebrahimian ◽  
Andrea Miano

AbstractThe Italian code requires spectrum compatibility with mean spectrum for a suite of accelerograms selected for time-history analysis. Although these requirements define minimum acceptability criteria, it is likely that code-based non-linear dynamic analysis is going to be done based on limited number of records. Performance-based safety-checking provides formal basis for addressing the record-to-record variability and the epistemic uncertainties due to limited number of records and in the estimation of the seismic hazard curve. “Cloud Analysis” is a non-linear time-history analysis procedure that employs the structural response to un-scaled ground motion records and can be directly implemented in performance-based safety-checking. This paper interprets the code-based provisions in a performance-based key and applies further restrictions to spectrum-compatible record selection aiming to implement Cloud Analysis. It is shown that, by multiplying a closed-form coefficient, code-based safety ratio could be transformed into simplified performance-based safety ratio. It is shown that, as a proof of concept, if the partial safety factors in the code are set to unity, this coefficient is going to be on average slightly larger than unity. The paper provides the basis for propagating the epistemic uncertainties due to limited sample size and in the seismic hazard curve to the performance-based safety ratio both in a rigorous and simplified manner. If epistemic uncertainties are considered, the average code-based safety checking could end up being unconservative with respect to performance-based procedures when the number of records is small. However, it is shown that performance-based safety checking is possible with no extra structural analyses.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-164
Author(s):  
Umesh Jung Thapa ◽  
Ramesh Karki

In this paper, study of the response (base shear, time period, storey drift, storey displacement) of a structure is done for the tall building including basement with fixed base and with pile foundation considering Soil Structure Interaction (SSI). Finite element based program ETABS2016 v16.1.0 is used for the analysis of the superstructure. Seismic analysis is done to get the dynamic response of superstructure for two types of model,one model is with fixed baseand second is Model with Winkler spring for Chhaya Center, Thamel, a high rise building with 14 story including double basements. Itisobserved with the consideration of Soil Structure Interaction (SSI). The soil is replaced by spring and assigned at joints. El Centro earthquake (1940) is used for time history analysis. The response obtained due to SSI effect is compared with fixed based model. Results of analysis presented include the comparison of natural periods, base shears, displacements and overturning moment. It is observed that the natural periods increase and the base shears decrease as the base become more flexible.


2021 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 232-242
Author(s):  
A.N. Refani ◽  
Yuyun Tajunnisa ◽  
K. Yudoprasetyo ◽  
F. Ghifari ◽  
D.I. Wahyudi

Indonesia is a country located in the convergence of small plates and large plates. Furthermore, this causes Indonesia to be high potentially to earthquake hazards. The newest geological research published by Geophysical Research Letter (2016) shows the existence of Fault Kendeng, a fault stretches along 300 km from South Semarang, Central Java, to East Java with a movement of 0,05 millimeter per year [1]. As a result of its research, an evaluation using a non-linear time history analysis for structural buildings is necessary. The objective of this study is to evaluate structural buildings using a non-linear time history analysis. This study applies DSHA (Deterministic Seismic Hazard Analysis) method to obtain acceleration time history on bedrocks. Since the record of ground movement in Indonesia is limited, the attenuation function equation used to scale and match other country’s time acceleration history data. SSA (Site-Specific Analysis) is used to propagate earthquake acceleration from bedrocks to the surface. The earthquake acceleration on the surface generates as the earthquake load on the buildings. The results of Kendeng fault earthquake simulation using non-linear time history analysis shows that column members capacity is more robust than beam members capacity which the beam collapse mechanism occurs initially. From the maximum total drift ratio result, when the Kendeng fault earthquake occurs, the building structure performance level is at collapse prevention level Based on ATC-40 [2]. This research result shows that 96,7% of plastic hinge has not yielded. However, some elements are already damaged. Since most damage members are column, then it may require column strengthening to enhance maximum performance level at life safety condition category.


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