Subsoil Interventions Effect on Structural Seismic Response. Part I: Validation of Numerical Simulations

Subsoil interventions to enhance the static soil resistance and reduce deformations may alter significantly the seismic response of the complex soil-foundation-structure system. The aim of this article is to have an insight in the physics of the problems encountered and to validate an adequate numerical modeling procedure to study these effects of the intervention in the global response of the system. Validation concerns wave propagation, site effects, and dynamic soil-structure-interaction issues including the intervention beneath the foundation. Theoretical models-expressions and experimental results from centrifuge tests have been used. The proposed numerical model is proven very efficient to describe the complex dynamic phenomenon and anticipate the seismic response after the employment of subsoil interventions.

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