Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction with Mobilization of Bearing Capacity: Experimental Study on Sand

AbstractRecent studies have highlighted the beneficial role of foundation uplifting and the potential effectiveness of guiding the plastic hinge into the foundation soil by allowing full mobilization of bearing capacity during strong seismic shaking. With the inertia loading transmitted onto the superstructure being limited by the capacity of the foundation, this concept may provide an alternative method of in-ground seismic isolation: the so-called rocking isolation. Attempting to unravel the effectiveness of this alternative design method, this paper experimentally investigates the nonlinear response of a surface foundation on sand and its effect on the seismic performance of an idealized slender single-degree-of-freedom structure. Using a bridge pier as an illustrative prototype, three foundation design alternatives are considered, representing three levels of design conservatism. Their performance is investigated through static (monotonic and slow-cyclic pushover) loading, and reduced-scale shaking ta...

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