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Modelling of Soil-Foundation-Structure System: Foundation Modeling Assumption (Fema-440)
Modelling of Soil-Foundation-Structure System: Foundation Modeling Assumption (Fema-440)
Modelling of Soil-Foundation-Structure System: Foundation Modeling Assumption (Fema-440)
OUTLINE
Rigid Base Model
Flexible Base Model
Modeling of Shallow foundation
Modeling of Raft foundation
Modeling of Pile foundation
Research Scholar
(Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee)
FOUNDATION MODELING
ASSUMPTION(FEMA-440)
Structural
components of
foundation
P
ksr
M
ksh
H
ksv
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ASCE 41
Effective shear modulus
METHOD 2
For Rigid shallow foundation and flexible soil system
Winkler Model
Coefficient or
Modulus of Subgrade Reaction
k end =
6 .83 G
(1 )
ASCE 41
k mid =
0 .73 G
(1 )
Component Stiffness
Pressure,
Initial Tangent
or
initial secant line
ks =/
Empirical Relationships
(Terzaghi Equation)
(Vesic Equation,1961)
ks = Es/B(1-2)
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METHOD 3
1 . 3G
B (1 )
Poissons ratio
v = 0.50 for saturated clay soils
= 0.25 for all other soils
Column
4800-16000 kN/m3
9600-80000 kN/m3
64000-128000 kN/m3
32000-80000 kN/m3
24000-48000 kN/m3
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12000-24000 kN/m3
24000-48000
kN/m3
>48000 kN/m3
Winkler Model
Silva 2008
Horizontal soil spring stiffness at any depth was obtained according to the relation
Vertical end bearing soil spring stiffness at bottom was obtained according to the
relation
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