Abstract
In the modeling of dynamic soil-foundation-structure interaction, a key component is an accurate determination of the dynamic foundation impedance matrix for a particular site. In this paper, the feasibility and problems in inverting experimental test measurements to obtain the lateral-rocking impedance functions are discussed. It is shown mathematically that the success of the experimental method depends sensitively on the structural and testing configuration employed. A numerical simulation of the underlying issues is provided as illustration.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1294-1306 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Geotechnical Special Publication |
| Issue number | 75 II |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1998 |