Affiliation:
1. Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
Abstract
Due to the uncertainties and randomness of earthquake loads, it is more logical that reliability method should be employed in dynamic geotechnical engineering analysis. A methodology of 2-D effective stress FEM analysis based on dynamic reliability of seismic response of soft ground including silt is proposed in this paper, Duncan-Chang and Hardin-Drnevich hyperbolic models are used for static and dynamic constitutive relations of soils, respectively. Furthermore, three stochastic dynamic reliability analysis approaches based on the cumulative damage, cyclic shear stress and pore water pressure ratio are respectively suggested. The proposed methodology was applied to the stochastic dynamic reliability analysis of ground seismic response of two typical soft soil profiles in Shanghai in terms of seismic wave input depths of 50m and 280m. Basically consistent conclusions can be drawn in the three aforementioned perspectives. In addition, the filtering effect of frequency components by deeper soil layers plays perhaps an important role in dynamic reliability analysis in view of the fact that remarkable differences of dynamic reliability analysis results exist between 50m and 280m seismic wave input depths.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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