ABSTRACT
3-D SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION ANALYSES OF THREE
IDENTICAL BUILDINGS IN SAKARYA CITY AFTER 17 AUGUST 1999
KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE
Ü / nal,Orhan
M.S., Department of Civil Engineering,
Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr Kemal Ö / nder Ç / etin
October 2003, 116 Pages
The aim of this study is to analyze the soil structure interaction of three identical buildings on ª / ahinler Street of Sakarya city which had no damage to heavy damage after the Kocaeli (1999) earthquake. For the purpose of 3-D dynamic nonlinear analysis of the soil site and the overlying structures, Flac3D software was chosen as the numerical modeling framework. Soil properties were determined by using the results of available site investigation studies. A three dimensional mesh was created to represent the topographic and geometric constraints of the problem. Linearly elastic perfectly plastic constitutive model was implemented to model the soil behavior. The results of 3-D dynamic numerical analyses in the forms of acceleration, displacement, strain, stress and pore pressure were presented. The higher acceleration, strain and stress levels calculated under the collapsed building can be attributed as the major cause of poor performance of the structure.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1053362/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 October 2003 |
| Creators | Unal, Orhan |
| Contributors | Cetin, Kemal Onder |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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