Review of basic numerical methods for soil-structure interaction. Simple interaction problems for footings and piles in homogeneous half-space. Finite-element methods for static and dynamic problems. Harmonic analysis. The radiation criterion and transmitting boundaries. Applications to planar and axisymmetric problems involving footings, piles and dams. Spectral elements, Transfer-matrix methods. Applications to stress waves in inhomogeneous media. Boundary elements methods. Soil-Foundation-superstructure interaction under seismic loading. Application examples.
Static and Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction
- Institution:
- University of Patras
- Specialization:
- EE - Earthquake Engineering
- Term:
- Spring 2011
- Teacher(s):
- DIMITRI KARABALIS, GEORGE MYLONAKIS
- Credits:
- 8
- Date (from - to):
- 21/02/2011 – 30/06/2011
Suggested readings:
- Wolf, JP (1985) Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction, Prentice Hall
- Wolf, JP, Deeks AJ (2004) Foundation Vibration Analysis: a Strength of Materials Approach, Butterworth-Heinemann