Contact interface model for shallow foundations subjected to combined cyclic loading

S Gajan, BL Kutter - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
It has been recognized that the ductility demands on a superstructure might be reduced by
allowing rocking behavior and mobilization of the ultimate capacity of shallow foundations …

Effects of rocking coefficient and critical contact area ratio on the performance of rocking foundations from centrifuge and shake table experimental results

S Gajan, S Soundararajan, M Yang… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The major objective of this study is to correlate rocking foundation performance parameters
with their capacity parameters and earthquake demand parameters using results obtained …

Soil-rounding effect on embedded rocking foundation via horizontal slow cyclic tests

KW Ko, JG Ha, HJ Park, DS Kim - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
The rocking behavior of a shallow foundation of a bridge pier has emerged as an effective
mechanism for reducing the seismic load on the superstructure during a strong earthquake …

Response of shallow foundations in tire derived aggregate

AA Yarahuaman, JS McCartney - Geosynthetics International, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This study investigates the quasi-static bearing stress-settlement response of shallow
foundations in monolithic tire derived aggregate (TDA) layers having a total thickness of 3 m …

Dynamic rocking response of “SDOF-embedded foundation” systems using shake table experiments

M Arabpanahan, SR Mirghaderi, A Hosseini… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nonlinearity potential of soil-foundation interface has such unknown aspects inspired by
dynamic inherence of earthquake for embedded foundations. Accordingly, in this paper, a …

Modeling of seismic energy dissipation of rocking foundations using nonparametric machine learning algorithms

S Gajan - Geotechnics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study is to develop data-driven predictive models for seismic energy
dissipation of rocking shallow foundations during earthquake loading using multiple …

[PDF][PDF] Nonlinear rotational behaviour of shallow foundations on cohesive soil

TB Algie - 2011 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
The most recent version of the New Zealand design and loadings standard eliminated a
clause for the design of rocking foundations. This thesis addresses that clause by presenting …

Experimental characterization of SDOF-embedded foundation systems with asymmetric interface condition

M Arabpanahan, SR Mirghaderi, A Ghalandarzadeh - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
Various geometric and mechanical conditions for soil–foundation interfaces affect the
superstructure and foundation responses against earthquake. As one of these conditions …

Hysteretic cyclic response of “SDOF-embedded foundation” systems rocking on sand: an experimental study

M Arabpanahan, SR Mirghaderi, A Hosseini… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2019 - Springer
In the present study, the lateral response of systems including the “soil-embedded rocking
foundation-SDOF superstructure” system was reported under slow horizontal cyclic loading …

Overview of the R&D activities on earthquake engineering and seismic risk assessment within the joint framework CEA-EDF-Framatome-IRSN

B Richard, D Bouhjiti, MC Robin-Boudaoud… - … Engineering and Design, 2025 - Elsevier
The French nuclear community is highly active in the field of earthquake engineering,
especially regarding seismic risk assessment. Among the existing safety-oriented …