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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 24, Number 3, March 2023 , pages 155-163 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2023.24.3.155 |
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Earthquake induced structural pounding between adjacent buildings with unequal heights considering soil-structure interactions |
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Jingcai Zhang and Chunwei Zhang
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| Abstract | ||
| The purpose of this paper is to investigate the coupled effect of SSI and pounding on dynamic responses of unequal height adjacent buildings with insufficiently separation distance subjected to seismic loading. Numerical investigations were conducted to evaluate effect of the pounding coupling SSI on a Reinforced Concrete Frame Structure system constructed on different soil fields. Adjacent buildings with unequal height, including a 9-storey and a 3-storey reinforced concrete structure, were considered in numerical studies. Pounding force response, time-history and root-mean-square (RMS) of displacement and acceleration with different types of soil and separations were presented. The numerical results indicate that insufficient separation could lead to collisions and generate severe pounding force which could result in acceleration and displacement amplifications. SSI has significant influence of the seismic response of the structures, and higher pounding force were induced by floors with stiffer soil. SSI is reasonable neglected for a structure with a dense soil foundation, whereas SSI should be taken into consideration for dynamic analysis, especially for soft soil base. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| earthquakes; pounding; soil-structure interaction (SSI); unequal height adjacent building | ||
| Address | ||
| Jingcai Zhang: School of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, China Chunwei Zhang: Multidisciplinary Centre for Infrastructure Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, China | ||