Subgrade model for transient response analysis of multiple embedded bodies

Abstract

SUMMARYDuring the dynamic response of multiple partially or fully embedded structures, the subgrade medium at the sides of the structures not only generates the soil-structure interaction forces but also transmits the motions from one structural body to others. With Winkler's hypothesis, these forces and motions are formulated in the time-domain in a simple form utilizing the frequency-domains formulations. The validity of the developed formulations is examined using smallscale-model test results obtained for piles in a synthetic ground. A numerical example is provided to demonstrate the approach proposed and the formulations developed. The simplified time-domain formulations are found to be numerically efficient and yet capable of predicting the behaviour reasonably well.