Comparison between the seismic response of 2D and 3D models of rigid blocks

A three-dimensional rigid body on the shape of a parallelepiped is modelled in order to rock on a side or a vertex of the base,in order to evaluate the seismic response of rigid blocks lying on a horizontal support.The center of mass of the body is considered as eccentric with respect to its geometric center.As seismic input,three Italian recorded accelerograms,with different spectral content,are used.The study is mainly conducted to highlight the differences between the seismic response of 2D and 3D models of rigid blocks,with the aim to understand if,in some cases,the use of the 3D model of rigid block is required to obtain safer results.In fact,the outcomes show that in some ranges of the geometrical and mechanical parameters that characterize the excitation and the body,a two-dimensional model,which is not able to consider the 3D rocking on a vertex,can provide unsafe results.In particular,it is found that the overturning process of the three-dimensional block can occur under excitations which are lower than those which overturn a corresponding two-dimensional block.

地下水位上升对上海软土场地地震反应的影响

根据工程地质勘探和室内外试验建立上海软土场地计算模型,采用Biot动力固结理论,结合弹塑性边界面模型,研究三向地震作用下地下水位上升对场地土层地震反应的影响。利用具有水平和垂直三向完整加速度记录的Taft波构造基岩输入地震动时程曲线,分析三向地震作用下地下水位上升对土层竖向和水平加速度放大效应、竖向与水平加速度峰值比、地表加速度和反应谱特征以及沿土层深度最大孔隙水压力和孔压比的影响。计算分析表明:地下水位上升对水平向和竖向峰值加速度的放大效应影响差异显著,同时对地表加速度及其反应谱特征具有重要影响。地下水位的上升,地表水平峰值加速度放大效应增大,竖向峰值加速度放大效应减小;竖向与水平向加速度峰值比减小;土层高频滤波作用增强,长周期成分放大效应增大;近地表液化土层范围增大,加剧砂土液化危害性。