Large-scale seismic isolation through regulated liquefaction： a feasibility study

作     者：Seyed Amin Mousavi Morteza Bastami Seyed Mehdi Zahrai 

作者机构：School of Civil Engineering College of Engineering University of Tehran Tehran Iran International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology TehranIran Center of Excellence for Engineering and Management of Civil Infrastructures School of Civil Engineering Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Tehran Tehran Ivan 

出 版 物：《Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration》 (地震工程与工程振动（英文刊）)

年 卷 期：2016年第15卷第4期

页      面：579-595页

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学科分类：081405[工学-防灾减灾工程及防护工程] 081401[工学-岩土工程] 08[工学] 0814[工学-土木工程] 

主　　题：liquefaction seismic isolation effective stress analysis ground response analysis passive control 

摘      要：Using controlled liquefaction, a seismic isolation technique is introduced by which a large area with dozens of structures can be seismically isolated. The proposed Large Scale Seismic Isolation （LSSI） is in many ways similar to conventional base isolations. The required bearing is provided by a fully undrained pre-saturated liquefiable layer which has substantial vertical stiffness/capacity and minimal lateral stiffness. Moreover, required energy dissipation would be provided through material damping and Biot flow-induced damping within the liquefied layer. LSSI consists of a thick non- liquefiable crust layer and an underlying engineered pre-saturated liquefiable layer bounded by two impermeable thin clay layers. The liquefiable layer should be designed to trigger liquefaction as soon as possible within the early seconds of a design level seismic event. Adopting the energy-based GMP liquefaction theory, optimum gradation of the liquefiable layer is also investigated. It tumed out that LSSI would effectively reduce acceleration response spectrum within short to medium periods. Contribution of the proposed LSSI is more pronounced in the case of stronger ground motions such as near field events as well as ground motions with longer return periods.