This book provides simple physical models to represent the unbounded soil in time and frequency domain analysis. They do not supplant the more generally applicable rigorous methods, but rather supplement them. The physical models used consists of the following representations: cones based one-dimensional rod theory; lumped-parameter models with frequency-independent springs, dashpots, and masses; and prescribed wave patterns in the horizontal plane. The physical models thus offer a strength-of-materials approach to foundation dynamics.
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Offering a strength-of-materials approach to foundation dynamics, this volume shows how to use such simple physical models (cones, lumped-parameter models, and prescribed wave patterns in the horizontal plane) for analysis of foundation vibration problems that result from earthquakes, machine foundation, explosions, winds, and ocean waves on offshore platforms.
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The rigorous methods used to model unbounded soil in large, complex projects are often not really appropriate for use in smaller, less critical projects. However, simple physical models are useful for the vast majority of foundation projects and they easily fit the budget and available time and require no sophisticated computer code. Offering a strength-of-materials approach to foundation dynamics, this volume shows how to use such simple physical models (cones, lumped-parameter models, and prescribed wave patterns in the horizontal plane) for analysis of foundation vibration problems that result from earthquakes, machine foundation, explosions, winds, and ocean waves on offshore platforms. Considers foundation on surface of homogeneous soil halfspace; foundation on surface of soil layer on rigid rock; embedded foundation and pile foundation; simple vertical dynamic-Green's function; seismic excitation; and dynamic soil-structure interaction. Features easy-to-use tables and detailed case studies. For geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, and engineering mechanics specialists.
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This review is from: Foundation Vibration Analysis Using Simple Physical Models (Paperback)
The major drawback of this book is that it lacks an accompanying software preferably in MATLAB. This would not only make the book more understandable and readable but also would help in the implementation of the techniques explained throughout the book. I really do not recommend the book unless you are a PhD student on the subject. The authors other book Foundation Vibration Analysis: A Strength of Materials Approach which has a MATLAB software is far more usable than this one. I hope my review is helpful
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homogeneous soil halfspace, effective foundation input motion, translational cone, rocking wedge, rock halfspace, rocking cone, rigid basemat, frictional material damping, loaded source pile, augmenting dashpot, trapped mass moment, basemat node, layered cone, receiver pile, soil system ground, unbounded soil, cylindrical foundation embedded, rocking degrees, incompressible soil, undamped soil, embedded cylindrical foundation, corresponding double cones, rigid foundation block, rotational cone, cone modeling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Surface of Homogeneous Soil Halfspace, Surface of Soil Layer, Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction, Simple Vertical Dynamic Green's Function, Substituting Eqs, The Poisson Browse Sample Pages:
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homogeneous soil halfspace, effective foundation input motion, translational cone, rocking wedge, rock halfspace, rocking cone, rigid basemat, frictional material damping, loaded source pile, augmenting dashpot, trapped mass moment, basemat node, layered cone, receiver pile, soil system ground, unbounded soil, cylindrical foundation embedded, rocking degrees, incompressible soil, undamped soil, embedded cylindrical foundation, corresponding double cones, rigid foundation block, rotational cone, cone modeling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Surface of Homogeneous Soil Halfspace, Surface of Soil Layer, Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction, Simple Vertical Dynamic Green's Function, Substituting Eqs, The Poisson Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction: Current Research in China and Switzerland (Developments in Geotechnical Engineering) by C. Zhang in Front Matter, page 33, and page 139
- Foundation Vibration Analysis: A Strength of Materials Approach by John P Wolf in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Dynamic Loading and Design of Structures by Andreas Kappos on page 230
- Compaction of Soils, Granulates and Powders (Advances in Geotechnical Engineering and Tunneling) by W. Fellin on page 144
- The Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method by John P. Wolf in Back Matter
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