This paper presents a wide parametric study aimed at elucidating the influence, on the computed seismic response of bridge piers, of two related aspects of the model: (1) the adoption of the classical hysteretic or the causal Biot's damping models for the soil and (2) the use of two different lumped parameter models of different complexity and accuracy to approximate the impedances of the pile foundation. A total of 2072 cases, including different superstructures, pile foundations, soil deposits, and seismic input signals, are studied. The results are presented so that the influence of the different parameters involved in the analysis can be assessed. From an engineering point of view, both lumped parameter models provide, in general, sufficiently low errors. The choice of the most adequate model for each case will depend not only on the configuration of the structure and the soil‐foundation system but also on the assumed soil damping model, whose influence on the computed seismic responses is relevant in many cases. The nonphysical behaviour provided by the classical hysteretic damping model for the soil at zero frequency generates issues in the process of fitting the impedance functions. It is also found that larger deck displacements are predicted by Biot's model due to the higher damping at low frequencies provided by the classical hysteretic damping model.

Seismic response of bridge piers on pile groups for different soil damping models and lumped parameter representations of the foundation / González, Francisco; Padrón, Luis A.; Carbonari, Sandro; Morici, Michele; Aznárez, Juan J.; Dezi, Francesca; Leoni, Graziano. - In: EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS. - ISSN 1096-9845. - ELETTRONICO. - 48:3(2019), pp. 306-327. [10.1002/eqe.3137]

Seismic response of bridge piers on pile groups for different soil damping models and lumped parameter representations of the foundation

Sandro Carbonari;
2019-01-01

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This paper presents a wide parametric study aimed at elucidating the influence, on the computed seismic response of bridge piers, of two related aspects of the model: (1) the adoption of the classical hysteretic or the causal Biot's damping models for the soil and (2) the use of two different lumped parameter models of different complexity and accuracy to approximate the impedances of the pile foundation. A total of 2072 cases, including different superstructures, pile foundations, soil deposits, and seismic input signals, are studied. The results are presented so that the influence of the different parameters involved in the analysis can be assessed. From an engineering point of view, both lumped parameter models provide, in general, sufficiently low errors. The choice of the most adequate model for each case will depend not only on the configuration of the structure and the soil‐foundation system but also on the assumed soil damping model, whose influence on the computed seismic responses is relevant in many cases. The nonphysical behaviour provided by the classical hysteretic damping model for the soil at zero frequency generates issues in the process of fitting the impedance functions. It is also found that larger deck displacements are predicted by Biot's model due to the higher damping at low frequencies provided by the classical hysteretic damping model.
2019
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Descrizione: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: F. Gonz´alez, L. A. Padr´on, S. Carbonari, M. Morici, J. J. Azn´arez, F. Dezi, G. Leoni, Seismic response of bridge piers on pile groups for different soil damping models and lumped parameter representations of the foundation, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 48(3):306– 327, 2019, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3137. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
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