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Dynamic Soil-Structure-Interaction (DSSI) phenomena can considerably affect the structural response under dynamic loading. Time domain finite element analysis allows to study these phenomena in depth, but several computational challenges need to be addressed first to achieve rigorous modelling of both the structure and soil domain. Within this context, this study presents three-dimensional FE analyses of real-scale forced vibration tests of a steel frame structure founded on a shallow foundation. The field tests were carried out with the real-scale prototype structure of EUROPROTEAS at the Euroseistest experimental facility located in the Mygdonian Valley in Northern Greece. The structure has outer dimensions of 3 × 3 × 5 m and it is placed in an area whose geotechnical properties have been well documented by previous studies. The study focuses on the modelling of the soil-foundation interface, which is one of the major challenges of such complex SSI simulations. A novel approach to model potential contact imperfections at the interface is proposed, showing very good agreement with the field data and hence improving the reliability of numerical predictions. The analyses show that contact imperfections affect considerably the predicted motion in both the structure and the soil.
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The experimental campaign was funded by SERA (Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for Europe). The first author wishes to thank Skempton Scholarship, A.G. Leventis Foundation and Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation for their support.
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Koronides, M. et al. (2022). Numerical Simulation of Real-Scale Vibration Experiments of a Steel Frame Structure on a Shallow Foundation. In: Wang, L., Zhang, JM., Wang, R. (eds) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Performance Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (Beijing 2022). PBD-IV 2022. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, vol 52. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11898-2_90
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