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Upper Bound Finite Element Limit Analysis of the Response of Shallow Foundations Subjected to Dip-Slip Reverse Fault Rupture Outcrop

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In this study, the interaction of reverse fault rupture outcrop with rigid strip foundations overlying a sand deposit is examined using the well-established method of upper bound limit analysis in conjunction with the finite element discretization and linear programming technique. The results of the numerical analyses are compared with the experimental works in the literature, and a qualitatively satisfying agreement is observed. The verified numerical approach is then implemented to perform a parametric survey on the interaction of a reverse fault rupture outcrop with a rigid strip footing resting on a granular soil deposit. Accordingly, the influences of several parameters, including the foundation width, the service bearing pressure, the soil shear strength parameters, the fault throw, the dip angle of the fault offset, and the relative distance between the foundation and the fault rupture dislocation, on the rotation rate of strip footing are thoroughly examined and discussed. The findings of the study show that the foundation rotation increases with the increase in the amount of fault throw on the bedrock and along the fault path. In addition, it is observed that increasing the foundation width, surcharge loading, and fault dip angle as well as decreasing the internal friction angle of the soil medium lead to an overall reduction in the angular distortion of the shallow foundation for almost all cases under study. The superb efficiency of the two main mitigation schemes, including the EPS wall and soil-bentonite wall, to divert the mainstream of the fault rupture from the overlying foundation is also depicted and discussed.

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This research budget was allocated by the National Science, Research and Innovation Fund (NSRF) and King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (Project no. KMUTNB-FF-67-A-05).

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

    Seyedeh Hanieh Firouzeh, Payam Zanganeh Ranjbar & Meghdad Payan

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

    Sarah Shirmohammadi

  3. Soil Engineering Research Center, Department of Civil Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

    Pitthaya Jamsawang

  4. Research Unit in Sciences and Innovative Technologies for Civil Engineering Infrastructures, Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    Suraparb Keawsawasvong

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Seyedeh Hanieh Firouzeh, Sarah Shirmohammadi, Payam Zanganeh Ranjbar, Meghdad Payan, Pitthaya Jamsawang, and Suraparb Keawsawasvong conceived, designed, and performed the numerical modeling; analyzed and interpreted the data; contributed reagents, materials, analysis tools, or data; and wrote the paper.

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Firouzeh, S.H., Shirmohammadi, S., Zanganeh Ranjbar, P. et al. Upper Bound Finite Element Limit Analysis of the Response of Shallow Foundations Subjected to Dip-Slip Reverse Fault Rupture Outcrop. Transp. Infrastruct. Geotech. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40515-024-00406-6

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