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A finite element model for seismic response analysis of deformable rocking frames
Authors:Michalis F. Vassiliou  Kevin R. Mackie  Božidar Stojadinović
Affiliation:1. Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Zürich, Switzerland;2. Civil Environmental and Construction Engineering Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract:A new finite element model to analyze the seismic response of deformable rocking bodies and rocking structures is presented. The model comprises a set of beam elements to represent the rocking body and zero‐length fiber cross‐section elements at the ends of the rocking body to represent the rocking surfaces. The energy dissipation during rocking motion is modeled using a Hilber–Hughes–Taylor numerically dissipative time step integration scheme. The model is verified through correct prediction of the horizontal and vertical displacements of a rigid rocking block and validated against the analytical Housner model solution for the rocking response of rigid bodies subjected to ground motion excitation. The proposed model is augmented by a dissipative model of the ground under the rocking surface to facilitate modeling of the rocking response of deformable bodies and structures. The augmented model is used to compute the overturning and uplift rocking response spectra for a deformable rocking frame structure to symmetric and anti‐symmetric Ricker pulse ground motion excitation. It is found that the deformability of the columns of a rocking frame does not jeopardize its stability under Ricker pulse ground motion excitation. In fact, there are cases where a deformable rocking frame is more stable than its rigid counterpart. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords:rocking structures  uplifting structures  seismic isolation  overturning stability  FE modeling
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