Database of rocking shallow foundation performance: Dynamic shaking

AG Gavras, BL Kutter, M Hakhamaneshi… - Earthquake …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Several experimental studies have shown that rocking shallow foundations have beneficial
seismic performance features: recentering and energy dissipation with little damage. A new …

Data set from shaking table tests of a slender MDOF structure with base-rocking mechanisms

C Zhong, C Christopoulos - Earthquake Spectra, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Numerical models of seismic-resistant structures are typically validated by comparing
numerically predicted key seismic response parameters to those obtained from benchmark …

Prediction of foundation stiffness and damping ratio under horizontal translation and rocking motion

F de Silva, C Amendola, D Pitilakis, F Silvestri - Soil Dynamics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the results of snapback, cyclic and forced-vibration tests performed by
laboratory and full-scale facilities are collected and analysed to investigate the nonlinear …

Effects of rocking coefficient and critical contact area ratio on the performance of rocking foundations from centrifuge and shake table experimental results

S Gajan, S Soundararajan, M Yang… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The major objective of this study is to correlate rocking foundation performance parameters
with their capacity parameters and earthquake demand parameters using results obtained …

Sustainable and resilient seismic design of reinforced concrete frames with rocking isolation on spread footings

PE Mergos - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapidly evolving climate change together with the urgent need of modern societies for
resilience against catastrophic threats set the sustainable and resilient seismic design of …

Data-driven modeling of peak rotation and tipping-over stability of rocking shallow foundations using machine learning algorithms

S Gajan - Geotechnics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study is to develop data-driven predictive models for peak rotation and
factor of safety for tipping-over failure of rocking shallow foundations during earthquake …

Re-purposing of shallow wind turbine foundations for power capacity increase

BB Ajaei, MH El Naggar - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Re-purposing the foundations of older wind turbines to install new and larger wind turbines
can reduce the investment costs and carbon emissions of wind energy development …

Modeling of seismic energy dissipation of rocking foundations using nonparametric machine learning algorithms

S Gajan - Geotechnics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study is to develop data-driven predictive models for seismic energy
dissipation of rocking shallow foundations during earthquake loading using multiple …

Empirical models for the nonlinear rocking response of shallow foundations

S Hamidpour, H Shakib, R Paolucci, AA Correia… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2022 - Springer
This paper aims to introduce simple empirical models to describe the nonlinear behavior of
shallow foundations under rocking vibration. The model is developed based on parametric …

Application of machine learning algorithms to performance prediction of rocking shallow foundations during earthquake loading

S Gajan - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this research is to develop preliminary predictive models for the
performance of rocking shallow foundations using machine learning algorithms and …