Nonlinear analysis of rock-fill dams to non-stationary excitation by the stochastic Wilson-theta method

Haciefendioglu K., BAŞAĞA H. B., Bayraktar A., ATEŞ Ş.

APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION, cilt.194, sa.2, ss.333-345, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 194 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amc.2007.04.053
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.333-345
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: non-stationary excitation, stochastic analysis, stochastic Wilson-theta method, deconvolution ground motion, rock-fill dam, CENTRAL DIFFERENCE METHOD, FREEDOM SYSTEMS, RANDOM RESPONSE
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The objective of this investigation is to predict the nonlinear response of a rock-fill dam subjected to non-stationary excitation by using the finite element method in conjunction with the equivalent linearization approach. The nonlinear behavior is based on the equivalent linear method which considers the nonlinear variation of soil shear moduli and damping as a function of shear strain. Linear and non-linear analyses are performed by the stochastic Wilson-theta method. Nonlinear response of a rock-fill dam disturbed by non-stationary random excitations is compared with the linear analysis. Meanwhile, some statistical responses obtained by the linear and nonlinear analyses are checked by the Monte Carlo simulation technique. Finally, the effect of deconvolution ground motion on the nonlinear response of dam-foundation system is investigated in this paper. Two different earthquake input mechanisms are used in the dynamic analysis: the standard rigid-base input and the deconvolved-base-rock input models. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.