Effect of piles on the seismic response of mosques minarets
Date Added
27/06/2022
Content Type
Article
Category
Magazine
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Subject Area
Mosques
Author
Mohamed AhmedAbdel-Motaal
Publisher Name
Ain Shams Engineering Journal
Year of Publication
2014
Description
Minarets seismic behavior is not similar to other known structures, because of their unique characteristics such as slenderness, shape, and supporting system. This study is devoted to investigate pile foundation effects on minarets dynamic response. An advanced finite element models were employed to simulate this sophisticated problem. The analysis procedure is essentially 2-D model enhanced to satisfy the requirements of 3-D problems, using transmitting and viscous boundaries. Root mean square procedure is implemented to minimize the needed computer memory. The model has a main advantage of considering the full interaction between soil, foundation, and structure. Three artificial earthquakes’ time histories were used as control motions at the bedrock surface.
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