Finally, the response under seismic inputs with different intensities was studied.
Several typical reinforced concrete buildings, erected on a multilayered soil, are analyzed under seismic inputs under the hypotheses that the soil thickness (i.e., depth to bedrock) and the shear wave velocity are lognormal random variables.
The model is then applied for the seismic response assessment of the SMART 2013 specimen, a scaled RC nuclear power plants facility wall structure tested on a shaking table under strong seismic input.
The proposed methodology employs a combination of efficient and accurate analytical and simulation techniques to estimate the probabilistic properties of the structural response under a seismic input modeled as a non-stationary stochastic process.
Analyses results show that the studied dam is stable under weak ground motions, but unstable under stronger seismic inputs.
Dealing with steel moment resisting frames (MRFs), the latest version of Eurocode 8 allows us to dissipate the seismic input energy in connections provided that their characteristics under cyclic loads are certified by means of experimental testing.
The temporal and spatial distribution of the seismic forces in the soil mass is determined by response of slope under seismic loading which in turn depends on mechanical properties of the soil and the characteristics of the seismic input.
Particular attention is paid to sloshing and asynchronous seismic input effects.
Consequently, the seismic input can be assumed to be vertically propagating to the ground surface.
The seismic input is provided using the Eurocode 8 elastic spectrum and five compatible acceleration histories.
