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Dynamic structure-soil-structure interaction by FEM and BEM

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The dynamic interaction, through the underlying or surrounding soil, between three-dimensional structures has been investigated, by coupling finite and boundary elements. The structures are discretized by finite elements, and the infinite soil is represented by boundary elements. A harmonic force is applied on both mass-lumped structures and mass-distributed structures. On the basis of our numerical studies, we further indicate the effects of distance, direction of alignment between two foundations, bedrock, natural frequency of the system and the location of load on the dynamic responses of structure-soil-structure interaction systems.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, FRG

    S. Wang & G. Schmid

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Communicated by S. N. Atluri, November 10, 1991

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Wang, S., Schmid, G. Dynamic structure-soil-structure interaction by FEM and BEM. Computational Mechanics 9, 347–357 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00370014

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