Seismic loading
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Seismic loading is one of the basic concepts of earthquake engineering which means application of an earthquake-generated agitation[1] to a structure. It happens at contact surfaces of a structure either with the ground [2], or with adjacent structures [3], or with gravity waves from tsunami.
Seismic loading depends, primarily, on:
- Anticipated earthquake’s parameters at the site - known as seismic hazard
- Geotechnical parameters of the site
- Structure’s parameters
- Characteristics of the anticipated gravity waves from tsunami (if applicable).
Sometimes, seismic load exceeds ability of a structure to resist it without being broken, partially or completely. Due to their mutual interaction, seismic loading and seismic performance of a structure are intimately related.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hudson, D.E. (1979). Reading and Interpreting Strong Motion Accelerograms. EERI. ISBN 7953973.
- ^ The Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Portal
- ^ Seismic Pounding between Adjacent Building Structures
