THE USE OF PHYSICAL MODELLING IN SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION IN URBAN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Complex situations of interaction between soil and the many structures which encompass "Urban Civil Engineering" need to be modelled to investigate the behaviour of the whole system and to ensure a safe design. These investigations may include, e.g., calculations of the soil deformation due to either new construction or to a construction process carried out on neighbouring buildings, the interaction between the new structure and the soil, or environmental influences. Numerical modelling is appropriate for most investigations if the behaviour of the soil and the influence of the structure can be idealised sufficiently. However, physical modelling of the whole system, or at least of some idealised aspects of the soil structure interaction (SSI), is essential for some investigations. In this paper, some examples are given to demonstrate the necessity of physical modelling of the SSI. The importance of the boundary conditions selected and the interaction between physical modelling and numerical modelling are described and discussed. Developments in the use of the physical modelling are presented, concerning shallow foundations, bridge abutments, and excavations for deep basements and tunnels.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

  Institute for Geotechnical Engineering
  Zurich,   Switzerland  8093
• Authors:
  • Laue, J
  • SPRINGMAN, S M
• Conference:
  • Planning and Engineering for the Cities of Tomorrow. Second International Conference on Soil Structure Interaction in Urban Civil Engineering
  • Location: Zurich, Switzerland
  • Date: 2002-3-7 to 2002-3-8
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 395-402

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge abutments; Civil engineering; Excavation and tunneling; Foundations; Mat foundations; Mathematical models; Soil structure interaction; Structural models; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Boundary conditions
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00930500
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 3000091696
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 9 2002 12:00AM