Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction (Shallow Foundations)

Abstract

This research focuses on strip footing foundations supporting shear wall type building structures. Understanding the nonlinear behavior of shallow building foundations under large amplitude loading is an important aspect of performance-based design. The 1997 Federal Emergency Management Agency NEHRP Guidelines for the seismic retrofit of buildings (NEHRP 1997a, 1997b) and the associated Applied Technology Council document (ATC 40) (ATC 1996) discuss alternative design issues associated with the response of shear walls when subjected to lateral