Research Article

Effect of Soil Classification on Seismic Behavior of SMFs considering Soil-Structure Interaction and Near-Field Earthquakes

Table 15

A comparison of the maximum drift ratio, displacement, base shear, and moment of columns due to near-field earthquakes with progressive direction-taking and in far-field earthquakes.

Type of building5-story building
Type of soilSoil type IISoil type III
Type of faultNFFFRatio (NF/FF)NFFFRatio (NF/FF)

Drift ratio0.0250.01411.800.02400.020481.17
San FernandoSan FernandoLoma PrietaSan Fernando
Los Gatos
Displacement (mm)303.2974.154.00334.66120.8072.77
Loma PrietaSan FernandoLoma PrietaSan Fernando
Gilroy ArrayLos Gatos
Axial column force (kN)11.129.401.1812.6310.901.15
LandersSan FernandoSan FernandoSan Fernando
Moment column (kN·m)9.296.731.3811.637.341.58
Loma PrietaSan FernandoLoma PrietaSan Fernando
Gilroy ArrayLos Gatos
Shear force (kN)123.38105.151.173125.49112.401.116
Loma PrietaSan FernandoLoma PrietaSan Fernando
Gilroy ArrayLos Gatos