Research Article

Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on Torsionally Coupled Base Isolated Machine Foundation under Earthquake Load

Table 1

Natural frequency obtained from the FE analysis.

CaseNatural frequency in lateral mode (Hz)Natural frequency in torsional mode (Hz)
Without SSIWith SSI% changeWithout SSIWith SSI% change

Torsionally uncoupled3.262.3029.404.483.3126.20
Torsionally coupleder = 0.053.112.2128.914.323.3522.53
er = 0.152.752.0027.524.053.2419.93