The Effect of Geometry Dimensions on the Earthquake Response of the Finite Element Method

In this paper, the effect of width and height of the model on the earthquake response in the finite element method is discussed. For this purpose an earth dam as a soil structure under earthquake has been considered. Various dam-foundation models are analyzed by Plaxis, a finite element package for solving geotechnical problems. The results indicate considerable differences in the seismic responses.

Authors:

• Morteza Jiryaei Sharahi

Keywords:

• Geometry dimensions
• finite element
• earthquake

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