| publication name | ‘Two- and Three-dimensional Transient Responses of Half-Space under Dynamic Strip Loads and Train Track Loads’, Proc. Of 12th World Conference on Earthq. Eng. (12WCEE 2000), Auckland New Zealand, January, paper No. 568 (CD ROM). |
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| Authors | Adam, M.; Pflanz, G.; Schmid, G. |
| year | 2000 |
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Abstract
Two modelling approaches for the analyses of half-space subjected to dynamic loads are presented. A three-dimensional modelling is performed by means of the Boundary Element Method (BEM) and a two-dimensional one using a coupled Boundary Element - Finite Element method (BE-FE). The comparison between the results of the presented methods points out that the problem at hand can be treated as two-dimensional if the length to width ratio is not less than 3. For ratios less than 1.5, the problem has to be treated as three-dimensional. As an application, a parameter study of a wave propagation problem in a train track model is presented.