Journal article
A foundation factor for earthquake design using the Canadian code of practice
Abstract
A new foundation factor is proposed to account for the soil amplification effects in the calculation of seismic base shear, as specified in the 1985 edition of the National Building Code of Canada. Three types of soil conditions are considered, viz., stiff soil, deep cohesionless soil, and soft clay deposits. In order to capture the resonance effect at the site–structure period, the foundation factor is expressed as a function of the ratio …
Authors
Balendra T; Heidebrecht AC
Journal
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 498–509
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
August 1, 1987
DOI
10.1139/l87-074
ISSN
0315-1468