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  • TCXDVN VIETNAMESE BUILDING STANDARDS

    TCXDVN 375:20061st edition

    DESIGN OF STRUCTURES FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE

    Part 2: Foundation, retaining wall, and geotechnic issues

    HNI 2006

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    Design of structures for earthquake resistancePart 2: Foundation, wall and geotechnic issues

    1 General1.1 Field of application(1)P Part 2 of the regulation establishes requirements, criteria and prescripts

    about choosing construction location and foundation of earthquakeresistance structure. It includes regulations about choosing differentfoundation types, wall types and interactivity between structure and groundsoil under earthquake effect. Hence it complements Eurocode 7 whichdoes not include special requirements for earthquake resistant structures.

    (2)P Clauses in Part 2 apply on house buildings Part 1 of the Regulation applybridge structure (EN 1998-2), tower, column, chimney (EN 1998-6), silo,basin, conduit (EN 1998-4)

    (3)P Requirements about special design for certain structure foundation, whenneeded, can be looked up in corresponding part of this building regulation

    (4) Appendix B of this regulation introduces empiric charts used to evaluatelikely liquefaction simply, Appendix E introduces simple procedure toanalyze earthquake properties of wall structure.NOTE 1 : Appendix A provides information about relief amplificationfactor.NOTE 2 : Appendix C provides information about piles static stiffness.NOTE 3 : Appendix D provides information about dynamic interactionbetween structure and ground soil.NOTE 4 : Appendix F provides information about earthquake bearingcapacity of shallow foundation

    1.2 Further reference documents for this regulation.(1)P Part 2 of the building regulation bases from date or dateless reference

    materials and clauses in other printed materials. Reference materials will bequoted at proper places in this document and other printed material listedbelow. About date materials, update changes after publishing are effectiveonly with amendment regulation. About dateless materials, latest versionsmust be used.

    1.2.1 Popular reference regulations.EN 1990 - Basics of structure design.EN 1997-1 Geotechnic design- Part 1 : General presripts.EN 1997-2 Geotechnic design- Part 2 : Soil investigation and test

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    EN 1998-2 Design of earthquake resistant structure - Part 2 : Detailprescripts of bridge.EN 1998-2 Design of earthquake resistant structure - Part 2 : Detailprescripts of silo structure, basin and conduit.EN 1998-4 Design of earthquake resistant structure - Part 4 : Detailprescripts of tower, pile, chimney constructionsTCXDVN2006Design of earthquake resistant structure - Part 1 : General , earthquakeeffect and prescripts of house structure.

    1.3 Assumptions(1)P Apply common assumptions in 1.3 in EN 1990:20021.4 Distinguish between principles and prescripts.(1)P Apply prescripts in 1.4 in EN 1990:20021.5 Terms and definitions1.5.1 Common terms in this whole Regulation(1)P Use terms and definitions stated in Appendix D, Part 1 of this building

    regulation.(2)P Use 1.5.1 of this building regulation for common terms appearing

    throughout this building regulation.1.5.2 Complemented terms used in this building regulation.(1)P Definitions of ground soil are quoted from 1.5.2 in EN 1997-1:2004,

    definitions of geotechnic terms related to earthquake, e.g liquefaction, arequoted in this very building regulation.

    (2) Terms used in Part 2 are defined in 1.5.2, Part 1 in this building regulation.1.6 Symbols(1) The following notation are employed throughout this building regulation.

    All symbols in Part 2 will be defined right after their first appearance forconvenience. Symbols not defined at first appearance are explained below.Symbols used only at Appendices will be defined right below them in thoseAppendices.

    dE Designed action effect

    pdE Horizontal strength at foundation lateral side against passive earth pressure.

    ER Energy ratio in Standard Penetration Test

    HF Designed horizontal inertia force originated from earthquake.

    VF Designed vertical inertia force originated from earthquake.

    RdF Designed shear strength between foundations horizontal bottom and soil.

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    G Shear modulus

    maxG Average shear modulus under small deformation condition.

    eL Distance between anchor and wall in dynamic condition.

    sL Distance between anchor and wall in static condition.

    EdM Designed moment

    )60(1B Standard penetration test (SPT) index normalized with respect to soil ownpressure and to energy ratio

    EdN Designed normal force acting on horizontal foundations bottom.

    SPTN Number of hammer blows in Standard Penetrating Test (SPT)Pl Plasticity index of soil

    dR Designed bearing capacity of ground soil.

    S Coefficient of soil reaction defined inn 3.2.2.2 of this regulation.

    TS Relief amplification factor

    EdV Designed transversal shear force.

    W Weight of sliding body.

    ga Ground acceleration designed for A-type soil ( gRlg aa )gRa Reference maximum ground acceleration for A-type ground soil.

    vga Designed vertical ground acceleration.

    'c Cohesive force in terms of soils effective stress.

    uc Soils undrained shear strength.

    d Diameter of pile.

    rd Displacement of retaining wall.

    g Gravitational acceleration

    hk Horizontal earthquake coefficient

    vk Vertical earthquake coefficient

    uq Compression strength under lateral expansion condition.

    r Coefficient used to calculate horizontal earthquake coefficient (Table 7.1).sv Velocity of shear wave.

    max,sv Average value of sv under small deformation condition (

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    Ratio between ground acceleration designed for A-type ground soil ga andgravitational acceleration g.

    Unit weight of soil.d Dry unit weight of soill Operational importance factor.M Differential coefficient of material parameter.Rd Differential coefficient of model.w Unit weight of water.

    Friction angle between soil and foundation or retaining wall.' Shear strength angle calculated with respect to effective stress. Unit weight.

    vo Soils own total pressure, as well as total vertical stress.vo' Soils own effective pressure, as well as effective vertical stress.vo' Soils undrained shear strength when subjected to cyclic load.

    e' Shear stress under earthquake effect.1.7 International system of units (SI)(1)P Use SI units system according to ISO 1000.(2) Besides, other units recommended in 1.7, Part 1 in this building regulation

    is allowed to use.NOTE: when calculating geotechnic problem, refer to 1.6(2), EN 1997-1:2004 if need be.

    2 Earthquake effect2.1 Definition of earthquake effect(1)P Earthquake effect must agree with definitions and concepts introduced in

    3.2, Part 1 of this building regulation, with regard to clauses in 4.2.2.(2)P Combination of earthquake effect and other effects must be studied

    following procedure 3.2.4, Part 1 of this building regulation.(3) Simplification in choosing earthquake effect will be introduced at their

    proper place in this building regulation.2.2 Histogram(1)P When analysis in time domain is carried out, simulated acceleration

    schematic diagram as well as real schematic diagram can be utilized torecord strong displacement of ground soil. Recorded data related to

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    maximum value and frequency must comply with prescripts in 3.2.3.1, Part1 of this building regulation.

    (2) When investigating dynamic stability including irreversible deformation,vibrations, one must uses real acceleration schematic diagram whichachieves the earthquake data of the building location, because theypractically have low frequency and time-correlation between vertical andhorizontal displacement components. Time interval in which strongdisplacement occurs must be chosen following 3.2.3.1, Part 1 of thisbuilding regulation.

    3 PROPERTIES OF GROUND SOIL3.1 Strength parameters(1) In general, strength parameters under static and undrained condition can be

    used. With cohesive soil, appropriate strength parameter is undrained shearstrength uc , but if need be and adequate experimental evidences have beencollected, it must be adjusted for rapid rate of loading and attenuation dueto repetitive loading . With non-cohesive soil, appropriate strengthparameter is undrained shear strength under repetitive loading ucy , . Whencalculating this value one must taken into account the accumulation of porewater pressure.

    (2) It is allowable to use effective strength parameters in case pore waterpressure is generated due to cyclic loading. About rock, compressionresistance with lateral expansion uq may be used.

    (3) Coefficients M for material characteristics uc , ucy , , and uq is letteredcu , cy , qu , coefficients M for 'tan is lettered ' .

    Note: Recommended values of cu , cy , qu , ' are 4.1cu , 25.1cy ,4.1qu , 25.1' .

    3.2 Stiffness parameters and resistance parameters(1) Due to its effect on designed earthquake effect, primary stiffness parameter

    of ground soil under earthquake load is shear modulus G calculated asbelow:

    2. svG (3.1)

    Where is unit weight and sv is shear wave velocity in ground soil.(2) Criteria to determine sv value and even its dependence on soil deformation

    are introduced in 4.2.2 and 4.2.3.(3) Damping rate is viewed as an auxiliary property in case of taking into

    account interaction between ground soil and structure, as prescribed inchapter 6.

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    (4) Internal resistance due to soils nonlinear respond to cyclic load, andpervasive resistance due to earthquake propagation out of foundation, mustbe considered separately.

    4 REQUIREMENTS IN CHOOSING BUILDING LOCATION ANDGROUND SOIL.

    4.1 Choosing building location4.4.1 General(1)P It is necessary to evaluate building location, determine ground soils nature

    in order to ensure that the dangers of failure, slope instability, liquefactionand compactness due to earthquake are as small as possible.

    (2)P Possibility of these disadvantageous phenomena must be surveyedfollowing clauses below.

    4.1.2 The vicinity of active paraclase area(1)P House of II, III, IV importance degree defined in 4.2.5, Part 1 of this

    building regulation is not allowed to be built in the vicinity of paraclases inwhich earthquake activity is confirmed to occur in official documentspromulgated by National Assembly authority.

    (2) The event that displacements did not occur in modern stage of QuaternaryPeriod can be viewed as a sign of paraclase deactivation in most ofstructures which do not endanger public works.

    (3) Special geologic surveillance must be carried out to serve town planningand important structures built near likely alive paraclases in earthquakehazard area, to determine risk of ground fracture and quake degreeafterwards.

    4.1.3 Slope stability4.1.3.1General requirements(1)P Examination of ground stability must be carried out with structures built on

    or near natural slope or artificial slope, in order to ensure that safety degreeand/or working capacity are maintained under designed earthquake class.

    (2)P Under effect of earthquake load, the critical state of slope is the state- whenit is exceeded - long term displacement (irreversible displacement) ofground soil state will occur with value exceeding allowable level in depthrange which can affect building structure and function.

    (3) It is allowable to skip examination of I class importance buildings, ifcontrol experiment shows that ground soil at building location is stable.

    4.1.3.2 Earthquake effect(1)P Designed earthquake effect which is assumed in order to examine stability

    must comply with definitions in 2.1

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    (2)P When examining structures grounds stability with operational importancefactor l greater than 1 lying on or near slope, it is necessary to increasedesigned earthquake force through relief amplification factor.NOTE : Some guidance for relief amplification factor value is given inreference appendix A

    (3) Effect of designed earthquake may be simplified following rules in 4.1.3.34.1.3.3Analysing methods(1)P Response of slope to designed earthquake must be calculated either by

    accepted analyzing methods of structural dynamics, such as finite elementmethod, solid mass model, or quasi-static method simplified using limit ofcondition (3) and (8) of this clause.

    (2)P When modeling mechanic response of ground soil, softening in responsewhen deformation increases and other consequences originated fromincreasing pore water pressure under cyclic load must be considered.

    (3) Examination of stability may be carried out by simplified quasi-staticmethods at surface relief and stratum structure at which no abnormalvariation occurs.

    (4) Quasi-static methods that analyze stability are similar to methodsintroduced in 11.5 of EN 1997-1:2004, excluding vertical and horizontalinertia forces of each part of soil mass and of gravitational load acting onapex.

    (5)P Inertia forces due to designed FH and FV acting on soil mass, correspondingto horizontal and vertical direction, in quasi-static analysis, are calculated asbelow:

    WSFH ...5.0 (4.1)HV FF 5.0 if ratio gvg aa / is greater than 0.6 (4.2)

    HV FF 33.0 if ratio gvg aa / is not greater than 0.6 (4.3)where: ratio between designed acceleration of A- type ground andgravitational acceleration;

    vg vertical designed acceleration of ground;.g designed acceleration of A-type ground;

    S soil action coefficient, quoted in 3.2.2.2, Part 1 of this buildingregulation;W weight of sliding mass.Relief amplification factor for g must be taken into account, according to4.1.3.2(2).

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    (6)P Limit state condition is used to examine sliding surface with least stability.(7) Condition of limit service state may be examined by calculating irreversible

    displacement of sliding mass following a simplified model- including asliding solid mass which resists frictional force on slope. In this model,seismic effect must be the representative in histogram according to 2.2 andbe calculated based on designed acceleration without any dampingcoefficient.

    (8)P Other simplified methods such as simplified quasi-static method introducedfrom (3) to (6)P in this clause are not allowed to used for soil that iscapable of developing pore water pressure or has significant stiffnessattenuation under cyclic load.

    (9) Increase of pore water pressure must be evaluated by appropriateexperiment. In case of such experiment was not carried out, one canevaluate by experimental correlation to design preliminarily.

    4.1.3.4 Examine safety degree by quasi-static method(1)P With saturated soil in area in which 15.0. S , it is necessary to consider

    possibility of strength attenuation and increase of pore water pressure dueto cyclic load as introduced in 4.1.3.3(8).

    (2) With stabilized sliding surface but capable of continuing sliding due toearthquake, one must uses large deformation strength parameters. Withnon-cohesive soil, cyclic increase of pore water pressure in limit range of4.1.3.3 may be taken into account by decreasing resistance originated fromfriction with appropriate pore water pressure coefficient, commensurable tomaximum pore water pressure. Such increase may be evaluated followingguidance in 4.1.3.3(9).

    (3) It is not necessary to apply attenuation of shear strength on stronglyexpanding, non-cohesive soil, e.g compact sand.

    (4)P Examination of slope safety must be conducted following principlesintroduced in EN 1997-1:2004.

    4.1.4 Types of soil prone to liquefaction(1)P Attenuation of shear strength and/or stiffness due to increase of pore water

    pressure in discrete, water-saturated material during ground movementcaused by earthquake, to the extent that increasing soil irreversibledeformation significantly, or making soil effective stress close to zero, fromnow on, will be classified as liquefaction.

    (2)P It is obligatory to forecast liquefaction when ground soil consists of loosesand on large area or thick loose sand lenses, with or without dust pclauseor clay pclause, lying beneath underground water level, and whenunderground water level is shallow. This evaluation must be carried out atvoid (ground level, underground water level) appearing throughoutstructures service life.

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    (3)P Essential surveillance for this purpose must include at least StandardPenetration Test (SPT) on site, or Cone Penetration Test (CPT), as well asdetermination of grain size distribution curve in laboratory.

    (4)P In SPT, measured SPTN value, which expresses number of beats /30cm,must be normalized with respect to the facts that apparent effective stress ofearth is 100kPa, and that the ratio between impact energy and free fallenergy is 0.6. At depths which are smaller than 3m, measured SPTN valuemust be cut down 25%.

    (5) Normalization of earth pressure effect may be carried out by multiplyingmeasured SPTN value by the coefficient 2/1'100 vo , where vo' (kPa) iseffective stress of soil at the SPT s depth and SPT s time. The taken valueof normalizing coefficient 2/1'100 vo must range from 0.5 to 2.

    (6) Normalization of energy requires multiplying number of beats (in clause (5)this clause) by a coefficient ER/60, where ER is 100 times equipmentscharacteristic energy ratio.

    (7) For house on shallow foundation, evaluation of liquefaction may be omittedif saturated sandy soil appears only at the depth greater than 15m (measuredfrom ground surface).

    (8) Liquefaction hazard may be omitted if 15.0. S and at least one of thefollowing conditions is met:- Sand has clay content greater than 20% with plasticity index PI>10;- Sand has dust content greater than 35% with plasticity index PI>10; andnumber of beats in SPT after being normalized with respect to earthpressure effect and energy ratio N1(60) is greater than 20.- Pure sand, and number of beats in SPT after being normalized with respectto earth pressure and energy ratio N1(60) is greater than 30.

    (9)P If liquefaction hazard can not be omitted, then it must be evaluated byreliable geotechnic methods, basing on correlation between in situobservation and repetitive shear stress which caused liquefaction in the pastearthquakes.

    (10) Empiric graph of liquefaction demonstrating ground state in situ data aregiven in Appendix B. In this method, shear stress due to earthquake e maybe calculated by the following simplified formula:

    voe S ..65.0 (4.4)where:

    vo soil own total pressure, other variables already appeared in expressionsfrom (4.1) to (4.3). This expression is not valid if the depth is greater than20m.

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    (11)P The condition for in situ correlation method to be employed is that soil mustbe sensible to liquefaction when shear stress caused by earthquake exceedsthreshold stress an amount , these threshold stress is known to havecaused liquefaction in the past earthquakes.NOTE : Recommended value of is 0.8, including safety coefficientwhich is 1.25.

    (12)P If soil is seen to be prone to liquefaction and other following effects mayaffect foundations load bearing capacity or stability, then it is necessary toperform appropriate measures that ensure foundations stability, e.greinforcing ground and pile. (to transfer load to layer which is not prone toliquefaction).

    (13) Reinforcement of ground to resist liquefaction can be: compacting soil toincrease penetration resistance out of dangerous range, or drainage methodto decrease pore water pressure due to ground quake.NOTE: Possibility whether compacting soil is carried out or not isdetermined mainly by fine-grain content and the depth.

    (14) The method that only piles foundation is used needs careful considerationbecause grave internal force may arise in pile due to lack of soils support inone or more liquefied layer(s), and due to inevitable inaccuracy whencalculating position or thickness of that/those layer(s).

    4.1.5 Exeeding settlement of soil under cyclic load effect.(1)P Sensitivity of soil to compactness and exceeding settlement due to cyclic

    stress caused by earthquake must be taken into account when soil layersdistribute on large area or there are thick saturated loose sand lenses atsmall depth.

    (2) Exceeding settlement may also occur in very weak clay soil layers, becausethe shear strength decreases with cycle under long ground quake.

    (3) Possibility that the compactness and settlement of the above soil types mustbe evaluated by current geotechnic methods, if necessary one may uselaboratory test with static load and cyclic load for representative samples ofstudied materials.

    (4) If settlement due to compactness or cyclic strength attenuation may affectfoundation stability, then one must consider to reinforce the ground.

    4.2 Surveillance and study about ground.4.2.1 General criteria(1)P Surveillance and study about ground, foundation materials in seismic zone

    must comply with common principles as those principles for non-seismiczone, as defined in Part 3, EN 1997-1:2004.

    (2) Except houses of I importance degree, in in situ surveillance it isrecommended to introduce static penetration test, pore water pressure

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    measurement, because they allow us to record continuously soil mechaniccharacteristics with depth.

    (3) Implement surveillance about oriented quake resistance may be required insome situation listed in $.1 and 4.2.2

    4.2.2 Classification of ground soil by earthquake effect(1)P Geotechnic or geologic figures about building area must be sufficient for

    determining average ground type and corresponding spectrum o response,as defined in 3.1 and 3.2, Part 1 of this building regulation.

    (2) To hit that mark, in situ figures may be employed and combined withfigures of vicinity which has similar geologic properties.

    (3) Referring to sub-area maps or seismic criteria is obligatory, with thecondition that such map or criteria must comply with (1)P in this clause andbase on in situ surveillance of ground soil

    (4)P Velocity plane of shear wave in ground is considered to be the most reliableto forecast properties at each position due to earthquake effect.

    (5) It is recommended to carry out in situ test to determine velocity plane ofshear wave sv in drilled hole by geophysic method for important structureslocating in seismic zone, especially in ground of D, S1, S2 type.

    (6) Under all other circumstances, when natural periods of vibrations needdetermining, velocity plane of sv may be evaluated by experimentalcorrelation that includes penetration resistance of the site and othergeotechnic properties, while paying attention to that correlationsdivergence.

    (7) Soils internal resistance should be measured by appropriate in situ test orlaboratory test. If direct measurements are not available but the product

    Sg . is smaller than 0.1g (or 0.98m/s2), one may choose resistance ratio tobe 0.03. Cohesive soil, cemented soil, and soft rock need separatelysurveillance.

    4.2.3 Dependence of stiffness and damping rate on deformation degree.(1)P Under small deformation, difference between sv obtained through in situ

    test and sv obtained through deformation in earthquake simulation mustboth be notified in all calculation of soil dynamic characteristics.

    (2) If building locations ground soil belongs to type C or D, or undergroundwater level is shallow, and no component has plasticity index PI>40, onecan uses reduction factor for sv listed in Table 4.1 when lacking in specificdata. With stiffer strata and deeper underground water level, reductionfactor and variation range must be smaller.

    (3) If the product Sg . is equal to or greater than 0.1g (0.98m/s2), it isrecommended to use internal resistance ratios in Table 4.1 when lacking inspecific measurements.

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    Table 4.1 Soils average resistance ratio and shear waves average velocitysv and shear modulus G ( a standard deviation)

    in the depth limit of 20m.Ground

    acceleration ratioSg .

    Reduction factormax,s

    s

    maxGG

    0.100.200.30

    0.030.060.10

    0.90( 0.07)0.70( 0.15)0.60( 0.15)

    0.80( 0.10)0.50( 0.20)0.36( 0.20)

    Where:

    max,s average value of s in case deformation is small (

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    5 FOUNDATION SYSTEM5.1 General requirements(1)P Beside general requirements of EN 1997-1:2004, structures foundation in

    seismic zone must comply with the following issues.a) Relating force generated in the upper structures must be transferred to the

    lower structures without causing any significant irreversible deformation asdefined in criteria in 5.3.2 .

    b) Foundations deformation due to earthquake must meet requirements aboutstructures fundamental functions.

    c) Foundation must be fully understood, designed and constructed followingexactly rules in 5.2 and other methods in 5.4 to reduce risk of unpredictableearthquake effects as small as possible.

    (2)P It is essential to take into account the dependence of soils dynamicparameters on soils deformation and cyclic nature of earthquake load.Taking into account local reinforced soils or replacing soils parameters isalso very important, to ensure that their compactness is sufficient or theirother parameters are not too sensitive to compactness or liquefaction.

    (3) With suitable reasons, or in need, substitute foundations materials of whichstrength factor is different from those listed in 3.1(3) may be used, providedthat they offer the same safety degree.NOTE : for instance, strength factors applied in loading pile experiments.

    5.2 Prescripts of basic designs(1)P If the structure is not bridge or pipeline, mixed foundations such as piles

    foundation combined with shallow foundation may only be used if such mixwas proved to be appropriate. Dynamic-independent components in thestructures may also use these mixed foundations.

    (2)P In choosing foundation type, one needs to consider the followings:a) Foundations stiffness must be sufficient to transfer local effect from upper

    structure to lower structure uniformly.b) When choosing foundations stiffness in its horizontal plane, reciprocal

    influence of horizontal relative displacement between plumb buildingelements must be notified.

    c) The assumption that displacement amplitude attenuates with respect todepth is only accepted if it was proved by proper study and maximumacceleration ratio at ground surface is smaller than p times Sg . .NOTE : Recommended value of p is 0.65

    5.3 Designed effect5.3.1 Relation inside designed structure

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    (1)P Energy dissipation structure. It is obligatory to take into account the riskthat earthquake effect on energy dissipation structures foundation mayexceed foundation bearing capacity. Evaluation of such risk must complywith clauses in corresponding clause of this building regulation.Particularly, with house building, requirements in 4.4.2.6(2)P, Part 1 of thisbuilding regulation must be complied.

    (2)P Non energy-dissipation structure. When calculating the earthquake effecton non energy-dissipation structures foundation, one can employ theresults that have been calculated in the condition of earthquake but neglectthe bearing capacity. Refer further to 4.4.2.6(3), Part 1 of this buildingregulation for more information.

    5.3.2 Transfer of earthquake effect to ground(1)P The following criteria about transfer of transverse force, normal force,

    bending moment to ground must be met in order for the foundation systemto meet 5.5(1)P. In addition, pile and column must meet criteria in 5.4.2.

    (2)P Transverse force. Transverse shear force VEd is transferred by followingmechanism:

    a) By designed shear strength between foundations horizontal bottom orfoundations plate and ground as described in 5.4.1.1.

    b) By designed shear strength between foundations vertical surface andground.

    c) By designed shear strength due to earth pressure at foundations lateralsurface, satisfying limits and prescripts as described in 5.4.1.1, 5.4.1.3,5.4.2.

    (3)P The value of shear strengths combination may be at most 30 % resistancedue to be passive earth pressure when totally mobilized.

    (4)P Normal force and bending moment. Normal force NEd and bending momentMEd are transferred to ground by a mechanism or a combination ofmechanisms below:

    a) By vertical designed counterforce at foundations bottom.b) By designed bending moment generated by horizontal designed shear force

    between lateral surface of deep foundations elements (case foundation,piles foundation, caissons) and ground, satisfying limits and prescripts asdescribed in 5.4.1.3, 5.4.2

    c) By vertical designed shear force between lateral surface of deepfoundations elements (case foundation, piles foundation, caissons), orother foundation elements buried in ground, and ground.

    5.4 Criteria in testing and size determination.5.4.1 Shallow foundation or buried foundation(1)P To test or determine size of shallow foundation or buried foundation put

    directly on ground, use the following criteria.

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    5.4.1.1 Foundation (designed at ultimate state).(1)P According to criteria about ultimate state, foundations sliding resistance

    and load bearing capacity must be checked.(2)P Sliding failure. In case foundations bottom lies above underground water

    level, this failure is resisted by friction through horizontal pressure,according to rules in (5) of this clause.

    (3) When lacking in specific studies, designed resistance due to friction offoundation lying above underground water level FRd can be calculated usingthe following formula:

    MEdRd

    tgNF (5.1)

    Where:

    EdN designed normal force acting on horizontal foundations bottom.

    angle of friction between structure surface and ground atfoundations bottom. This value may be evaluated following 6.5.3 ofEN 1997-1:2004;

    M specific coefficient of material parameter, taking the value of 'tg(refer to 3.1.(3))

    (4)P If foundation lies beneath underground water level, designed shear strengthmust be evaluated based on undrained shear strength, following 6.5.3 of EN1997-1:2004.

    (5) Horizontal designed shear strength Epd due to earth pressure acting onfoundations lateral surface may be taken into account as stated in 5.3.2,provided that appropriate measures have been applied such as compactingthe soil which fills foundation lateral, burying foundations wall verticallydownwards, pouring foundations concrete directly to clean straight soilline.

    (6)P To ensure that no sliding failure occurs horizontally, the followingcondition must be satisfied:

    pdRdEd EFV (5.2)(7) If the following prescripts are satisfied simultaneously:

    - The foundation lies above underground water level;- Soil properties remain unchanged during earthquake;- Sliding causes no bad effect on functions of any kind of life-line pipelines(water pipeline, gas pipeline, gate pipeline or communication line wire)attached to the structure;then sliding will occur within the acceptable limit. Sliding degree must bereasonable in the structures overall response.

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    (8)P Failure due to exceeding load bearing capacity. Load bearing capacitymust be checked with combination effect of NEd, VEd, MEd to see whether itsatisfies 5.1(1)Pa) or not.NOTE : to examine load bearing capacity of foundation when earthquakeoccurs, expressions and criteria in Appendix A may be used. These takeinto account tilt and eccentricity caused by inertia force in structure as wellas other likely effects of inertia force on load bearing ground.

    (9) It is necessary to be aware of some kind of sensible clay soil whose shearstrength may decrease, some kind of non-cohesive soil which is prone toeffect of pore water dynamic pressure which is due to cyclic load as well asdissipation of pore pressure from lower soil layers after earthquake.

    (10) The calculation of soils load bearing capacity under seismic load must takeinto account strength and stiffness attenuation mechanisms even ifdeformation is small. If these phenomena are taken into account thenmaterials characteristic parameters may be smaller. If not, one should usevalues listed in 3.1(3).

    (11) The phenomenon that pore pressure increases under cyclic load or its effecton pore water pressure (in analysis of effective stress) must be taken intoaccount by considering its effect on undrained shear strength (in analysis oftotal stress). With structure having operational importance factor I smallerthan 1.0, soils nonlinear response must be taken into account whendetermining irreversible deformation which occurred during earthquake.

    5.4.1.2Horizontal tie-backs(1)P Like 5.2, effects on structure caused by foundations relative horizontal

    displacement must be evaluated and measures must be employed to adjustdesign.

    (2) With house, requirement in (1)P is considered to be satisfied if allfoundations are on the same horizontal plane, tie-back and foundation pilesare placed at foundation altitude or grillage altitude. These methods are notnecessary if: a) foundation type is A, b) foundation type is B and seismicrisk is negligible.

    (3) Tie-backs on houses ground floor can be assumed to be tie-backs if they liein the range of 1.0m from foundation bottom or grillage bottom. Afoundation plate may be employed to replace tie-backs if it is also placed inthe range of 1.0m from foundation bottom or grillage bottom.

    (4) Tensile strength of these connecting elements may be estimated usingsimplified methods.

    (5)P If no rules or no more accurate methods are available, then tie-backs infoundation are considered to be sufficient when all rules in (6) and (7) aremet.

    (6) Tie-backsThe following methods should be applied:

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    a) Tie-back must be designed to resist longitudinal force, including shear forceand tensile force:

    EdSN3.0 with B type groundEdSN4.0 with C type groundEdSN6.0 with D type ground

    where

    EdN : average designed axial force in vertical elements connected under thecondition of quake resistance design.

    b) Longitudinal steel must be anchored firmly onto foundation body or othertie-backs.

    (7) Foundation plateThe following measures must be applied:

    a) Tie-backs must be designed to resist axial force which are equal to values in(6)a) of this clause.

    b) Longitudinal steel of braced area must be anchored firmly onto foundationbody or continuous plate.

    5.4.1.3 Spread-footing(1) All clauses in 5.4.1.1 may also be applied for spread-footing, but with the

    following prescripts:a) Capacity of total friction may be taken into account in case of a single

    foundation plate. With foundation beams simple mesh, an equivalentfoundation area may be considered at each intersection point.

    b) Tie-backs and/or foundation plates may be viewed as connecting braces,rules about their sizes may be applied for effective width corresponding tofoundation beam width or plate width equal to one tenth its width.

    (2) Spread-footing may be examined like wall in its plane range, under effectsof its inertia forces and horizontal forces caused by upper structures.

    5.4.1.4 Case foundation(1) All items of 5.4.1.3 are also used for case foundation. Besides, load

    capacity of soil at the side as regulations in 5.3.2(2) and 5.4.1.1(5) can beconsidered to all types of soil acrroding to limitations in regulation.

    5.4.2 Pile and pillar(1) Pile and pillar must be designed to resist two kinds of effecta) Inertia forces caused by upper structures. These forces, combined with

    static load, take the designed values NEd, VEd, MEd as in 5.3.2.b) Forces caused by earths deformation when seismic wave propagates

    through.

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    (2)P Piles critical horizontal load bearing capacity must be examined followingrules in 7.7 of this building regulation.

    (3)P Analysis of piles internal force, as well as displacements or rotation anglesmust base on discrete or contiguous model in order to describe exactly (orapproximately):- Piles flexural rigidity;- Earth counterforce acting along pile shaft, together with consideration ofcyclic load and deformation degree in soil;- Dynamic interaction between piles (also called dynamic effect of pilesgroup);- Freedom degree of/at grillage, or of/at joints between piles and structure.NOTE : to calculate piles stiffness, employ expressions given in AppendixC.

    (4)P One must neglect lateral resistance of soil which is prone to liquefaction orwhose strength decrease significantly.

    (5) If batter piles are used then one must design them so that they can resistaxial load as well as bending safely.NOTE : It is not recommended to use batter piles to transfer horizontal loadto earth.

    (6)P Bending moment developed due to dynamic interaction are only calculatedif all following prescripts are simultaneously met:- Ground soils cross-sections is of D or S1 or S2 type, and includescontiguous layer with abrupt changes;- The building locates at area in which risk of earthquake is medium orhigh, i.e. the product ag.S exceeds 0.10g (or 0.98m/s2), and structure is of IIIor IV importance degree.

    (7) Theoretically, piles must be designed in elastic limit, but in some situationplastic hinge is allowed to develop at pile top. Zone in which plastic hingeis likely to appear must be designed following 5.8.4, Part 1 of this buildingregulation.

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    6 INTERACTION BETWEEN EARTH AND STRUCTURE(1)P Earth-structure dynamic interaction must be taken into account in:a) Structures that P effect (second-order effect) plays important role;b) Structures with big massive foundation or being buried such as bridge pier,

    off shore well foundation and silo;c) Tall and slim structures such as tower, chimney in EN 1997-6:2004;d) Structures above very soft soil layers, with average shear wave velocity

    max,s (as defined in Table 4.1) smaller than 100m/s, e.g S1 type soil layer.NOTE : Information about common effects and importance of dynamicinteraction between structure and earth is given in Appendix D.

    (2)P Effects of earth-structure interaction of pile must be estimated following5.4.2 for all kinds of structures.

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    7 RETAINING WALL STRUCTURE7.1 General requirements(1)P Retaining wall structures must be designed to function during an after

    earthquake without being significantly damaged.(2) Irreversible displacement, sliding or tilt (tilt caused by earths irreversible

    deformation), may be accepted if they meet requirements about functioningand/or aesthetics.

    7.2 Choice of structures and notes about designing(1)P Choosing structure types must base on normal functioning conditions,

    following general principles in chapter 9, EN 1997-1:2004.(2)P To ensure that supplement requirements about earthquake are met, one may

    need to adjust or even choose a more appropriate structures.(3)P Backfill materials must be graded and compacted on site so that the

    continuity with original soil is as high as possible.(4)P Drainage system behind structure must be able to resist transient and long

    time displacement while their functions are not affected.(5)P Especially in case of aqueous non-cohesive soil, drainage system must

    prove their effect at even the part below failure surface which is behind thestructure.

    (6)P It is obligatory to ensure that the support earth block is supplied withenough insurance supply to prevent liquefaction under earthquake effect.

    7.3 Analysis methods7.3.1 General methods(1)P Any methods established basing on structural dynamics basics, experience

    and observations, is theoretically acceptable in estimating retaining wallssafety degree.

    (2) The following issues need consideration:a) Soils general nonlinear response in dynamic interaction with retaining wall

    structure.

    b) Inertia effect accompanying weight of soil, of structure, and of allgravitational loads may take part in interaction progress.

    c) Hydrodynamic effects caused by appearance of water behind wall and/or atwall outside surface.

    7.3.2 Simplified methods: quasi-static analysis7.3.2.1Fundamental models(1)P Fundamental models in quasi-static analysis method must include retaining

    wall structure and its foundation, earth block behind the structure which isassumed to be in active limit equilibrium (if the structure is flexible

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    enough), as well as any load affecting on earth block, even earth block atwall base, which is considered to be in passive equilibrium.

    (2) In order for an active state of soil to happen, a sufficiently largedisplacement must occur throughout designed earthquake, this displacementmay take form in the bending of flexible structure, in sliding or rotation ofgravitational structure. With displacement which is needed to developactive limit state, referring to 9.5.3 of EN 1997-1:2004 for moreinformation.

    (3) With stiff structures lying on bedrock or piles such as basement wall orgravitational wall, pressure generated will be larger than active pressure,and it is more reasonable to assume that soil is in rest state, as representedin E.9. This assumption is also applied for anchored and non-displaceableretaining wall.

    7.3.3.2Earthquake effect.(1)P In the quasi-static method, earthquake effect must be described by system

    of static forces acting vertically or horizontally, which are products ofgravitational force and earthquake coefficient.

    (2)P With vertical earthquake effect, upward or downward effects must beconsidered and compared to determine which of them creates the mostdisadvantageous effect.

    (3) In area which earthquake happens, equivalent earthquake forces intensitydepends on acceptable irreversible displacement and lies within theallowable range of selected structural concepts.

    (4)P When lacking detail figures, coefficients of vertical and horizontalearthquake kv , kh affecting on all mass must take the value:

    r

    Skh (7.1)

    hv kk 5.0 if 6.0g

    vg

    a

    a (7.2)

    hv kk 33.0 in the opposite situations (7.3)Where:Coefficient r takes values listed in Table 7.1, depending on retaining walltype. With wall not higher than 10m the earthquake coefficient isconsidered to be invariant with respect to wall altitude.

    Table 7.1 Values of coefficient r used to calculate horizontal earthquakecoefficient.

    Retaining wall type rGravitational wall with free wall head, capable of enduring maximumdisplacement dr = S300 (mm)Gravitational wall with free wall head, capable of enduring maximum

    2

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    displacement dr = S200 (mm)Bending reinforced concrete wall, anchored or supported wall,reinforced concrete wall on vertical piles, displacement- restrictedbasement wall and abutment.

    1.5

    1

    (5) If there is non-cohesive soil which is water-saturated and is easy to developpore water pressure, then:

    a) Coefficient r in Table 7.1 should not take value which is greater than 1.b) Anti-liquefaction safety coefficient should not take value which is smaller

    than 2.NOTE: Safety coefficients value 2 is obtained through applying 7.2(6)Pwithin the framework of simplified method in 7.3.2.

    (6) With retaining wall higher than 10m and supplement information forcoefficient r, refer to E.2 for more information.

    (7) Except gravitational wall, vertical effect of acceleration may be neglected inretaining walls.

    7.3.2.3Designed pressure of soil and water(1)P Total designed force acting on wall in case of earthquake must be calculated

    while taking into account the models limit equilibrium condition describedin 7.3.2.1.

    (2) This force can be evaluated following Appendix E.(3) The designed force mentioned in (1)P must be considered as the resultant of

    soil static and dynamic pressures.(4)P In case theres no detail study about relative stiffness, displacement form

    and relative mass of retention wall, the application point of the force causedby soil dynamic pressure resides at the walls midpoint.

    (5) If a wall is capable of rotating freely around its base, application point ofdynamic and static force can be considered to superpose each other.

    (6)P Pressure force direction distributing on the wall together with wall normalforms an angle less than or equal to '32 in active state and equal to 0 inpassive state.

    (7)P With soil lying beneath underground water level, one must distinguishbetween seepage prone status (in which water can move freely in soilskeleton) when dynamic load is present and waterproof status (in whichpractically no water drainage takes place under earthquake effect).

    (8) Under most normal prescripts and with soil having seepage coefficient lessthan 5.10-4 m/s, pore water does not move freely in ground framework,earthquake effect happens practically without drainage and soil can beconsidered to be monophase environment.

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    (9)P Without hydrodynamic seepage, one must apply all the above prescriptswhile adjusting properly the volumetric soil mass and horizontal earthquakecoefficient.

    (10) Adjustment in case of no hydrodynamic seepage can be conductedfollowing E.7 and E.7.

    (11)P With hydrodynamic seepage, effects caused by earthquake in soil and thatin water must be viewed as independent effects.

    (12) Hence, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic water pressure should be added upaccording to E.7. The application point of the former force can be assumedto lie at the distance of 80% of the saturated layers depth.

    7.3.2.4Hydrodynamic pressure acting on outside surface of wall.(1)P Variation (decrease or increase) of pressure with respect to current

    hydrostatic pressure (caused by water oscillation on walls exposed surface)must be taken into account.

    (2) This kind of pressure can be evaluated following E.8.7.4 Strength and stability test.7.4.1 Stability of ground soil.(1)P The following test must be carried out:

    - Test of overall stability.- Test of soil local failure.

    (2)P Test of overall stability must be carried out following rules in 4.1.3.4(3)P The ultimate efficiency of ground soil must be tested both about sliding

    failure and about load bearing capacity fading (see 5.4.1.1).7.4.2 Anchor(1)P Parts of anchors (including free cable section, anchor support, anchor head,

    lock constitution) must both meet: length standard and strength standard (toensure the equilibrium of soil block in case of earthquake (see 7.3.2.1)), andthe sufficient capability of bearing ground soils deformation caused byearthquake.

    (2)P Anchors strength must meet standards in EN 1997-1:2004, correspondingto dynamic and long term foreseen limit.

    (3)P Soil in which anchor lies must be ensured to maintain its strength to lastduring the foreseen earthquake period. Insurance supply must also beenough to prevent liquefaction.

    (4)P Distance Le between the anchor and the wall must surpass Ls calculated fornon-earthquake load.

    (5) Under prescripts in which soil containing anchor shoes has propertiessimilar to that of soil behind wall and some prescripts about ground surfaceelevation, distance Laa between anchor shoes in soil can be calculated viathe following formula:

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    )5.11( SLL ge (7.4)

    7.4.3 Structural strength(1)P It is necessary to prove that, under the combination effect of earthquake and

    other likely generated loads, equilibrium state can be achieved withoutexceeding design strength of wall and other support structural elements.

    (2)P In order to achieve such goal, one needs to consider proper limit state ofstructural failure in 8.5, EN 1997-1:2004

    (3)P All structure elements must be examined to ensure that they satisfy thefollowing condition:

    dd ER (7.5)Where:Rd elements designed strength value, which is evaluated by ways similarto that in non-earthquake situations.Ed effects designed value, which are obtained from analyzing resultsrepresented in 7.3.

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    APPENDIX A (reference)

    RELIEF AMPLIFICATION FACTORA.1 This appendix introduces some relief amplification coefficients which is

    simplified for earthquake effect and is used to examine earths slopestability. These coefficients, symbolized by ST, are initial approximatevalues and considered independently with fundamental vibration period,hence they are multiplied as an invariant ratio coefficient by coordinates ofdesigned elastic response spectrum given in Part 1 of this buildingregulation. These amplification coefficients must be priorly applied forslopes which have abnormal relief variance with respect to 2 directions,such as lengthened top and lengthened partition higher than 30m.

    A.2 With angle of slope smaller than 15o, relief effects may be neglected,whereas if local relief changes too abnormally, specific study is required.With higher angles, apply the followings:

    a) Independent partitions and slopes: use Sr>1.2 for positions near the top.b) Tops whose width is much smaller than foots width. It is recommended to

    use ST 1.4 near slopes top whose average slope angle is greater than 30oand to use ST 1.2 for smaller slope angle.

    c) Existence of non-cohesive soil layers on the surface. If there are non-cohesive soil layers on the surface, minimum value ST given in a) and b)should be increased at least 20%.

    d) Amplification coefficients variance with respect to space. Value of ST maybe assumed to decrease in linear manner from partition or top, and takevalue 1 at slope foot.

    A3 In general, in the range of slope top, earthquake amplification attenuatesrapidly with respect to depth. Therefore, reliefs effects taken into accountwith analysis of stability are maximums and are almost only on the surfacealong tops edge, and are much more smaller on deep sliding surface wherefailure surface come across top foot.

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    APPENDIX B (compulsory)EXPERIMENTAL GRAPHS USED TO ANALYZING SIMPLIFIED

    LIQUEFACTIONB.1 General.

    Experimental graphs are utilized to analyze simplified liquefaction to studycorrelation between in situ test and repetitive shear stresses which is knownto be the liquefaction cause during past earthquakes. On horizontal axis is akind of soil property measured on site, such as normalized penetrationresistance or shear wave velocity vs, on the vertical axis is repetitive shearstress due to earthquake, usually normalized with effective soils ownpressure 0'v . Limit curve of repetitive resistance is displayed in all graphs,divides the graphs into zones including non-liquefaction zone (on the right)and likely liquefaction zone (on the left and the top of the curve).Sometimes more than one curve are represented, for example curvescorresponding to fine-grained soil or soil with different earthquakeintensities.Except static penetration resistance, it is not recommended to useexperimental liquefaction standards when liquefaction occurs in soil layersor soil beds thinner than tens of cm.When gravel content is rather high but observational data is not sufficient toestablish a reliable liquefaction graph, possibility of liquefaction can not beexcluded.

    B.2 Graphs basing on SPT index.The graph in Figure B.1 is one of the many graphs that are being mostwidely used for pure sand and silt sand. SPT index is normalized with soilself pressure and with energy ratio N1(60) following the way described in4.1.4.Liquefaction seems to occur at values higher than certain threshold of e ,because soils response is elastic and theres no accumulation of pore waterpressure. Therefore, limit curve may not be extrapolated toward origin ofcoordinates. If one wish to apply this criterion for earthquake with intensitydifferent from Ms = 7.5, where Ms is surface wave intensity, thencoordinates of the curve in Figure B.1 should be multiplied by coefficientCM given in Table B.1

    Table B.1 Values of coefficients CMMS CM5.56.06.5

    2.862.201.69

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    7.08.0

    1.300.67

    B.3 Graphs basing on static penetration resistance CPT. Basing on manystudies about correlation between static penetration resistance and soilsresistance against liquefaction, graphs having the form similar to that inFigure B.1 have been established. Such direct correlations should be usedprior to indirect correlations using relation between SPT index and staticpenetration resistance CPT.

    B.4 Graphs basing on shear wave velocity vs. This characteristic is consideredto be a promising standard to estimate liquefaction possibility in soil typewhich is hard to sample (for example silt sand or sand) or hard to penetrate(for example gravel). Recently there have been significant advance inmeasuring vs on site. However, correlation between vs and soilsliquefaction resistance is still being studied and should not be used withoutconsultancy from specialists.

    NOTE :

    0've - repetitive stress ratio curve 1 : 35% fine grainsA - pure sand curve 2 : 15% fine grainsB silt sand curve 3 :

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    APPENDIX C (compulsory)

    PILE HEADS STATIC STIFFNESS

    C.1 Piles stiffness is defined as force (moment) put on piles head to create unitdisplacement (rotation) along the same direction (displacement/rotationangle along other directions equals to zero), and is symbolized as KHH(horizontal stiffness), KMM (bending stiffness) and KHM = KMH (bending-horizontal displacement stiffness).

    Symbols used in Table C.1 :E earth elastic modulus, equals to 3G;Ep pile materials elastic modulus;Es earths elastic modulus at the depth which equals to pile diameter;d pile diameter;z depth of pile sinking.

    Table C.1 Expressions of static stiffness of soft pile sunk into 3 types of soil

    Type of soils

    HH

    dEK

    s

    MM

    EdK

    3s

    HM

    EdK

    2

    dzEE s /. 35.060.0

    s

    p

    EE

    80.0

    14.0

    s

    p

    EE

    60.0

    17.0

    s

    p

    EE

    dzEE s /. 28.079.0

    s

    p

    EE

    77.0

    15.0

    s

    p

    EE

    53.0

    24.0

    s

    p

    EE

    sEE 21.008.1

    s

    p

    EE

    75.0

    16.0

    s

    p

    EE

    50.0

    22.0

    s

    p

    EE

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    APPENDIX D (reference)

    STRUCTURE-SOIL INTERACTION (SSI): GENERALEFFECTS AND IMPORTANCE

    D.1 Due to structure-soil interaction, earthquake reaction of structure on softpillow, such as structure on deformable ground, will differ fr.om reactionof the same structure but on hard ground (clamped at its foot) subjected toan equivalent free field excitation, because of the following reasons:

    a) Displacement of foundation system on soft pillow differs from that of freefield and may include a very important vibrating component of structureclamped at its foot.

    b) Fundamental vibration period of the structure on soft pillow is longer thanthat of structure clamped at its foot.

    c) Natural vibration periods, vibration modes and partial pattern coefficients ofstructure on soft pillow differ from those of structure clamped at its foot.

    d) Total damping rate of structure on soft pillow includes both internal andexternal damping rates occurring at the contact surface between soil andfoundation, in addition to damping rate of upper structure.

    D.2 With most of public buildings, interactions between soil and structure areadvantageous because they decrease bending moments and shear forces indifferent elements in the upper structure. With structures listed in chapter 6,on the contrary, the interaction effects between soil and structure may bedisadvantageous.

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    APPENDIX E (compulsory)

    SIMPLIFIED ANALYZING METHOD FOR RETAINING WALLSTRUCTURE

    E.1 Theoretically, coefficient r is defined as ratio between acceleration valuecausing irreversible displacement corresponding to existing connection andacceleration value corresponding to equilibrium limit state (displacementstarts to occur). Hence with wall allowing greater displacement coefficient rtakes greater value.

    E.2 With retaining wall structure higher than 10m, one may consider theproblem is in one dimension with free field wave propagating vertically,and value may take the mean value of horizontal maximum accelerationalong the structures height for more accuracy to use in expression (7.1).

    E.3 Total designed force acting on retaining wall at its back, Ed , is given by thefollowing formula:

    wdwsvd EEKHkE 2)1(*21 (E.1)

    Where:H walls height;Ews static water force;Ewd dynamic water force;

    * soils unit weight (will be defined from E.5 toE.7);K earth pressure coefficient (static and dynamic);kv vertical earthquake coefficient (refer to expressions (7.2) and (7.3).

    E.4 Earth pressure coefficient may be calculated following Mononobe andOkabe formulas:With active states:

    If d'

    2

    2

    )sin()sin()'sin()'sin(1)'sin(.sin.cos

    )'(sin

    d

    ddddd

    dK (E.2)

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    If d'

    )sin(.sin.cos)(sin 2

    dd

    K

    (E.3)

    With passive states (without regard to friction between earth and wall):

    2

    2

    )sin()sin()'sin('sin1)'sin(.sin.cos

    )'(sin

    dd

    dd

    dK (E.4)

    The following symbols are used in the expressions above:

    d' soils designed shear strength angle value, which means

    '

    1 ''

    tgtgd ;

    , tilt angle of wall back and fill soil surface with respect to horizontaldirection as shown in Figure E.1;

    d designed friction angle between soil and wall, which means:

    '

    1

    tgtgd

    angle which is defined from E.5 to E.7 below.The expression for passive state should be used priorly for vertical wallsurface o90 .

    E.5 Underground water level beneath retaining wall. Earth pressure coefficient.Here the following parameters are employed:

    * volume weight of soil (E.5)

    v

    h

    kk

    tg 1 (E.6)

    Ewd = 0(E.7)

    where:

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    kh horizontal earthquake coefficient (refer to expression (7.1)

    On the other hand, one may use tables and graphs applied in static condition(only gravitational loads exist), with the following supplements:

    v

    hA k

    ktg 1 (E.8)

    and

    v

    hB k

    ktg 1 (E.9)

    The whole system of wall-soil rotates by the corresponding angle A or B .The gravitational acceleration is replaced by the following value:

    A

    vA

    kgg cos

    )1( (E.10)

    or

    B

    hB

    kgg cos

    )1( (E11)

    E.6 Impermeable soil bearing dynamic load lying beneath underground waterlevel Earth pressure coefficient.Here the following parameters are employed:

    w * (E.12)

    v

    h

    w kk

    tg1

    (E.13)

    Ewd = 0 (E.14)Where: saturated unit weight of soil;

    w unit weight of water.

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    E.7 Permeable soil bearing dynamic load lying (high permeability) beneathunderground water level Earth pressure coefficient.

    Here the following parameters are employed:

    w * (E.15)

    v

    h

    w

    d

    kk

    tg1

    (E.16)

    Ewd = 2)'(127 Hk wh (E.17)

    Where:

    d dry unit weight of soil;

    H height of underground water level, measured from wall base.

    E.6 Hydrodynamic pressure on outside surface of wall.

    This pressure q(z) may be calculated following the steps below:

    zhkzq wh .87)( (E.18)

    Where:

    hk horizontal earthquake coefficient, r = 1 (refer to expression (7.1));h free water level height;z vertical coordinate with the coordinate origin placed at water surface.

    E.9 Force which is caused by earth pressure acts on stiff structure

    For stiff, clamped structure, active state can not develop in the soil, andwith vertical wall and horizontal fill soil, dynamic force due to earthpressure increment may take:

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    2... HSPd (E.19)

    Where:H walls height;Application of force may be assumed to be midpoint of walls height.

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    Active

    Passive

    Figure E.1 Convention for angles in formula used tocalculate earth pressure coefficient.

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    APPENDIX F (reference)

    EARTHQUAKE LOAD BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOWFOUNDATION

    F.1 General expression. Endurance against failure of a shallow band-shapedfoundations load bearing capacity placed on a homogeneous surface maybe examined by the following expression relating earth strength, designedeffects (NEd, VEd, MEd) at altitude of foundation placing, to inertia forces inearth:

    011

    1

    1

    1'

    '

    '

    dkkc

    cc

    hkkc

    cc

    NFmN

    MFf

    NFmN

    VFe

    T

    MM

    T

    TT (F.1)

    Where:

    maxNNN EdRd ;

    maxNVV EdRd ;

    max.NBM

    M EdRd (F.2)

    Nmax foundations maximum force bearing capacity under effect ofcentrally applied load, which is defined in F.2 and F.3;

    B foundations with;

    F soils dimensionless inertia force, defined in F.2 and F.3;

    Rd models coefficient (these coefficient are given in F.6)a, b, c, d, e, f, m, k, k, cT, cM, cM, , are parameters values whichdepend on soil type, and are defined in F.4.

    F.2 Pure cohesive soil. With Pure cohesive soil or water- saturated non-cohesive soi, maximum force bearing capacity under vertical load effectcentrally applied Nmax is determined by the following formula:

    BcNM 2max (F.3)

    Where:

    c Soils undrained shear strength cu for cohesive soil, or soilsundrained shear strength for non-cohesive soil subjected to cyclic load

    ',ucy .

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    M specific coefficient of material property.Dimensionless inertia force of soil is determined by the formula:

    c

    BSaF g

    .... (F.4)

    Where: volume weight of soil;

    ga designed acceleration of A type ground ( ga = gRa1 );gRa maximum reference acceleration of A type ground.

    1 operational importance factor.S soil coefficient defined in 3.2.2.2, Part 1 of this building regulation.The following restraints is applied in the expression of total force bearingcapacity:

    1,10 VN

    F.3 Pure non-cohesive soil. With dry soil and saturated non-cohesive soil butnot generating significant pore water pressure, maximum load bearingcapacity of foundation under vertical centrally applied load Nmax iscalculated by the formula below:

    NBga

    gN v 2max 121

    (F.6)

    Where:g gravitational acceleration;av vertical acceleration of ground, may take the expression 0.5ag.S ;

    N load bearing capacity coefficient, which is a function of designedshear strength angle d' ( d' consists of specific coefficient of materialproperty M of 3.1(3), refer to E.4)Dimensionless inertia force in earth is calculated by the formula:

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    d

    g

    ga

    F'tan. (F.7)

    The following restraint is applied in the general expression:

    ')1(0 kFmN (F.8)

    F.4 Parameters values. Table F.1 contains parameters values in the generalexpression representing soils load bearing capacity of various types in F.2and F.3

    Table F.1 Parameters value used in expression (F.1)Pure cohesive soil Pure non-cohesive

    soila 0.70 0.92b 1.29 1.25c 2.14 0.92d 1.81 1.25e 0.21 0.41f 0.44 0.32m 0.21 0.96k 1.22 1.00k 1.00 0.39ct 2.00 1.44cM 2.00 1.01cM 1.00 1.01 2.57 2.90 1.85 2.80

    F.5 In most of normal prescripts it is allowable to take F as 0 with cohesivesoil. With non-cohesive soil it is allowed to neglect F if ag.S

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    Table F.2 Values of model coefficient RdFrom fairlycompact to

    very compactsand

    Dry, non-cohesive sand

    Saturated,non-cohesive

    sand

    Unsusceptibleclay

    Susceptibleclay

    1.00 1.15 1.50 1.00 1.15