Seismic loading is one of the basic concepts of earthquake engineering which means application of an earthquake-generated agitation1 to a structure. It happens at contact surfaces of a structure either with the ground,2 or with adjacent structures,3 or with gravity waves from tsunami.
Seismic loading depends, primarily, on:
- Anticipated earthquake's parameters at the site – known as seismic hazard
- Geotechnical parameters of the site
- Structure's parameters
- Characteristics of the anticipated gravity waves from tsunami (if applicable).
Sometimes, seismic load exceeds ability of a structure to resist it without being broken, partially or completely Due to their mutual interaction, seismic loading and seismic performance of a structure are intimately related.4
References
References
- Hudson, Donald E. (1990) [1979]. Reading and Interpreting Strong Motion Accelerograms. Engineering monographs on earthquake criteria, structural design, and strong motion records. Vol. 1. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. ISBN 0-685-14388-0.
- The Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Portal
- Seismic Pounding between Adjacent Building Structures
- Reitherman, Robert (2012). Earthquakes and Engineers: An International History. Reston, VA: ASCE Press. ISBN 9780784410714. Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-17.