| Abstract: | This paper presents some results on the following subjects obtained from in-situ forced vibration tests and earthquake observations. (1) The characteristics of the radiation damping of soil-foundation interaction systems vs. non-dimensional frequency a0 (=ωr/Vs) were experimentally estimated by the equivalent damping ratios hH ( = K′H/2KH) and hR ( = K′R/2KR), which were defined by complex stiffnesses 1KH (= KH + iKH) and 1KR (= KR + iK′R) of soil. The results for hH and hR of base rock were compared with those of soft soil. (2) A comparative study of experimental and theoretical results was made. The theoretical results were obtained from elastic half-space theory. (3) A semi-empirical equation to estimate the equivalent S-wave velocity for the elastic half-space model is proposed here, considering the effects of layered media. (4) Various comparisons of the results of 1 KH, 1 KR, hH and hR of forced vibration tests and earthquake observations were made. |
