Dynamic analysis of high-rise residential structures through the cone method

In this article, to analyze the behavior of surface foundations based on reinforced soil, a simple physical method based on material resistance called (cone method) has been used. Which is used as an alternative to the exact solution methods that are based on the three-dimensional elastodynamic theory. The purpose of this research is to introduce a simple physical method and analytical tool to analyze the surface foundation based on geocell-reinforced soil. With the cone method, it is possible to examine the effects of layered soil. Obtaining the dynamic stiffness of the foundation based on reinforced soil using the cone method for the vertical degree of freedom and also investigating the effect of various parameters related to geocell reinforcement on the dynamic stiffness of the surface foundation are the goals of this research. In general, the longer the geocell cushion has, the smaller the holes, and the higher the modulus of elasticity, the better the results. By increasing the number of geocell layers, the amount of spring stiffness coefficient and damping coefficient and as a result the dynamic stiffness coefficient increases. On the other hand, the closer the geocell is placed to the soil surface, the higher the stiffness of the spring and the lower the damping coefficient. In general, among these two parameters related to dynamic stiffness, the role of the damping coefficient has been more prominent and decisive in the investigation of foundations based on reinforced soil. One of the most obvious characteristics of geosynthetic materials in the soil, regardless of the greater hardness it gives to the soil, is the damping percentage of its constituent materials.