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Abstract-The concept of soilstructure interaction was due to radiation damping resulting from the wave
introduced, and the research methods were discussed. propagation and hysteresis damping of the soil materials.
Based on several documents, a systematic summary of the However, in classical methods, for the rigid base structures,
history and status of the soilstructure interaction this energy dissipation is not considered.
research that considers adjacent structures was proposed The effect of soil on the response of structures
as a reference for researchers. This study is in the depends on the properties of soil, structure and the nature of
growing stage, given its complexity and excessive the excitation.
simplification of the model for soil and structures, and The process, in which the response of the soil influences
should be carried forward for its significance. An attempt the motion of the structure and vice versa, is referred to as
was made to summarize the all terms in this area of study. Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI). Implementing Soil-
Furthermore Parametric study on soil structure Structure Interaction effects enables the designer to assess
interaction behaviour by various researchers is tabulated. the inertial forces and real displacements of the soil-
The existing problems and the future research trend in foundation structure system precisely under the influence of
this field were also examined.. free field motion.
Keywords Soil-Structure Interaction, static loading, seismic 2. Kinematic and Inertial Effects
loading, nonlinear, finite element analysis, space frame, Structure on soil exhibits two kinds of interaction effects
isolated footing, raft footing. known as kinematic and inertial effects.
I. Kinematic interaction effects exist due to change
1. Introduction in wave propagation media as a result of change in density
The scales of socioeconomic damages caused by an and elasticity of the media. It changes the wave propagation
earthquake depend to a great extent on the characteristics of velocity and leads to reflection and refraction of incoming
the strong ground motion. It has been well known that seismic waves. Kinematic effects of SSI represent the
earthquake ground motions results primarily from the three change in response of structure when response is obtained
factors, namely, source characteristics, propagation path of using free-field motions and when the presence of structure
waves, and local site conditions. Also, the Soil-Structure is considered. It doesnt depend on the mass of structure
Interaction (SSI) problem has become an important feature and is affected by the geometry and configuration of
of Structural Engineering with the advent of massive structure, the foundation embedment, the composition of
constructions on soft soils such as nuclear power plants, incident free-field waves, and the angle of incidence of
these waves. Kinematic interaction can be neglected for
concrete and earth dams. Buildings, bridges, tunnels and
structures with no embedment excited by vertically
underground structures may also require particular attention
propagating shear waves.
to be given to the problems of SSI.
II. Inertial effects result from the combined dynamic
The first significant structure where the dynamic behavior of structure, foundation, and supporting soil
effect of soil was considered in the analysis in industry in media. Soil media, owing to its elastic and inertial
India was the 500MW turbine foundation for Singrauli properties, increases the degrees of freedom of structure
(Chowdhary, 2009). and makes it possible to dissipate energy of incoming
The estimation of earthquake motions at the seismic waves by the radiation of waves away from the
site of a structure is the most important phase of seismic structure and hysteretic deformation of supporting soil
design as well as retrofit of a structure. In classical methods media. Inertial effect depends on the relative flexibility of
used in structural analysis, it is assumed that, the motion in supporting soil media to the structure, which implies that
the foundation level of structure is equal to ground free the effect is not significant for regular structure founded on
field motion. This assumption is correct only for the stiff soils or rock, but could be significant for stiff and
structures resting on rock or very stiff soils. For the massive structures.
structures constructed on soft soils, foundation motion is
usually different from the free field motion and a rocking 3. Soilstructure interaction under static loading:
component caused by the support flexibility on horizontal Numerous studies have been made on the effect of soil
motion of foundation has been added. Traditionally, in structure interaction under static loading. These studies
analysis of the rigid base structures, input motion at the have considered the effect in a very simplified manner and
base of the structure is taken as equal to the free field demonstrated that the force quantities are revised due to
ground motion. In the case of a flexible-base structure, in such interaction. A limited number of studies have been
addition to the added rocking component to the horizontal conducted on soilstructure interaction effect considering
motion of the structure, a part of the structures vibrating three dimensional space frames. The studies clearly
energy will transmit to the soil layer and can be dissipated indicated that a two-dimensional plane frame analysis
might substantially overestimate or underestimate the actual Direct approach is one in which the soil and structure are
interaction effect in a space frame. From these studies, it modelled together in a single step accounting for both
becomes obvious that the consideration of the interaction inertial and kinematic interaction. Inertial interaction
effect significantly alters the design force quantities. These develops in structure due to own vibrations giving rise to
studies, may be quantitatively approximate, but clearly base shear and base moment, which in turn causes
emphasize the need for studying the soilstructure displacements of the foundation relative to free field. While
interaction to estimate the realistic force quantities in the kinematic interaction develops due to presence of stiff
structural members, accounting for their three dimensional foundation elements on or in soil causing foundation
behaviour. motion to deviate from freefield motions.