Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
B
q
x
∆
y
s
H
free-field
rupture path
α
h
Hanging wall
Fig. 9.1. Configuration of the soil-foundation system subjected to a normal fault
dislocation at thebase rock
Fig. 9.2. Finiteelement discretisation and thetwosteps of theanalysis: (a) faultrupture
propagation inthe free-field, and (b)interplay between the outcropping faultrupture and
the structure (termed Fault Rupture-Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction, FR-SFSI)
