Weian Liu

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present results of a test program that incorporated inelastic behavior into model building systems via yielding of both structural and foundation components, and three 2-story-1-bay building models were designed with similar layouts but different combinations of foundation and structural component yield strengths and were shaken with a similar suite of earthquake motions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the isolation performance of a spring-rolling isolation system assuming that the rolling friction force gradually and linearly increases with the relative displacement between the isolator and the ground.

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of centrifuge model tests of shear walls and single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) structures with rocking foundations supported on clay of medium strength are conducted.

TL;DR: In this article, six different two-story-two-bay frame-wall-foundation building models were constructed and tested in a geotechnical centrifuge, and the test program and experimental results when the models were subjected to slow cyclic loading are presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study the rocking response of a shallow foundation that is founded in a soft clayey environment and reinforced by stone columns via numerical simulations and find that the inclusion of stone columns increases the moment capacity, improves the re-centering capability, and reduces residual settlement for a rocking foundation particularly when footings supporting large axial loads are of concern.