Solve problem 1D of Seismic Amplification in VISUAL-Q4M

The following examples are intended to help users become familiar with Visual-Q4M, especially novice users. Users are expected to have general knowledge of Seismic Geotechnical. These examples are intended as a demonstrate of the VisualQ4M and should not be used for engineering design work but for research and teaching purposes only.

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Natural Frequency

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• A column of elastic material (single-lithology) resting on a rigid base has natural periods of vibration that depend on the mode of oscillation. The theoretical value for natural frequency of oscillation (f) is ...

Resonance frequency (Mono-lithology)

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• The model is a column whit dimension 8.0x1.0 meters and it make of eight (8) regular elements and eighteen (18) nodes of elastic material on a rigid base ...

Equivalent Liner Analysis

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• The model is a column with dimension 100x10 meters and it make of thirty(30) elements and sixty-two(62) nodes. The elements have varying heights depending on the thickness of the layer (Height Min=1.0m, Max=10.0m) ...