Nonlinear Ground Response at Lotung LSST Site.

Deals with a study about the development of a fully nonlinear finite-element (FE) model to investigate the impact of hysteric and viscous material behavior on the downhole motion recorded by an array at a large-scale seismic test site in Lotung, Taiwan. Design of the model; Evaluation of the fully nonlinear analysis relative to that of an equivalent linear model.