BA Zhen-ning, XU Guang-jing, KUO Chen-yang, et al. Development of seismic input methods based on OpenSees: a case study of soil-pile-nuclear island structures interaction analysis[J]. 2025, 46(12): 3958-3972.
BA Zhen-ning, XU Guang-jing, KUO Chen-yang, et al. Development of seismic input methods based on OpenSees: a case study of soil-pile-nuclear island structures interaction analysis[J]. 2025, 46(12): 3958-3972.DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2025.0056.
Accurate and reliable seismic input is a prerequisite for seismic response analysis of engineering structures. Based on the artificial boundary substructure method
the frequency-wavenumber domain (FK) semi-analytical method was integrated into the open-source finite element platform OpenSees. Combined with message passing interface (MPI) parallel computing technology
this integration enables equivalent input of P-waves
SV-waves
and SH-waves at arbitrary angles. After verifying the correctness of the developed seismic wave input methodology
a nuclear island structure located in a non-bedrock site was selected to analyze the effects of soil nonlinearity and geotechnical medium properties on its seismic response under oblique SV-wave incidence
considering soil-structure interaction (SSI). The research findings indicate: (1) Soil nonlinearity reduces the peak ground acceleration of the containment structure and significantly alters the internal force responses at the top and bottom of the pile foundation; (2) Variations in the dynamic properties of geotechnical media lead to changes in the stiffness of the soil-pile-nuclear island system
profoundly impacting the structural dynamic response. Specifically
sandy or silty soil layers with dynamic characteristics exhibit strong filtering effects on high-frequency seismic components
amplifying the bending moments in pile foundations adjacent to such layers. This study provides an effective tool for addressing external seismic input problems using the OpenSees platform.