Uncertainty Effects on Seismic Response Evaluations of Ground-pavement System

Abstract

The dynamic response evaluations of the surface ground layer play important roles on the seismic damage evaluations for the ground pavement system. A number of researches on seismic responses of the surface ground layer have been carried out to apply the seismic performance evaluation of structure. In the present study, the uncertainty effects on the seismic response evaluation of the ground pavement system are examined with the Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS). The ground pavement system is represented with the finite element method of two-dimensional plain strain situation. It is shown that the uncertainty effect on the maximum response evaluation can be effectively evaluated with the MCS to carry out the damage evaluation of the ground pavement system to the seismic motions.