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The QuakeSite Module is a one-dimensional site response analysis tool that can perform: nonlinear time domain analyses with and without pore water pressure generation, equivalent linear frequency domain analyses including convolution and deconvolution, linear time and frequency domain analyses convolution and deconvolution, and linear time and frequency domain analyses.
The module allows users to import a DeepSoil model or to define the properties of the soil layers, including their density, shear wave velocity, stiffness and damping characteristics. It can model nonlinear soil behavior, including hysteretic damping and strain softening and can simulate the effects of soil liquefaction.
Below are some of the capabilities of QuakeSite Module:
1.One-dimensional (1-D) site response analysis using linear and nonlinear soil models.
2.Time-domain and frequency-domain analyses to simulate seismic response.
3.Multiple Soil Models supported including GQ/H, MKZ, Yee, Linear and Points.
4.Frequency independent or Rayleigh damping control over the damping matrix type.
5.Incorporation of pore water pressure effects in the soil.
6.Visualization of results through various plots and graphs .
QuakeSite relies on DeepSoil [34] to perform analysis. To download DeepSoil, visit the URL below and follow the instructions:
http://deepsoil.cee.illinois.edu/.
After installing DeepSoil, the user needs to adjust its location within QuakeManager options, if necessary. This can be done by accessing the QuakeManager user-interface, clicking the upper-left icon and selecting "Options". In the options menu, users can enter the installation directory of DeepSoil in the designated "DeepSoil Location" field.
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