Download or read book Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Embedded Structures written by W. D. Finn and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A computer program, TARA-3, developed for conducting nonlinear hysteretic dynamic response analysis is presented. The program can operate in either a total or effective stress mode. It may be used to analyse the seismic response of earth structures and soil-structures interaction systems such as nuclear containment structures. Validation studies of TARA-3 using data from seismic tests on centrifuged models are described. These studies confirm the capability of TARA-3 to predict accelerations, porewater pressures, and displacements in complex soil-structures systems during seismic loading with acceptable accuracy and reliability for engineering design. Keywords: Earth quake engineering; Nonlinear dynamic analysis; Hysteretic stress strain model; Seismic centrifuge tests; Seismic porewater pressures; Seismic settlements; Accelerations; Displacements. (jhd).