Effect of buried depth and distance change on the seismic response of adjacent structures

Abstract In this paper, the effect of buried depth and distance change on the seismic response of adjacent structures will be investigated. This is done first by changing the height of the buried depth of the structures and in the next step by changing the distance between the structures. The purpose of this study is to find out what changes in the seismic response of the structures during the earthquake, affect the buried depth of adjacent structures and also change the distance between the structures. The structures are considered the same in terms of materials and height, and the buried depth of both structures changes with each other and is the same. The finite element method has been used for soil and structure modeling. The validity of this research has been shown by the cases examined in the laboratory and compared with the software solutions. The experiments show the interaction of the soil structure with increasing the buried depth initially reduces the maximum displacement of the structure compared to the interaction of the soil structure on the ground, but by increasing the buried depth the maximum displacement of the structure increases. Further, the interaction of the soil structure with increasing the buried increases the distance between structures and increases the maximum displacement of the structure. The results presented in this paper can be used as a source for future studies on soil and structural issues.