In this paper, horizontal seismic responses of a structure built on a sunken mat foundation were compared with those built on a solid embedded mat foundation to investigate the effect of a sunken mat foundation on the horizontal response of a structure. Seismic analyses of a structure laid on the embedded mat foundation were performed by utilizing a pseudo-3D finite element software of P3DASS. Three bedrock earthquake records downloaded from the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center database were scaled to reproduce weak-moderate earthquakes. Weak, medium, and stiff soil layers were considered for the seismic analyses of the structure-foundation-soil system. Parametric studies were performed for foundation radius, foundation embedment depth, and shear wave velocity of a soil layer to investigate their effect on the seismic response spectrum. The study result showed that the design spectrum of a structure built on a sunken mat foundation was similar to that with a solid embedded mat foundation showing a slight difference due to almost the same seismic base motion beneath both embedded foundations.

본 논문은 고층건축물의 비틀림방향 응답을 평가하기 위하여 필요한 변동비틀림모멘트계수와 변동비틀림모멘트의 파워스펙트럼밀도계수의 경험식을 제안한 연구이다. 이러한 경험식을 제안하기 위하여, 다양한 형상비와 변장비를 가진 27개의 각주형 모형을 제작한 후 노풍도을 다양하게 변화시켜 풍력실험 을 실시하였다. 본 논문에서 비틀림방향 변동풍력의 경험식은 주로 건물의 노풍도와 형상비 그리고 변장비에 의하여 분석되어졌다.