The effect and behaviour of soil - framed-structure interaction (SSI) under dynamic load conditions are presented in the paper. All civil engineering structures involve various types structural elements that direct contact with soil. Hence, a new thin-layer interface element, based on concept finite element method, is formulated. formulation elaborated using combination degrees freedom top bott...

Extreme, extended wet and dry seasons increase the adverse effects that soil wetting drying cycles have on response of shallow geotechnical structures. In expansive soils, volumetric changes due to water content variations may result in incompatibility deformations at soil-structure interface. This study proposes a physical approach numerical model address soil-atmosphere-structure interactions...