Lightweight Ceramic Foam as a Novel Approach for Seismic Isolation in Geotechnical Engineering

KURAMA H., AFACAN K. B., Kurama S., Öztürk Z. B., Ubay E.

Symposium Composite Materials for Advanced Functionality, TMS 2026, California, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 15 - 19 Mart 2026, cilt.5, ss.33-45, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 5
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-032-13604-6_4
  • Basıldığı Şehir: California
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.33-45
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 2D FEM, Geotechnical engineering, Lightweight ceramic foam
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lightweight cementitious materials are consideredLightweight ceramic foaminnovativeGeotechnical engineering and interests of many engineering practices. The main purpose of this study is to investigate ceramic foam to explore the potential use in geotechnical engineeringGeotechnical engineering as a seismic isolation material beneath the shallow foundations. This newly developed ceramic foam is characterized by a density of approximately 0.7 t/m3, and it has an unconfined bending strength of around 3 MPa. Regarding the material, it is non-permeable unlike conventional materials such as Expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) and it brings unique advantages in environments/applications where filtration controls the design. The results showed that ceramic foam would be suitable to apply it in soft soil environments and seismic design under foundations as a damper by having its relatively high strength and settlement behavior. The findings of 2D finite element method demonstrate that foam ceramic can provide clear structural advantages over EPS in both static and dynamic conditions, leading to reduced reinforcement requirements and more efficient designs. The main goal of the ongoing research is further assessment of its cyclic behavior along with the long-term performance under dynamic loading.