id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt xg94hm53d6h Limin Yuan The Effect of Foundation Flexibility on the Dynamic Behavior of a Rigid Block 2005 .txt text/plain 373 16 35 A parameter study is conducted separately for two types of earthquake ground motions: pulse-type (near-source) and random-type earthquake ground motion. Preliminary studies verify the full nonlinear equations of motion when a rigid block sits on two-spring-dashpot foundation, and highlights the importance of foundation flexibility on rigid body overturning. cache/xg94hm53d6h.txt txt/xg94hm53d6h.txt