TY - JFULL AU - Morteza Jiryaei Sharahi PY - 2010/11/ TI - The Effect of Geometry Dimensions on the Earthquake Response of the Finite Element Method T2 - International Journal of Geological and Environmental Engineering SP - 448 EP - 453 VL - 4 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/7415 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 46, 2010 N2 - In this paper, the effect of width and height of the model on the earthquake response in the finite element method is discussed. For this purpose an earth dam as a soil structure under earthquake has been considered. Various dam-foundation models are analyzed by Plaxis, a finite element package for solving geotechnical problems. The results indicate considerable differences in the seismic responses. ER -