Cinematic effects
Principles of soil-structure interaction under seismic disturbance. Kinematic effects and seismic stability

Kinematic interaction is the difference between free-field seismic movement (ground deformation due to the passage of seismic waves in the absence of man-made structures interfering with their propagation) and the movement induced by the presence of a structure on the surface and its foundations (shallow foundations, deep foundations).

To study this effect, we need to define the horizontal depth displacement u_x(t, z) resulting from ground deformation under earthquake conditions.

Figure 7 illustrates the difference between :