| Summary: | RC chimneys are occupying the most important part of industrial factories that they are utilized for removing the
waste and hot gases to the atmosphere. Nowadays, in order to meet the requirements of the codes related with the
environment needs, the height of these slender structures increase that makes them more vulnerable to seismic
loads. Therefore, the overall dynamic behavior of these tall and slender structures should be understood by also
considering the effect of underlying soil. In this study, the dynamic seismic response of a model chimney was
determined by considering openings, foundation and underlying soil separately. Findings of this study revealed
that soil-structure interaction (SSI) is an important phenomenon that effects the dynamic response of reinforced
concrete (RC) chimneys.
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