Seismic response of a pile-supported excavation on Santiago gravel

Non-secant anchored piling support is one of the most frequent earth-retaining systems for temporary deep excavations in Santiago, Chile. The main advantages of using non-secant piling support are their relatively low cost and ease of installation. This system is particularly efficient on stiff soils with deep groundwater table, conditions usually found in Santiago. This paper presents the results of a numerical investigation aimed to study the characteristics of earthquake-induced lateral pressures on a recent pile-supported excavation 26 m deep. The estimated static deformations of the piles were compared against some measurements performed during the excavation. The dynamic pressures, and their influence on the piles׳ internal forces, were evaluated using a synthetic Ricker wavelet in the numerical FE model. Two kinds of FE models were developed, an approximate 2D-plain strain model and a fully 3D model. The accuracy of the 2D model on predicting static and dynamic lateral pressures was also investigated.     

基坑对场地地震响应影响的数值分析

基坑会对附近场地的动力响应产生影响,目前对基坑附近的场地在地震作用下的动力响应还缺乏足够的认识,现行的建筑抗震设计规范也没有给予充分的关注。本文对典型基坑及附近场地的地震反应进行动力数值模拟,分析基坑对两侧地表加速度峰值的影响及不同深度加速度峰值的变化规律。结果表明,相对于没有基坑的场地,基坑的存在会使其周围2倍开挖深度范围内地表的加速度峰值增大很多,这不利于邻近浅埋基础建筑的抗震设防。     

Effects of deep excavation on seismic vulnerability of existing reinforced concrete framed structures

In this paper the effects of deep excavation on seismic vulnerability of existing buildings are investigated. It is well known that deep excavations induce significant changes both in stress and strain fields of the soil around them, causing a displacement field which can modify both the static and dynamic responses of existing buildings. A FEM model of a real case study, which takes into account geometry, non-linear soil behavior, live and dead loads, boundary conditions and soil–structure interaction, has been developed in order to estimate the soil displacements and their effects on seismic behavior of a reinforced concrete framed system close to deep excavation. Considering a significant accelerometric seismic input, the non-linear dynamic responses of the reinforced concrete framed structure, both in the pre and post-excavation configurations, have been evaluated and, then, compared to estimate the modification in seismic vulnerability, by means of different seismic damage indices and inter-story drifts.     

打桩过程对毗邻建筑物的振动影响研究

随着城市建设的迅速发展,打桩过程中对毗邻建筑物的振动影响程度的测定工作日趋显得重要。为了满足建设工程的需要,我们应用动测方法,测定打桩过程中的振动所激发的地动速率,进而通过数字处理,转换成加速度量,并根据地震烈度来确定打桩过程对周围建筑物的振动影响程度。从而对打桩过程的振动影响做出定量的估计。     

Numerical models for the dynamic response of submerged floating tunnels under seismic loading

The modeling of tethering elements of seabed anchored floating structures is addressed, with particular reference to the so‐called Archimedes Bridge (submerged floating tunnel, SFT) solution for deep water crossing; attention is devoted to the design solution encompassing slender bars as anchor elements. Two numerical tools are proposed: firstly, a geometrically nonlinear finite element (NWB model), developed in previous work, has been refined in order to capture the effect of higher flexural modes of anchor bars. Secondly, a 3D beam element, based on the classical corotational formulation (CR model), has been developed and coded. Both elements are implemented in a numerical procedure for the dynamic time domain step‐by‐step analysis of nonlinear discretized systems; seismic loading is introduced by generating artificial time histories of spatially variable seismic motion. An example of application of the NWB element is shown regarding the behavior of the dynamic model of a complete SFT. The model was subjected to extreme multiple‐support seismic loading. The seismic behavior is here illustrated and commented, especially in light of the effect of higher local vibration modes of the anchor bars. Finally, a comparison between the performances of the two modeling approaches is presented. Both harmonic and seismic excitations are considered in the test; the results justify the use of the simpler NWB approach, especially in the SFT design phase. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

土体本构模型及简化模型对基坑开挖变形数值分析结果的影响

基于大型商用专用软件的数值模拟方法已成为基坑开挖稳定性分析的重要手段之一,但对变形的分析研究较少。通过分析基坑开挖引起的地表沉降变形、基坑侧壁水平位移及坑底隆起变形,研究ABAQUS软件内置土体本构模型及二维简化分析模型对基坑开挖数值模拟结果的影响,并给出基坑开挖三维模型简化成二维模型的适用条件,为基于ABAQUS软件的基坑开挖稳定性分析及变形数值模拟提供参考。     

基于地震成像数据稀疏反演的不连续及非均质地质体检测方法

本文针对油气藏储层预测中的不连续及非均质地质信息识别问题,研究基于地震成像数据的稀疏反演方法.由于该类地质体的地震响应特征为弱信号,因此利用平面波破坏滤波器由地震成像数据中去除强反射同相轴.在此基础上,对剩余的地震数据进行非线性加强滤波,并构建L1稀疏反演模型.为有效求解L1模型,采用非光滑泛函L1范数逼近和拟牛顿求解算法.该方法考虑稀疏先验信息,能够提高反演结果信噪比.缝洞模型测试验证该方法在检测断点、微断裂、散射点等小尺度地质体上的有效性,塔北缝洞型碳酸盐岩储层预测的应用效果进一步证实该方法的实用性.     

打桩振动对建筑物影响评价方法探讨

打桩振动因其传播过程受到地质结构、地面环境和振动持时等条件影响,导致振动效应差别较大。探讨了打桩振动对建筑物影响的评价标准和评价方法,并结合工程实例,通过调查、分析打桩振动与建筑物破损的相关因素,根据实测场地各方向的振动效应,结合各相关影响因子建立场地的衰减规律,合理地评判了打桩振动影响范围。     

基于最佳摄动量法的桩基承载力反演

通过高应变动力试桩法来获得桩土参数是目前比较流行的试桩方法,其原理主要是通过以桩顶的实测信息来反演桩土参数,其中比较成熟的CAPW APC法主要用试凑法来反演桩土模型参数,其反演结果呈现一定的随机性且正确性过于依赖操作者经验。本文尝试以CAPW APC法所采用比较成熟的桩土模型为基础,引入基于最佳摄动量法的局部优化方法来反演桩土参数。在弹性波波动方程隐式差分的基础上,对反演参数采用摄动展开并推导出参数反演的递推公式,最后给出合适的反演算法。考虑到初始参数对局部优化方法的影响,根据场地的实际情况选取合适的初始模型,计算显示可以获得比较理想的结果,说明本法是对桩基动测方法的一种有效的新尝试。     

An investigation into the seismic behaviour of dams using dynamic centrifuge modelling

Dynamic response of dams is significantly influenced by foundation stiffness and dam-foundation interaction. This in turn, significantly effects the generation of hydrodynamic pressures on upstream face of a concrete dam due to inertia of reservoir water. This paper aims at investigating the dynamic response of dams on soil foundation using dynamic centrifuge modelling technique. From a series of centrifuge tests performed on model dams with varying stiffness and foundation conditions, significant co-relation was observed between the dynamic response of dams and the hydrodynamic pressures developed on their upstream faces. The vertical bearing pressures exerted by the concrete dam during shaking were measured using miniature earth pressure cells. These reveal the dynamic changes of earth pressures and changes in rocking behaviour of the concrete dam as the earthquake loading progresses. Pore water pressures were measured below the dam and in the free-field below the reservoir. Analysis of this data provides insights into the cyclic shear stresses and strains generated below concrete dams during earthquakes. In addition, the sliding and rocking movement of the dam and its settlement into the soil below are discussed.     

A new modeling approach for simulating microtopography-dominated,discontinuous overland flow on infiltrating surfaces

Realistic modeling of discontinuous overland flow on irregular topographic surfaces has been proven to be a challenge. This study is aimed to develop a new modeling framework to simulate the discontinuous puddle-to-puddle (P2P) overland flow dynamics for infiltrating surfaces with various microtopographic characteristics. In the P2P model, puddles were integrated in a well-delineated, cascaded drainage system to facilitate explicit simulation of their dynamic behaviors and interactions. Overland flow and infiltration were respectively simulated by using the diffusion wave model and a modified Green–Ampt model for the DEM-derived flow drainage network that consisted of a series of puddle-based units (PBUs). The P2P model was tested by using a series of data from laboratory overland flow experiments for various microtopography, soil, and rainfall conditions. The modeling results indicated that the hierarchical relationships and microtopographic properties of puddles significantly affected their connectivity, filling–spilling dynamics, and the associated threshold flow. Surface microtopography and rainfall characteristics also exhibited strong influences on the spatio-temporal distributions of infiltration rates, runoff fluxes, and unsaturated flow. The model tests demonstrated its applicability in simulating microtopography-dominated overland flow on infiltrating surfaces.     

Seismic intensity measures for above‐ground liquid storage tanks

A series of scalar and vector intensity measures is examined to determine their suitability within the seismic risk assessment of liquid storage tanks. Using a surrogate modelling approach on a squat tank that is examined under both anchored and unanchored support conditions, incremental dynamic analysis is adopted to generate the distributions of response parameters conditioned on each of the candidate intensity measures. Efficiency and sufficiency metrics are used in order to perform the intensity measure evaluation for individual failure modes, while a comparison in terms of mean annual frequency of exceedance is performed with respect to a damage state that is mutually governed by the impulsive and convective modes of the tank. The results reveal combinations of spectral acceleration ordinates as adequate predictors, among which the average spectral acceleration is singled out as the optimal solution. The sole exception is found for the sloshing‐controlled modes of failure, where mainly the convective period spectral acceleration is deemed adequate to represent the associated response due to their underlying linear relationship. A computationally efficient method in terms of site hazard analysis is finally proposed to serve in place of the vector‐valued intensity measures, providing a good match for the unanchored tank considered and a more conservative one for the corresponding anchored system.     

地震动对锚索桩的响应特性研究

汶川地震震害调查表明使用预应力锚索的桩板墙变形协调性好,抗震性能高,但目前在预应力锚索桩板墙的抗震设计理论研究方面仍比较落后。鉴于此,利用FLAC3D对预应力锚索桩板墙的地震响应特征进行研究,包括桩身土压力分布、桩身变位及锚索内锚段应力的动力响应特性等,并通过改变地震动参数进行多种工况的分析,系统研究地震动参数对桩-土-锚动力耦合相互作用规律的影响。研究成果可加强对预应力锚索桩板墙抗震表现的认识,也为深化抗震机理研究提供可靠的依据。     

Centrifuge model tests on liquefaction-induced settlement and pore water migration in non-homogeneous soil deposits

This paper presents the results of dynamic centrifuge model tests conducted to investigate the liquefaction mechanism in non-homogeneous soil deposits. Four types of model tests were conducted: one model test involved a uniform soil deposit; one involved continuous layered soil deposit; and two involved discontinuous layered soil deposits. Non-homogeneity in the tests was incorporated by including periodically distributed discontinuous silty sand patches. It was found that more excess pore water pressure (EPWP) remains for a longer period of time in the discontinuous region in non-homogeneous soil deposits compared with the continuous layered and uniform soil deposits. The generation of pore water pressure ceases the supply of a new mass of water after seismic excitation; therefore the dissipation of EPWP becomes the dominant factor for settlement after seismic excitation. The rapid dissipation of EPWP through the discontinuous part in the non-homogeneous soil deposits manifests as a larger settlement in the discontinuous part, causing non-uniform settlements.     

利用测试法综合评判打桩振动对建筑物的影响

随着城市建设发展,打桩振动引起的纠纷日渐增多。结合某工程场地打桩振动测试,通过研究场地各方向的衰减规律,综合考虑打桩振动的各影响因素,对实测数据进行分析处理。选择适当的标准评价打桩振动对周边民房影响程度,确定影响范围。     

Effects of soil-structure interaction on seismic response of PC cable-stayed bridge

This paper attempts to assess the effects of dynamic soil-structure interaction (SSI) on the seismic behavior of a PC cable-stayed bridge placed on a moderately deep soil stratum overlying rigid bedrock, and to evaluate the applicability of a simple mass-spring model in evaluating SSI. Parametric analysis is performed to investigate the significance of SSI under various stiffness, foundation depth conditions using finite element methods. The applicability of a mass-spring model is discussed by comparison with FEM. The results of analysis reveal the influence of SSI on the seismic behavior of bridge-soil system, and recommendations for aseismic design are provided. The mass-spring model proves to be promising for representing the seismic behavior of the bridge-soil system, and the mechanism is interpreted in detail.     

考虑水流-结构强耦合作用的水流动力效应分析

在深水桥墩及桩基础等结构地震反应中,地震激励下的水流动水压力对水中结构的作用以及结构位形变化对水体的反作用,属于典型的流固强界面耦合问题。以一顶端伸出水面的圆柱式结构为研究对象,基于任意拉格朗日-欧拉描述的Navier-stokes方程,建立了考虑水流-结构强耦合效应的水流-结构三维有限元模型。以正弦位移波输入,考察结构材料模量、水流流速和水位、激振频率和位移幅值等多种因素,分析了结构表面作用的动水压力反应特征以及水流动力效应,探讨了水流动力效应的主要影响因素。结果表明：考虑流固强耦合作用时,结构表面作用的动水压力及其分布具有强烈的频率依赖性,高频激励可显著增强动水压力作用;由于结构周围流体具有一定的粘滞性及动载作用下具有较强的辐射阻尼效应,水流动力效应对结构的位移、内力反应均有一定的抑制作用;激振频率、水流流速和水位以及结构材料模量等因素,对水流动力效应均有一定的影响。     

打桩对周围建筑物振动影响的研究与实例分析

研究了打桩过程中土层质点振动速度的监测方法,打桩振动对周围建筑物影响程度的评价标准,并结合工程实例探讨了有关因素对检测结果的影响,及施工中应采取的相应减振措施。     

Model test on dynamic characteristics of invert and foundation soils of high-speed railway tunnel

A dynamic model test(CL = 4) at different velocities of train,namely different loading frequencies,is carried out to study the dynamic characteristics of a high-speed railway tunnel invert and its foundation soils.Not only are the accelerations,dynamic coefficients,dynamic stresses of the invert and foundation soils emphatically analyzed,their relationship with the velocity of the train are discussed in detail.Through laboratory testing,the attenuation of vibration propagating from up the rails is obtained and the calculation formula of the speed influence coefficient of the tunnel invert is preliminarily established.The depth of the foundation soils influenced by vibration is also determined in this study.It is shown that the responses of the tunnel invert and foundation soils to vibration are slightly increased with the velocity of the train;circumferential stresses in the bottom of the invert are tensile stresses and maximum stresses appear under the foot of the rails;the dynamic soil pressures of the foundation decrease quickly with the distance away from the tunnel invert and an exponential relationship exists between them.     

摩擦耗能框架体系动力分析

采用粘性屈服模型来模拟摩擦耗能器的力－速度关系。建立了带有摩擦耗能器体系的动力分析8方法，采用增量型Rosenbrock二阶三阶半隐式Runge-Kutta法求解动力方程，得到了带有摩擦耗能器单层框架在正弦波激励下反应的解析解，并据此验证粘性屈服模型及求解动力方程算法的正确性，分析了摩擦耗能器的起滑力和支撑刚度对耗能减振效果的影响。