Full-scale model testing on a ballastless high-speed railway under simulated train moving loads

Model testing in laboratory, as an effective alternative to field measurement, provides valuable data to understand railway׳s dynamic behaviors under train moving loads. This paper presents comprehensive experimental results on track vibration and soil response of a ballastless high-speed railway from a full-scale model testing with simulated train moving loads at various speeds. A portion of a realistic ballastless railway comprising slab track, roadbed, subgrade, and subsoil was constructed in a larger steel box. A computer-controlled sequential loading system was developed to generate equivalent vertical loadings at the track structure for simulating the dynamic excitations due to train׳s movements. Comparisons with the field measurements show that the proposed model testing can accurately reproduce dynamic behaviors of the track structure and underlying soils under train moving loads. The attenuation characteristics of dynamic soil stresses in a ballastless slab track is found to have distinct differences from that in a ballasted track. The model testing results provide better understanding of the influence of dynamic soil–structure interaction and train speed on the response of track structure and soils.     

Dynamic response of single-span beam bridges to a series of moving loads

The paper makes a contribution to the problem of a stream of loads crossing a single-span beam bridge. There are considered the basic load models, in the form of a stream of fixed amplitude forces, unsprung masses and viscoelastic oscillators. The matrix equations of motion of the system are formulated and discussed. The problem of dynamic stability and steady-state response of a bridge carrying a periodic stream of inertial loads is formulated and solved. The paper also includes a vibration study of a beam bridge subjected to a uniform stream of moving loads, of a limited or unlimited number of load cycles.     

铁路桥梁抗震规范与新版公路桥梁抗震规范的比较

2020年6月交通运输部发布了新版《公路桥梁抗震设计规范》（JTG/T 2231-01-2020）（简称"《公规》"）。本文比较了现行《铁路工程抗震设计规范》（GB 50111-2006）（2009年版）（以下简称"《铁规》"）与《公规》的抗震设计相关内容,并分别采用两本规范对25m墩高（D类）、35m墩高（C类）和40m墩高（B类）简支梁进行抗震设计,比较二者地震力和配筋设计结果差异。结果表明:《公规》和《铁规》的抗震设计框架和内容基本一致,在具体规定上如E2或罕遇地震设计最大加速度响应值以及桥墩强度和延性验算方法等方面不同;D类桥梁《铁规》地震力明显大于《公规》,C类和B类桥梁《铁规》和《公规》地震力相当;地震力相同时,《铁规》配筋率计算值大于《公规》,因《铁规》配筋设计基于容许应力法,而《公规》基于极限状态法。     

行波效应对铁路大跨长联连续刚构桥地震反应的影响

介绍了多点激励下结构运动方程的求解方法。以某大跨度铁路连续刚构桥为工程背景,用有限元软件MIDAS建立了结构有限元模型,选取地震波波速为主要参数,对某铁路大跨长联连续刚构桥进行了考虑行波效应的时程反应分析,并与一致激励下的结果进行了对比。结果表明:考虑行波效应后,跨中截面的弯矩增大,而墩底截面的弯矩减小。在梁部结构的抗震设计中应考虑行波效应的影响。     

Transient responses of girder bridges with vertical poundings under near‐fault vertical earthquake

Previous studies on pounding responses of bridge structures mainly focus on the horizontal pounding between adjacent structures. However, the vertical pounding responses of bridge are rarely studied. The aim of this paper is develop a theoretical approach to investigate the transient behavior of continuous bridge under near‐fault vertical ground motions. The transient behavior of bridge manifests as the earthquake‐induced response wave and pounding‐induced response wave travel throughout bridge. Based on a new continuous model of beam–spring–rod, the theoretical solution of bridge responses involving multiple vertical poundings is derived by the expansion of transient wave functions in a series of eigenfunctions. A new theoretical solving approach of the multiple vertical pounding forces is presented based on the transient internal force on the contact surface of the girder and bearing. The numerical results show that the present method can reasonably capture the propagations of the earthquake‐induced response wave and pounding‐induced response wave. The calculations of pounding force by the present method are convergence of the time‐step size and truncation number of wave modes. As the effect of transient wave is taken into account, the numerical results show several transient phenomena involving the vertical pounding, the high pounding force, the multiple‐pounding phenomenon, the vertical separation of girder from the bearing, the dependence of poundings on earthquake period and the narrow period window of poundings. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

行波激励下大跨度连续刚构桥的地震反应分析

地晨输入问题一直是工程结构抗震研究所关注的焦点。大跨度桥梁结构各地面支承距离较大、延伸较长，进行地震反应分析时应考虑地震波有限波速传播所引起的行波效应。本文基于行波激励下大跨度桥梁地震反应分析的方法，对某一大跨度的四跨预应力混凝土连续刚构桥进行了行波激励下地震反应的数值模拟，并与一致地震激励下的计算结果进行了比较，对该四跨预应力混凝土连续刚构桥的工程建设具有直接的指导意义。     

整体式桥梁动力特性及抗震性能研究

为深入了解整体式桥梁的动力特性和抗震性能,建立台-土有限元模型,并提出合理的台-土相互作用数学模型,然后利用Midas Civil整体模型研究台-土相互作用、桩-土相互作用、桥墩构造等因素对整体式桥梁抗震性能的影响。结果表明：与简支梁相比,同等跨度下整体式桥梁的纵向刚度明显提高,但横向刚度差距不大;台后土的约束刚度大小对桥梁的静动力特性不产生明显影响,整体式桥梁根据我国现有规范计算台后地震力相对保守;改变桩-土约束刚度对整体式桥梁的抗震性能影响不大;提高桥墩的横向刚度,将独柱墩改为双柱墩能大幅提高结构抗震性能。研究结论及台后土压力系数的计算方式,可供整体式桥梁抗震计算提供参考。     

考虑轨道约束的连续梁拱桥地震反应及减震控制研究

以一座大跨度单线铁路连续梁拱桥为背景,建立了考虑轨道约束和相邻构件碰撞效应的动力分析模型;通过输入40组水平双向地震动记录进行非线性时程分析,探究轨道约束和拱肋对桥梁地震响应的影响,采用"减震榫-拉索限位器"与"自恢复耗能支撑(SCEDB)-屈曲约束支撑(BRB)"控制水平向地震反应,并对比两种组合减震控制系统的减震效...     

大型渡槽的竖向地震效应分析

基于流体的位移有限元模式,借助于Ansys程序,考虑流体与结构之间的相互作用(作滑动边界处理),对3种型式的渡槽结构竖向地震效应进行了时程与反应谱分析。计算结果具有较好的精度,满足工程要求。本文的方法也可直接用于大型渡槽的水平地震效应分析。对于不同结构型式的渡槽,在七度抗震设防时,建议适当考虑竖向地震效应。     

竖向地震动对滑动摩擦隔震桥梁结构地震反应的影响

利用接触摩擦单元建立了滑动摩擦隔震桥梁支座在竖向地震动作用下的有限元模型,通过算例讨论了竖向地震动对不同支座摩擦系数和不同刚度(墩径)滑动摩擦隔震桥梁地震反应的影响,初步探讨了竖向地震动的激励方向对分析结果的影响,分析结果表明,竖向地震动对滑动摩擦隔震桥梁结构的地震反应有较大的影响,在竖向地震动较为明显地区的滑动摩擦隔震桥梁结构设计时,应予以考虑。     

Experimental study of hollow rectangular bridge column performance under vertical and cyclically bilateral loads

To investigate the seismic performance of hollow reinforced concrete(RC) bridge columns of rectangular cross section under constant axial load and cyclically biaxial bending,five specimens were tested.A parametric study is carried out for different axial load ratios,longitudinal reinforcement ratios and lateral reinforcement ratios.The experimental results showed that all tested specimens failed in the flexural failure mode and their ultimate performance was dominated by flexural capacity,which is represented by the rupture/buckling of tensile longitudinal rebars at the bottom of the bridge columns.Biaxial force and displacement hysteresis loops showed significant stiffness and strength degradations,and the pinching effect and coupling interaction effect of both directions severely decrease the structural seismic resistance.However,the measured ductility coefficient varying from 3.5 to 5.7 and the equivalent viscous damping ratio varying from 0.19 and 0.26 can meet the requirements of the seismic design.The hollow RC rectangular bridge columns with configurations of lateral reinforcement in this study have excellent performance under bidirectional earthquake excitations,and may be considered as a substitute for current hollow RC rectangular section configurations described in the Guideline for Seismic Design of Highway Bridges(JTG/T B02-01-2008).The length of the plastic hinge region was found to approach one sixth of the hollow RC rectangular bridge column height for all specimen columns,and it was much less than those specified in the current JTG/T.Thus,the length of the plastic hinge region is more concentrated for RC rectangular hollow bridge columns.     

竖向地震荷载下人字批顶结构石窟的稳定性分析

我国部分石窟的空间建造采用了人字批顶形式,体现了中国传统建筑形式与佛教石窟建造形式上的融合.选取莫高窟典型的人字批顶结构的254号石窟作为研究对象,建立了三维的石窟计算模型,考虑了竖向地震荷载作用,通过输入不同地震加速度时程,计算了4种模型情况下石窟岩体的拉应力分布情况.结果表明,石窟的人字批顶处易形成较大拉应力区,易遭受地震破坏;石窟中心塔柱可以有效地提高所在石窟岩体的抗震能力,但对下部窟体的上部岩体会产生应力集中,是窟体防护加固的重点部位.同时,对于洞窟密集而又分上下几层的石窟群,在抗震防护中应充分考虑竖向地震荷载的作用.     

随机地震动场多点激励下大跨度连续刚构桥的地震反应分析

本文基于随机地震动场的功率谱模型和多点地震激励，建立了大跨度桥梁在随机地震动场多点激励的地震反应分析方法，并数值模拟了某四跨预应力混凝土连续刚构桥的地震反应，考虑了行波效应、部分相干效应和局部场地效应等因素的影响，并与确定性地震一致激励下的计算结果进行了比较。对工程建设具有参考意义。     

Seismic behavior assessment for design of integral abutment bridges in Illinois

Integral abutment bridges(IABs)minimize deterioration and degradation of the abutment seats and bearings due to water,dirt,and deicing chemicals by eliminating ...     

Earthquake damage potential and critical scour depth of bridges exposed to flood and seismic hazards under lateral seismic loads

Many bridges located in seismic hazard regions suffer from serious foundation exposure caused by riverbed scour. Loss of surrounding soil significantly reduces the lateral strength of pile foundations. When the scour depth exceeds a critical level, the strength of the foundation is insufficient to withstand the imposed seismic demand, which induces the potential for unacceptable damage to the piles during an earthquake. This paper presents an analytical approach to assess the earthquake damage potential of bridges with foundation exposure and identify the critical scour depth that causes the seismic performance of a bridge to differ from the original design. The approach employs the well-accepted response spectrum analysis method to determine the maximum seismic response of a bridge. The damage potential of a bridge is assessed by comparing the imposed seismic demand with the strengths of the column and the foundation. The versatility of the analytical approach is illustrated with a numerical example and verified by the nonlinear finite element analysis. The analytical approach is also demonstrated to successfully determine the critical scour depth. Results highlight that relatively shallow scour depths can cause foundation damage during an earthquake, even for bridges designed to provide satisfactory seismic performance.     

A procedure to develop scalable models for the transient response of sleepers in conventional and high-speed railway lines and implementation to the vertical vibration mode

This paper presents a procedure to develop scalable reduced models for the through-the soil interaction and traveling wave effects of distant sleepers in a long railway track. For development purposes, and, without loss of generality, the geometry of the sleepers is consistent with the UIC-60 track system commonly used in European high speed rail and the vertical vibration mode is considered. The ballast and the effects of soil layering are not considered in the present paper; however, it is the subject of ongoing research. The proposed reduced models are based on B-Spline impulse response functions (BIRF) of the sleepers only as computed through boundary element method (BEM) solutions of the full model, preserve the frequency content of the full models, and they are highly accurate within the assumptions of linear isotropic and homogeneous soil media. They are expressed in a scalable form with respect to soil properties and sleeper spacing. In particular, the BIRFs of distant sleepers can be accurately approximated by appropriate scaling operations of time and amplitude of a reference sleeper BIRF while retaining all dynamic characteristics of the full model. Three main scaling parameters are proposed: (i) the apparent propagation velocity, (ii) the geometric damping coefficient, and (iii) the soil properties of a reference soil (i.e., the shear modulus and shear wave velocity). The models are validated through comparisons with other BEM solutions, and the accuracy and efficiency are established. The proposed models are developed as part of an NSF funded research on vibrations induced by high-speed rail traffic and are consistent with the associated train and rail models and a multi-system interface coupling (MSIC) technique that were developed as a part of the project and presented in companion papers. The proposed procedure forms the framework for developing scaled reduced models for other vibration modes and different sleeper geometries and can be generalized to include any foundation type or layered soil profiles.     

Use of rubberised backfills for improving the seismic response of integral abutment bridges

Reuse of the 1.5 billion waste tyres that are produced annually is a one of the major worldwide challenges, as waste tyres are toxic and cause pollution to the environment. In recognition of this problem, this paper introduces the reuse of tyres, in the form of derived aggregates in mixtures with granulated soil materials, as previous studies indicated the potential benefits of these materials in the seismic performance of structures. The objective of the present research study is to investigate whether use of rubberised backfills benefits the seismic response of Integral Abutment Bridges (IABs) by enhancing soil-structure interaction (SSI) effects. Numerical models including typical integral abutments on surface foundation with nonlinear conventional backfill material and its alternative form as soil-rubber mixtures are analysed and their response parameters are compared. The research is conducted on the basis of parametric analysis, which aims to evaluate the influence of different rubber-soil mixtures on the dynamic response of the abutment-backfill system under various seismic excitations, accounting for dynamic soil-abutment interaction. The results provide evidence that the use of rubberised backfill leads to reductions in the backfill settlements, the horizontal displacements of the bridge deck, the residual horizontal displacements of the top of the abutment and the pressures acting on the abutment, up to 55, 18, 43 and 47 % respectively, with respect to a conventional backfill comprising of clean sand. Small change in bending moments and shear forces on the abutment wall is also observed. Therefore, rubberised backfills offer promising solution to mitigate the earthquake risk, towards economic design with minimal damage objectives for the resilience of transportation networks.     

Dynamic behaviour of R/C highway bridges under the combined effect of vertical and horizontal earthquake motions

Measurements of ground motions during past earthquakes indicate that the vertical acceleration can reach values comparable to horizontal accelerations or may even exceed these accelerations. Furthermore, measurements of structural response show the possibility of significant amplification in the response of bridges in the vertical direction that can be attributed to the vertical component of ground motion. In this study, the relative importance of the vertical component of ground motion on the inelastic response of R/C highway bridges is investigated. Particular emphasis is placed on modelling of the deck and piers to account for complex loading histories under combined vertical and horizontal earthquake motions. Analyses of actual bridges indicate that, in general, the vertical motion will increase the level of response and the amount of damage sustained by a highway bridge. Vertical motion generates fluctuating axial forces in the columns, which cause unstability of the hysteresis loops and increase the ductility demand. Furthermore, vertical motion can generate forces of high magnitude in the abutments and foundations that are not accounted for by the current seismic design guidelines. Thus, it is important to consider this component of the ground motion in the design of highway bridges, especially for those located in regions near seismic faults.