Experimental study of the seismic behavior of partially concrete‐filled steel bridge piers under bidirectional dynamic loading

The seismic behavior of steel bridge piers partially filled with concrete under actual earthquake conditions was investigated by using 20 square section specimens subjected to static cyclic loading tests and single‐directional and bidirectional hybrid loading tests. Acceleration records of two horizontal NS and EW directional components for hard (GT1), medium (GT2), and soft grounds (GT3), obtained during the 1995 Kobe earthquake, were adopted in dynamic tests. Experimental results clearly showed that maximum and residual displacements under actual earthquake conditions cannot be accurately estimated by conventional single‐directional loading tests, especially for GT2 and GT3. A modified admissible displacement was proposed on the basis of bidirectional loading test results. The concrete fill can effectively improve the seismic resistance performance if the concrete inside the steel bridge piers is sufficiently high in quantity. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地震荷载下饱和砂土孔压增长时程计算方法

本文采用逐波累计方法,依据适于不同固结条件的孔压增量模型,计算每一应力循环的孔压变化,可给出非均等固结复杂情况下孔压实时增长过程。采用不同固结比两种砂进行若干典型地震荷载动三轴液化试验,试验结果与所提方法的计算结果有良好对应关系,表明本文方法可有效地描述地震荷载作用下非均等固结饱和砂土孔压增长过程。     

相对密实度对随机波与定次数波作用下土体变形关系的影响

通过砂土的一系列动三轴实验,研究不规则地震荷载作用下与定次数等幅荷载作用下土体变形间的关系,给出砂土相对密实度对二者间关系的影响规律。结果表明:真实地震荷载下土的变形发展与等幅正弦荷载明显不同,应变发展时程的形态主要受地震动的形态控制;应变比C与砂土相对密度间关系具有规律性,随相对密度增大而降低,若采用以20周作为标准作用次数、0.65倍地震波峰值为等幅荷载代替不规则的地震荷载,修正真实地震应力下的残余变形,其应变比C随砂土密实度的增大而减小。同时,冲击型荷载的应变比C`要远大于振动型荷载。     

超深厚覆盖层中深埋细粒土地震残余变形特性振动三轴试验研究

土石坝(超)深厚覆盖层地基中的深埋细粒土抗地震残余变形能力较差,尤其是在土层厚度较大时,覆盖层地基连同坝体在强震作用下可能会产生较大的地震沉陷。针对我国西部某大型土石坝工程,对超深厚覆盖层地基中深埋粉砂层土的地震残余变形特性进行三轴试验研究。研究表明:试验土料级配曲线与相应土层各钻孔平均级配曲线很接近,试验土料的颗粒级配对实际土层的颗粒组成特性具有代表性;试验土料的地震残余变形特性主要受土体密度、固结条件和围压力条件等控制,尤其是固结比对土体地震残余变形特性影响较大;各因素对土体残余体积变形特性和轴向变形特性的影响规律有所差异。     

砂土震陷分析中多维地震荷载等效循环周数计算

借助有限元数值方法模拟不同砂土试样在多向和单向地震荷载输入条件下的动三轴试验,选取覆盖大震、中震、近场、远场及不同土质条件的155组多向地震输入时程对不同砂土试样分别进行单向和多向加载,建立考虑多向地震荷载作用的等效循环周数计算方法,并研究震级、震中距和砂土特性对等效循环周数比的影响。研究表明,震级和震中距对等效循环周数比影响不明显,砂土特性对等效循环周数比的影响具有主导作用,砂土相对密度为45%、60%、80%和100%时,其对应的等效循环周数比均值分别为1.58、1.75、1.93和2.08,相对密度越大,比值越大,结合该比值,可以较好地应用文中提出方法进行多维地震荷载等效循环周数计算。     

Effects of variation in loading protocol on the strength and deformation capacity of ductile reinforced concrete beams

Understanding the impact of prior earthquake damage on residual capacity is important for postearthquake damage assessment of buildings; however, interpretation of such impact is challenging when based on tests using traditional reversed‐cyclic loading protocols. A new loading protocol, consisting of a dynamic earthquake displacement history followed by quasi‐static reversed‐cyclic loading to failure, is presented as an alternative to traditional simulated seismic loading protocols. Data are analyzed from a set of 12 nominally identical ductile reinforced concrete beams that were tested by using variations of this protocol and traditional reversed‐cyclic and monotonic protocols. Differences in the cycle content of the earthquake displacement histories applied to the test specimens allowed for the effects of load history variation below 2.2% drift to be isolated. It is found that such variation had no effect on the beam deformation capacities. The effects of dynamic loading rates are also analyzed and compared against control quasi‐static specimens. Relative strength increases due to dynamic loading are found to be more significant at yield than at ultimate. Dynamic loading rates led to modest reductions in the beam deformation capacities, but the presence of causality between these variables remains uncertain.     

土边坡地震反应及其动力稳定性分析

本文建立了计算土边坡地震反应及评价其动力稳定性的一个数值分析模型，将上边坡在动力作用下的应力状态简化为自重应力状态和附加动力状态的叠加，并对这两个应力状态分别进行研究。本文用时域集中质量显式有限元方法结合多次透射公式，研究了无限域中边坡在动力作用下的位移场和应力场，提出了土边坡动力稳定性的定量评价方法。     

A Discussion on Dynamic Characteristics of Undisturbed Loess by Dynamic Triaxial Test

Based on the dynamic triaxial test system and using the fitted wave of the Wenchuan earthquake and 1 Hz constant amplitude sinusoid,the paper compares the results of tests on undisturbed loess samples under different loads and vibration modes but under same saturated conditions.Results of the comparative experiment show:The stress-strain curves have a similar trend under random seismic loading and constant amplitude sinusoidal loading,but the random seismic loading is more sensitive to failure strength of the undisturbed loess samples under the same stress.     

强震作用下不同处理方式黄土地基抗震陷性能评价

由于黄土高原区抗震设防标准长期偏低,无法承受强震带来的严重灾害链后果,因此为了提高地基及公路路基的抗强震能力,以强震动荷载为试验输入条件,以强夯、粉煤灰、水泥土等三种地基改性处理试样为研究对象,对其进行室内动三轴试验,寻找针对震陷性黄土工程场地更加经济、科学的抗震陷地基处理方法,研究不同地基改性处理方法在强震动荷载下的残余应变特性,得到强震作用与残余应变的定量关系,并从变形特征和动载振次两个角度对比三类方法的适用性。在此基础上,估算场地不同地基处理方式下的震陷量,给出强震荷载下不同工程场地有效的抗震陷处理方法与评价办法,为黄土场地抗震设计和地基处理提供参考依据。     

土-地铁隧道动力相互作用的大型振动台试验:试验方案设计

以南京地铁的建设背景为基础,对含有可液化土层的深厚软弱场地上双洞单轨的地铁区间隧道结构进行了大型振动台模型试验研究。根据本次试验的目的和特性,首先给出了模型体系相似比的设计基本原则,并对整个模型体系进行了相似设计,对模型土和模型结构的制备方法和模型材料的物理特性进行了室内试验研究,同时,根据对隧道地震反应分析的数值模拟结果,对传感器的选择及其布置方案进行了分析。最后,根据南京及其周边地区的地震环境,对台面输入地震动的选取及其加载方法进行了具体的阐述。试验结果表明本文对土-地铁区间隧道动力相互作用的大型振动台模型试验的设计方案是合理的,对相关试验结果的整理和分析见另文。     

荷载大小对随机波与定次数波作用下土体变形关系的影响

通过砂土的一系列动三轴实验,研究不规则地震荷载作用下与定次数等幅荷载作用下土体变形间的关系,给出了地震荷载的大小对二者间关系的影响规律。结果表明:真实地震荷载下土的变形发展与等幅正弦荷载明显不同,应变发展时程的形态主要受地震动的形态控制;若采用以20周作为标准作用次数的等幅荷载代替不规则的地震荷载,修正真实地震应力下的残余变形,荷载大小对随机波与定次数波作用下土体变形间关系没有影响。     

软土地铁车站中柱在强震作用下的响应研究

将汶川地震时获得的地震波作为输入波,利用FLAC^3D软件对软土典型地铁车站中柱进行强震响应的三维数值模拟。土体采用D—P本构模型,车站结构采用弹性模型,并选用瑞利阻尼和Hardin／Drnevich模型的滞后阻尼来实现土在循环动荷载下的滞回和非线性。计算结果包括中柱的相对变形、轴力、剪力、弯矩及车站中柱的加速度响应规律。结果表明：下层中柱是地铁车站受地震波作用时最为薄弱的构件,并且中柱的破坏系水平向地震波和竖直向地震波共同作用的结果。     

汶川地震高速远程滑坡机制实验研究

汶川大地震触发了多处高速远程滑坡,导致了大量的人员伤亡及财产损失。其中,东河口滑坡是这次地震触发的最为典型的高速远程滑坡之一,同时也是目前备受关注、争论颇多的滑坡之一。野外调研结果表明,该滑坡的成因和动力特征主要包括震裂溃屈、水平抛射、碎屑流化和振动液化等4个方面。为了对该滑坡滑动过程中的振动液化这一动力特征进行模拟再现,在东河口滑坡体上采集了具有代表性的滑带土作为试验样品,并以该地震时的实测地震波作为动力输入,利用目前国际上最先进的DPRI环剪试验机,对滑坡滑动过程中的振动液化现象进行了一系列环剪试验研究。结果表明,地震作用过程中,发生在滑坡潜在滑面上的振动液化现象是导致高速远程滑坡产生的一个重要因素;伴随着振动液化过程,滑体的剪切强度迅速降低并产生逐渐增大的剪切位移,为高速远程滑坡的形成提供了条件     

软土动力特性动三轴试验研究

许多学者对软土在动力作用下的变形特性进行了大量的研究,并提出了相应的经验公式,但其经验公式参数较多且试验复杂,不易被一般工程技术人员掌握运用。本文采用天津滨海地区软土为研究对象,进行钻探取样、波速测试、室内静力学和动三轴试验,获取该地区软土的静、动力学参数,并利用相对简单的模型对残余应变和软化指数随振次的变化规律采用最小二乘法进行拟合,取得很好的效果。成果表明,利用简单的模型对软土的动力特性进行区域性研究是可行的。该成果可为今后软土动力特性和软土震陷计算方法研究提供参考和基础性资料。     

土体永久变形中地震动有效荷载研究

通过黏土和砂土的一系列动三轴试验,研究土体永久变形中地震动的有效荷载问题,提出了黏土和砂土应变门槛值与有效荷载幅值下限值的关系,给出了有效荷载幅值的计算公式和有效荷载的推荐值.结果表明,真实地震荷载下土的变形发展与等幅正弦荷载有明显不同,应变发展时程的形态主要受地震动的形态控制.应变门槛值与有效幅值下限值呈非线性关系,应力幅值下限值比应变门槛值大,且在较小的应变门槛值情况下需要比率差别更大的有效幅值才能产生相应的应变.以使土体产生超过总应变10%增量的应力值作为有效荷载幅值,砂土情况下幅值应大于峰值的四分之一,黏土情况下幅值应大于峰值的三分之一.     

Seismic behaviors of earth-core and concrete-faced rock-fill dams by dynamic centrifuge tests

The investigation on the seismic behavior of dams becomes crucial but is limited to lack of experimental or field data. This paper aims to experimentally simulate two major dam types of earth-core rock-fill dam and concrete-faced rock-fill dam by dynamic centrifuge tests to investigate the seismic response of the dam. A series of staged centrifuge tests was performed by applying real earthquake records from 0.05 to 0.5g. The distributions of amplification ratio differed depending on the magnitude of earthquake loading and the zoning condition. The amplification ratio at the crest increased in the bedrock acceleration that exceeds 0.3g and strongly influenced by the loosening behavior of the upper part. The residual settlements and horizontal displacement at the dam crest were small. Shallow surface sliding was dominant failure. The maximum tensile stress on the face slab by dynamic loading occurred at a height of around 4/5 near the upstream water level. Finally, two-dimensional numerical simulations were performed in an effort to simulate the centrifuge models. The centrifuge tests and numerical analysis obtained mostly comparable results, thus confirming that centrifuge modeling reasonably simulates the seismic behavior of dams.     

全自动地震波输入动三轴装置技术指标和功能测试

本文介绍了新研制成功的全自动地震波输入动三轴装置以及其技术指标和功能测试的过程、结果。新动三轴装置为全自动液压伺服控制，具有力和位移两种实验方式，具有常规静动功能和任意波输入功能，初步实现了联机系统的硬件配套。新动三轴装置有几个显著特点：（1）实现了动三轴系统的全数字闭环控制，实现了系统围压、反压、液压源的自动控制和系统参数的自动测量，有效地提高了系统的频宽并改善了系统精度；（2）实现了力、位移控制下的数字式滞后校正，提高了力、位移控制的静态精度，使研制的动三轴具有静态精度高、动态频响宽的特点；（3）实现了动三轴系统控制的全自动化；（4）实现了具有柔性负载的力控制系统补偿，使力控制下系统的频宽到20Hz，很好地实现了地震波实验功能；（5）实现了力、位移控制的软切换，扩展了仪器功能；（6）具有专为土工实验设计的Windows环境下实验控制界面和系统调节界面，操作方便。     

Viscoelastic coupling dampers (VCDs) for enhanced wind and seismic performance of high‐rise buildings

As high‐rise buildings are built taller and more slender, their dynamic behavior becomes an increasingly critical design consideration. Wind‐induced vibrations cause an increase in the lateral wind design loads, but more importantly, they can be perceived by building occupants, creating levels of discomfort ranging from minor annoyance to severe motion sickness. The current techniques to address wind vibration perception include stiffening the lateral load‐resisting system, adding mass to the building, reducing the number of stories, or incorporating a vibration absorber at the top of the building; each solution has significant economic consequences for builders. Significant distributed damage is also expected in tall buildings under severe seismic loading, as a result of the ductile seismic design philosophy that is widely used for such structures. In this paper, the viscoelastic coupling damper (VCD) that was developed at the University of Toronto to increase the level of inherent damping of tall coupled shear wall buildings to control wind‐induced and earthquake‐induced dynamic vibrations is introduced. Damping is provided by incorporating VCDs in lieu of coupling beams in common structural configurations and therefore does not occupy any valuable architectural space, while mitigating building tenant vibration perception problems and reducing both the wind and earthquake responses of the structure. This paper provides an overview of this newly proposed system, its development, and its performance benefits as well as the overall seismic and wind design philosophy that it encompasses. Two tall building case studies incorporating VCDs are presented to demonstrate how the system results in more efficient designs. In the examples that are presented, the focus is on the wind and moderate earthquake responses that often govern the design of such tall slender structures while reference is made to other studies where the response of the system under severe seismic loading conditions is examined in more detail and where results from tests conducted on the viscoelastic material and the VCDs in full‐scale are presented. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地震荷载作用下带裂纹重载铁路隧道的动态断裂

在隧道的施工和运营中,隧道衬砌不可避免会产生裂纹。裂纹和地震荷载的相互作用将加剧隧道的破坏,因此研究带裂纹隧道衬砌地震荷载作用下的破坏具有重要的意义。为了证明本文二维有限元数值模拟计算结果的正确性,首先用相互作用积分的方法计算动载作用下的静态裂纹,并与解析解进行比对,发现二者的吻合性很好。计算结果表明相互作用积分法可以用来精确地计算动载作用下带裂纹结构的动应力强度因子。用这种经过验证的方法来计算带裂纹重载铁路隧道衬砌的动应力强度因子和动承载力安全系数,可以看出在地震荷载作用下,I型裂纹的动应力强度因子在隧道结构的安全中起控制作用。当裂纹的长度大于某特定值时,隧道处于很危险的状态。     

考虑波流影响的深水群桩基础桥墩地震反应分析

用基于ABAQUS软件为平台的平行计算技术,对考虑波流影响的地基土-群桩-桥墩体系进行三维非线性地震反应数值模拟,土体和墩台以八节点等参单元离散,桩以梁单元离散,采用土体黏塑性记忆型嵌套面本构模型描述土的动力特性,采用动力塑性损伤模型描述混凝土的动力特性;基于Morison公式,采用Stokes五阶波浪理论描述表面波流,波浪力以分布力的形式施加于桥墩之上,分析了考虑和不考虑波流作用时不同地震动作用下群桩基础桥墩的地震反应特性,结果表明:波流作用对桩体加速度反应的影响很小,但对桩体相对位移和弯矩的影响显著,波流作用使桩体弯矩和顺流向的相对位移增大、逆流向的相对位移减小,其影响幅度随流速的增大而增大,波流作用与输入地震动特性密切相关。考虑波流作用对深水大型桥梁群桩基础桥墩地震反应的影响是有必要的。