Propagation of shock waves at the surface of heterogeneous soil grounds

The paper deals with the propagation of shock waves at the surface of soils. Heterogeneity and damping are introduced into analytical half-space solutions. The suggested model explains two phenomena, often observed with shock propagation in actual soils, that differ from the behaviour of the homogeneous half-space: the pronounced decay of the disturbances with distance and the elongation of the disturbance into a train of waves. The effects of heterogeneity and damping are discussed quantitatively. The response of footings on heterogeneous soils has been investigated by several authors. Awojobi⁴ considered the Gibson soil in which the shear modulus increases linearly with depth. Luco⁵ and Gazetas and Roesset⁶ investigated a multi-layered soil, the shear modulus being constant within each layer. Gazetas⁷, using a technique suggested by Gupta⁸ extended this method to layers with linearly varying shear modulus. Little work is available on the propagation of waves in heterogeneous bodies. Some results concerning the modes and the mode shapes in heterogeneous soils were reported by Ewing, Jardetzky and Press⁹ and Bath.¹⁰ The modes have to be superposed in an appropriate way to obtain the displacement field at the surface. This has been approximately achieved by the finite element formulations of Lysmer, ¹¹, Lysmer and Waas¹² and Waas.¹³ Auersch¹⁴ applied this method to a homogeneous layer on a rigid base. He found some dispersion of the Rayleigh wave within a narrow frequency range. Finite elements combined with discrete Laplace transforms, however, consume much computer time. Rao and Goda¹⁵ and Rao¹⁶ calculated surface vibrations of a half-space with exponentially varying shear modulus and density. Their method is similar to Lamb'S¹ procedure for the homogeneous half-space. Only one mode–the Rayleigh wave–occurs in their heterogeneous half-space. The examples show the considerable effect of heterogeneity on wave propagation. In the present paper, more general variations of the shear modulus are considered.     

In-plane vibrations of soil deposits with variable shear modulus: I. Surface waves

The propagation characteristics of dispersive SV/P surface waves are analytically studied in a linear-elastic, isotropic, compressible half-space with constant mass density and Poisson's ratio and shear modulus increasing according to a continuous, bounded function of depth. Dispersion relations for the particular wave modes are evaluated over wide ranges of the parameters involved. Displacement profiles are presented for typical values of these parameters. Finally, an equivalent depth is given for use in connection with steady-state vibration techniques for site investigation.     

Dispersion law of rayleigh-type waves in a compressible gibson half-space

An analytical-numerical examination has been made of the behavior of harmonic Rayleigh-type waves in a compressible elastic half-space of constant density and whose shear modulus increases linearly with depth. The dispersion law is presented for values of Poisson's ratio of 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 for wide ranges of degree of inhomogeneity.     

非均匀饱和半空间的Lamb问题

基于Biot多孔介质波动理论,建立孔隙率、密度、剪切模量和渗透系数相互耦合且同时沿深度变化的非均匀饱和半空间模型,引入量化的非均匀梯度表征地基非均匀程度。在柱坐标系下构建以土骨架位移和孔隙压力为基本未知量的三维动力控制方程,采用算子运算和Hankel积分变换求解控制方程,推导出简谐集中力作用下半空间地基振动响应的积分解。将所得结果分别退化到均匀饱和半空间和弹性半空间与经典Lamb解做了对比,验证了结果的正确性。利用已有研究结论,给出孔隙率、密度、剪切模量和渗透系数之间的耦合关系式,代入推导结果进行数值计算。分别对水饱和地基和气饱和（干土）地基的动力响应进行分析,给出两类地基在动力作用下的振动位移和孔隙压力分布,并对非均匀性的影响作出分析。结果表明：4参数沿地基深度耦连变化对地基的动力响应产生一定程度影响,振动位移和孔隙压力在地层中的衰减速度由此加快。由于水的黏滞性远大于气体,所以水饱和地基中的振动衰减更快。非均匀程度越高,耦合效应的影响越明显。     

Vertical vibrations of a rigid circular body on a non-homogeneous half-space interrupted by a frictionless plane

An exact formulation is presented for the problem of a rigid circular body performing harmonic vibrations on an elastic half-space whose shear modulus increases linearly with depth and is interrupted at some finite depth by a frictionless horizontal plane. The static case is derived in the limit of zero frequency vibrations while the known result for the uninterrupted half-space is recovered in either extreme limit of the horizontal frictionless plane coinciding with the surface or when it is pushed down to an infinite depth. It is shown that the maximum effect of the interruption occurs when the frictionless plane is at a depth where the shear modulus is about 1·6 times the surface shear modulus. Furthermore, this maximum effect is equivalent to a reduction of about 5 per cent of the surface shear modulus or a reduction of about 2½ per cent in the natural frequency of the rigid body on an uninterrupted half-space. The important conclusion, therefore, is that irrespective of the depth at which a half-space isso interrupted, the surface shear modulus is still the dominant parameter and that both the increase in shear modulus with depth and the interruption are not only secondary but also opposing effects.     

In-plane vibrations of soil deposits with variable shear modulus: II. Line load

The dynamic response of an inhomogeneous, linear-elastic half-space to a time-harmonic vertical line load on its surface is studied. The mass density and the Poisson's ratio are assumed to be constant and the shear modulus to increase continuously with depth according to a function which is bounded at infinity. This model can describe a wide range of uniformly deposited soil strata. Analytical solutions for the displacement field at the surface are obtained using the classical contour integration method by means of the residue theorem. The dependence of the displacement field on distance from the source, frequency and shear modulus variation is examined as well as the relative contribution of the higher surface wave vibration modes to the total displacement.     

Vibration of a homogeneous half-space of arbitrary Poisson's ratio interrupted by a frictionless plane

The work presents an exact expression for the Hankel transform of the surface displacement of a rigid circular body performing harmonic vertical vibrations on a homogeneous elastic half-space of arbitrary Poissn'S ratio interrupted at some depth by a frictionless horizontal plane. The limiting case of the uninterrupted half-space is recovered in each of the extreme cases when the frictionless plane coincides with the surface or sinks to an infinite depth. Furthermore, the static case is derived in the limiting case of zero frequency and it is shown that the result agrees with the limiting case of zero gradient shear modulus variation for the static case of the incompressible non-homogeneous half-space. It is also established that Poisson'S ratio effect is linear, and the important proposition is again sustained that only surface shear modulus dominates vibrations on elastic media whereas any other factor such as the interruption of the frictionless plane as in the present case, merely constitutes a negligible secondary parameter.     

Vertical and horizontal deformation of an inhomogeneous elastic half-space

Vertical and horizontal deformations of surface footings have been studied for an inhomogeneous elastic half-space in which the shear modulus increases with an arbitrary power of depth, n, and Poisson's ratio is constant. A general solution for displacements has been obtained first for point loads applied in vertical and horizontal directions. These are then used in obtaining closed-form solutions for displacements of uniformly loaded circular and rectangular footings. Finally, a numerical method is described that can be used to analyse a rigid footing of an arbitrary shape, and results for rigid rectangular footings are given.     

干砂弹性参数测定的弯曲-伸展元试验

利用安装在共振柱测试系统中的弯曲-伸展元,开展了干砂中P波（压缩波）和S波（剪切波）的室内试验,详细地分析了干砂中P波和S波的信号特征,研究了输入频率、土体密实度和有效围压对输出信号的影响。对比各种信号分析方法,并参考共振柱试验结果确定了S波的传播时间。根据实测波速和波动理论,确定了土体的弹性参数,包括剪切模量,侧限模量和泊松比。研究结果表明,P波和S波的输出信号频率在一定程度上随输入信号频率、土体密实度和有效围压的增加而增加,且P波信号比S波信号更容易确定波的传播时间;土体的弹性模量随土体密实度和有效围压的增加而增加,但剪切模量增长比侧限模量快;土体的泊松比并非一个常数,随着土体密实度和有效围压的增加而下降。初步探讨了利用剪切模量估算泊松比,以方便实际工程应用。     

水平-摇摆耦合振动波阻板主动隔振三维分析

为研究三维地基中波阻板（简称WIB）的隔振效果,建立了以薄层法基本解答作为格林函数的半解析边界单元法。对水平-摇摆耦合激振作用下WIB隔振系统的主动隔振进行了计算,详细分析了WIB参数对隔振效果的影响。研究表明,WIB可以有效地隔振;增加WIB的厚度、提高WIB的弹性模量、减小WIB 的埋深可以有效提高隔振效果,而增加WIB的直径可以显著降低WIB范围内地表位移振幅,但对WIB范围外的地表位移影响较为复杂。     

埋置简谐扭转荷载作用下广义Gibson饱和地基动力响应

考虑地基为饱和半空间,研究了广义Gibson饱和地基内作用简谐扭转动荷载时地基的动力响应问题。从Biot饱和地基固结理论出发,结合扭转振动的特点,建立了剪切模量随深度线性变化的饱和地基扭转振动的动力微分方程,通过Hankel变换求解此微分方程,给出了Hankel变换域内的切向位移和剪应力关于待定系数的表达式。根据饱和地基表面为自由表面,荷载作用面位移连续、剪应力差等于动荷载大小,波的辐射条件等边界条件求解出待定系数,借助Hankel逆变换给出地基内的位移和应力的表达式。通过数值算例研究发现:在同一水平面内,地基内的切向位移和剪应力曲线的实部和虚部都呈现出非常明显的波动变化规律;在竖向平面内,动荷载作用面上部区域内随深度逐渐增大时,地基内切向位移和剪应力曲线的实部逐渐增大,而在动荷载作用面下部区域则正好相反;扭转动荷载的影响范围主要是荷载作用面上下2倍半径区域。     

Settlement of inhomogeneous consolidating soils—I: The single-drained layer under confined compression

The settlement and excess pore pressure are calculated for a column of water-saturated clay in which the permeability and/or shear modulus vary with depth. Several fairly general laws of variation are investigated. In each case, the soil is assumed to have a permeable top surface and to rest on an impervious substrate. For all the variations examined, in which the shear modulus increases with depth below the surface but the permeability of the soil remains constant, the deflection at a given instant after imposition of the load decreases and the degree of settlement increases with increasing rate at which the change with depth takes place. It is found that, when the variation over the height of the column is one order of magnitude or less, the curve of degree-of-consolidation versus time is reasonably wellapproximated by the curve for a homogeneous soil whose modulus equals the depth-averaged value. When, in addition, the permeability decreases with depth, the approximation becomes less accurate. The same approximation, for moderate increase in shear modulus with depth, predicts satisfactorily the process of dissipation of excess pore pressure at a given depth, but breaks down when the variation in modulus is large. Finally, it is shown that the effect of variable modulus on the settlement is greater than of a comparable variation in permeability.     

PROPAGATION OF TORSIONAL SURFACE WAVES IN A HOMOGENEOUS SUBSTRATUM OVER A HETEROGENEOUS HALF-SPACE

The paper discusses the propagation of torsional surface wave in a homogeneous substratum over a half-space with linearly varying rigidity and density. The study reveals that under assumed conditions, a torsional surface wave propagates in the medium. The velocities of torsional surface waves have been calculated numerically and are presented in a number of graphs. It is also observed that for a stratum over a homogeneous half-space, the velocity of torsional surface waves coincides with that of Love waves. For a non-homogeneous half-space it is observed that the velocity of torsional surface waves is always higher than that of Love waves propagated in a homogeneous layer over a homogeneous half-space. An attempt is also made to assess the possible propagation of torsional surface waves in a half-space with linearly varying rigidity and density, lacking a superficial layer. It is concluded that such a half-space allows two solutions for torsional waves while a homogeneous half-space has one.     

双层广义Gibson地基轴对称问题求解

假定双层地基土体为弹性、不可压缩、剪切模量随深度线性变化的广义Gibson地基,在两层土体剪切模量表达式常数项与一次项系数之比相同条件下,采用Hankel变换,得到了表面分布轴对称荷载时地基土体应力、位移的积分形式解,讨论了下层深度、剪切模量等对位移的影响。获得的解可退化到半空间情况。     

海原-六盘山断裂带现今地震危险性的数值模拟分析

基于正交各向异性理论表征断层的变形行为,将平行断层面的剪切模量和周围介质剪切模量的比值作为反演参数,以海原-六盘山断裂附近现今GPS观测地壳水平运动速度场作为约束,通过构建三维有限元模型,采用遗传算法,反演了海原-六盘山断裂平行断层面的剪切模量分布.结果显示:六盘山断裂中南段平行断层面剪切模量与周围介质接近,且沿断层面...     

Propagation of Rayleigh waves in fluid‐saturated non‐homogeneous soils with the graded solid skeleton distribution

The propagation characteristic of Rayleigh waves in a fluid‐saturated non‐homogeneous poroelastic half‐plane is addressed. Based on Biot's theory for fluid‐saturated media, which takes the inertia, fluid viscosity, mechanical coupling, compressibility of solid grains, and fluid into account, the dispersion equations of Rayleigh waves in fluid‐saturated non‐homogeneous soils/rocks are established. By considering the shear modulus of solid skeleton variation with depth exponentially, a small parameter, which reflects the relative change of shear modulus, is introduced. The asymptotic solution of the dispersion equation expressing the relationship between the phase velocity and wave number is obtained by using the perturbation method. In order to analyze the effects of non‐homogeneity on the propagation characteristic of Rayleigh waves, the variation of the phase velocity with the wave number is presented graphically and discussed through numerical examples. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SH波作用下各向异性弹性半空间中浅埋圆孔附近的动应力集中研究

研究了稳态水平剪切（SH）波作用下含有圆柱形孔洞的各向异性弹性半空间的动力响应问题,探讨介质的各向异性对孔附近动应力的影响规律。运用复变函数和多极坐标方法在变换空间中构造出各向异性弹性半空间中圆孔的散射波函数,所构造的散射波函数能够自动满足半空间水平表面上应力自由的边界条件和无穷远处的Sommerfeld辐射条件。根据圆孔表面应力自由的边界条件,采用最小二乘法求解所构造的散射波函数的系数。分析了SH波以不同角度自弹性半空间内入射时,不同介质特性、入射波数和埋深对圆孔附近动应力集中系数的影响。数值结果表明,各向异性弹性半空间中孔附近的动应力比各向同性情况有明显增高。     

THE SETTLEMENT OF A RIGID CIRCULAR FOUNDATION RESTING ON A HALF-SPACE EXHIBITING A NEAR SURFACE ELASTIC NON-HOMOGENEITY

The present paper examines the elastostatic problem pertaining to the axisymmetric loading of a rigid circular foundation resting on the surface of a non-homogeneous elastic half-space. The non-homogeneity corresponds to a depth variation in the linear elastic shear modulus according to the exponential form G(z)=G₁+G₂e^-ζz. The equations of elasticity governing this type of non-homogeneity are solved by employing a Hankel transform technique. The mixed boundary value problem associated with the indentation of the half-space by the rigid circular foundation is reduced to a Fredholm integral equation which is solved via a numerical technique. The numerical results presented in the paper illustrate the influence of the near-surface elastic non-homogeneity on the settlement of the foundation.     

The behaviour of an elastic non-homogeneous half-space. Part I-line and point loads

In the first part of this paper solutions are developed for the response of a non-homogeneous half-space subjected to either a surface point load or a surface line load. The non-homogeneity considered is a variation in Young's modulus (E) with depth (z) which takes the form E=m_EZ^α where m_E is a constant and α is referred to as the non-homogeneity parameter. The variation of these solutions as the non-homogeneity parameter α varies between the limits of zero (homogeneous soil) to unity (Gibson soil) gives some fresh insight into both these limiting cases.     

材料状态对干砂小应变特性的影响

利用注能虚拟质量(EIVM)共振柱系统进行了干砂小应变特性试验,研究了有效平均正应力、土样密度、剪应变幅值以及荷载往复次数对剪切模量和阻尼比的影响。试验结果表明,剪切模量随有效平均正应力与土样密度的增加而增加,而阻尼比的变化规律则与之相反,并且有效平均正应力对干砂小应变特性的影响程度比土样密度的影响程度大得多;随着剪应变的增加,剪切模量越来越小,而阻尼比越来越大;荷载往复次数对剪切模量基本没有影响,而对阻尼比有较大影响。