Seismic response characteristics and deformation evolution of the bedding rock slope using a large-scale shaking table

Landslides ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxian He ◽  
Shengwen Qi ◽  
Zhifa Zhan ◽  
Songfeng Guo ◽  
Chunlei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Rock Slope ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Bedding Rock Slope

Seismic Response Characteristics of a Rock Slope with Small Spacing Tunnel Using a Large-Scale Shaking Table

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 2707-2723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiayong Niu ◽  
Xueliang Jiang ◽  
Hui Yang ◽  
Feifei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Rock Slope ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Small Spacing

scholarly journals Investigation into a Homogenous Rock Slope Response Under Wide Frequency Seismic Loads Using a Large-Scale Shaking Table

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxian He ◽  
Zhifa Zhan ◽  
Shengwen Qi ◽  
Chunlei Li ◽  
Bowen Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Peak Ground Acceleration ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Rock Slope ◽  
Amplification Factor ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Excitation Amplitude ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Ground Acceleration ◽  
Slope Structure

Abstract The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of input earthquake characteristics on the seismic response of a homogenous step-like rock slope. A sequence of shaking table tests was performed in a large-scale physical model with a size of 3.50 m, 0.68 m and 1.20 m in length, width and height, respectively. Results showed that the absolute peak ground acceleration motion amplification factor in horizontal direction (AAF-X) of upper part of the slope was amplified comparison with that at the slope toe while the absolute peak ground acceleration motion amplification factor (AAF-Z) acquired maximum value at the lower position of the slope. With the increasing of the excitation frequencies, the AAF-X around the slope crest increased firstly and then deceased, while the AAF-Z increased continuously. Seismic response of the slope showed strongest amplification when the normalized height of the slope H/λ (ratio of slope height to wavelength) was around 0.2 and AAF-X exhibited a decrease trend when H/λ was larger than 0.2. The AAF showed nonlinear tendency with the increases of the input amplitudes, especially near the shoulder of the slope. This phenomenon can be revealed by the relationship between the calculated resonance frequency or damping ratio of the slope and the amplitude of the input motion. The excitation amplitude has a “double-effect” on the seismic response of a step-like homogeneous rock slope. That is on the one hand, the larger the excitation amplitude, the stronger the acceleration intensity, the greater deterioration of rock slope structure or material and the larger damping ratio of the slope; on the other hand, more energy will be dissipated due to plastic deformation or particle friction of high damping ratio and weaker slope structure. These results could attribute to reveal the dynamic instability mechanism of the homogeneous slope.

scholarly journals Shaking Table Test and Numerical Verification for Free Ground Seismic Response of Saturated Soft Soil

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xuelei Cheng ◽  
Chunyi Cui ◽  
Zongguang Sun ◽  
Jinhong Xia ◽  
Guangbing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Effective Stress ◽  
Shaking Table Test ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Free Field ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Fully Coupled

This paper investigates shaking table test (1g) and numerical simulation (fully coupled) of vertically propagating shear waves for saturated soft free field. A large-scale shaking table model test was performed to study seismic response characteristics of saturated soft soil free field. According to test results of seismic response features of free field system in saturated soft soil, the free field nonlinearity fully coupled numerical model of dynamical effective stress of saturated soft soil was established using OpenSEES, based on the u-p formulations of dynamic consolidation equation as well as effective stress solution method for saturated two-phase media. The numerical simulation of the free field seismic response of saturated soft soil under various test conditions was performed and the calculated results were compared with the shaking table test results. The results show the following. (1) With the increase of input ground motion intensity, the characteristic frequency of the saturated soft free ground decreases and the damping ratio increases gradually. (2) The saturated soft soil ground has short period filtering and long period amplification effect on the horizontal input seismic loads. The failure foundation takes on the isolation and shock absorption under strong ground motions. (3) The peak pore pressure ratio of the saturated soft soil ground is located in the shallow buried soil layer, and with the increase of the input ground motion intensity, the advantage of dynamic pore pressure ratio in this area is gradually weakened. (4) The numerical simulation results are consistent with the results of the shaking table test. This fully coupled effective stress numerical method can reasonably simulate the seismic response characteristics of free field in saturated soft soil, which lay the foundation for other more complex parameter extrapolation models of saturated soft soil sites. This research can provide the necessary technical experience for experimental study on non-free field.

scholarly journals Seismic Response of a Tunnel Embedded in Compacted Clay through Large-Scale Shake Table Testing

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Hao Zhou ◽  
Xinghua Wang ◽  
Changdi He ◽  
Changxi Huang
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Clay Soil ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Compacted Clay ◽  
Soil Pressure ◽  
Hoop Strain ◽  
Maximum Acceleration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Absorbing Layer

To investigate the seismic response of large-scale tunnel in compacted clay and effect of shock absorbing layer to the tunnel, a series of three dimensional (3D) shaking table model tests were carried out. The similarity ratio of the model is 1 : 8 and the size of the model container is 9.3 m (length) × 3.7 m (width) × 2.5 m (height). The cross-sectional diameter of the model tunnel is 0.9 m, and the thickness of the tunnel lining is 0.06 m. To simulate the clay soil surrounding condition, the container was filled with clay soil. During the tests, the concrete strain, acceleration, and dynamic soil pressure on the surface of the model tunnel were measured. The results show the existence of tunnel can decrease the maximum acceleration of the model in the X direction; the shock absorbing layer can further decrease the maximum acceleration, however, cannot change the dominant frequency of the ground motion. The longitudinal and hoop strain of the model tunnel with excitation of the input motion is mainly in tension state and the maximum hoop deformation of the model tunnel is located at the conjugate 45°. In addition, the shock absorbing layer has an effect on the strain and dynamic earth pressure of the model tunnel.

Seismic response characteristics of multi-story subway station through shaking table test

2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322199329
Author(s):  
Zhiyi Chen ◽  
Pengfei Huang ◽  
Wei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Shaking Table Test ◽  
Earth Pressure ◽  
Frequency Component ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
High Frequency Component ◽  
Subway Station ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Dynamic Earth Pressure

A series of shaking table tests were carried out to investigate the seismic response characteristics of a multi-story subway station. Dynamic responses, including accelerations of the soils and the underground structure, layer drift, dynamic earth pressure, and lateral deformation of soils were recorded and analyzed. Several seismic characteristics of multi-story subway station structures are figured out. It is found that in addition to the racking deformation, the rotation vibration is observed for the multi-story subway station subjected to acceleration waves. From the viewpoint of frequency, the low-frequency component and high-frequency component of the acceleration response of the subway station represent the translation and rotation component of the multi-story subway structure, respectively. In addition, the rotation vibration of the deep-depth structure leads to the local squeezing and detachment from the surrounding soils alternately at both top and bottom ends of the sidewalls. This results in the hump-shaped distribution of dynamic earth pressure. The racking deformation of the multi-story subway station has a linear relationship with the dynamic earth pressure at a certain area along the sidewall, where the top of hump-shaped distribution of dynamic earth pressure is.

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