Assessment of optimal ground motion intensity measure for high-speed railway girder bridge (HRGB) based on spectral acceleration

2022 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 113728
Author(s):  
Zhangliang Hu ◽  
Biao Wei ◽  
Lizhong Jiang ◽  
Shanshan Li ◽  
Yujie Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Spectral Acceleration ◽  
Intensity Measure ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Ground Motion Intensity Measure

scholarly journals 70%-Damped Spectral Acceleration as a Ground Motion Intensity Measure for Predicting Highly Nonlinear Response of Structures

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 589-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenny Buyco ◽  
Thomas H. Heaton
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Nonlinear Response ◽  
Spectral Acceleration ◽  
Intensity Measure ◽  
Steel Moment Frame ◽  
Intensity Measures ◽  
Frame Building ◽  
Highly Nonlinear ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ground Motion Intensity Measure

We investigate 70%-damped spectral acceleration, Sa70%( T), as a ground motion intensity measure for predicting maximum interstory drift ratios of 0.03, 0.06, and 0.1 as well as collapse. We perform incremental dynamic analysis with 50 ground motions on 22 steel moment frame building models with heights of 3, 9, and 20 stories. We find that if T1 ≤ T ≤ 2 T1, Sa70%( T) is efficient and usually sufficient for the considered levels of highly nonlinear response. Sa70%(1.5 T1) is generally an efficient choice. We find that Sa70%( T) is similar to average spectral acceleration, Saavg, in many ways, as both intensity measures emphasize a wide range of periods in a ground motion when compared to Sa5%( T1). Sa70%( T) is equivalent to the peak of a ground motion's low-pass filtered acceleration, and this interpretation may be useful for estimating the potential of a ground motion to elicit a highly nonlinear response.

scholarly journals Mechanical Performance of a Ballastless Track System for the Railway Bridges of High-Speed Lines: Experimental and Numerical Study under Thermal Loading

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2876
Author(s):  
Yingying Zhang ◽  
Lingyu Zhou ◽  
Akim D. Mahunon ◽  
Guangchao Zhang ◽  
Xiusheng Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Thermal Loading ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Track Structure ◽  
Box Girder ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Ballastless Track ◽  
Track System ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Track Slab

The mechanical performance of China Railway Track System type II (CRTS II) ballastless track suitable for High-Speed Railway (HSR) bridges is investigated in this project by testing a one-quarter-scaled three-span specimen under thermal loading. Stress analysis was performed both experimentally and numerically, via finite-element modeling in the latter case. The results showed that strains in the track slab, in the cement-emulsified asphalt (CA) mortar and in the track bed, increased nonlinearly with the temperature increase. In the longitudinal direction, the zero-displacement section between the track slab and the track bed was close to the 1/8L section of the beam, while the zero-displacement section between the track slab and the box girder bridge was close to the 3/8L section. The maximum values of the relative vertical displacement between the track bed and the bridge structure occurred in the section at three-quarters of the span. Numerical analysis showed that the lower the temperature, the larger the tensile stresses occurring in the different layers of the track structure, whereas the higher the temperature, the higher the relative displacement between the track system and the box girder bridge. Consequently, quantifying the stresses in the various components of the track structure resulting from sudden temperature drops and evaluating the relative displacements between the rails and the track bed resulting from high-temperature are helpful in the design of ballastless track structures for high-speed railway lines.

Applicability analysis of high-speed railway system under the action of near-fault ground motion

2020 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 106289
Author(s):  
Lizhong Jiang ◽  
Jian Yu ◽  
Wangbao Zhou ◽  
Wangji Yan ◽  
Zhipeng Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Railway System ◽  
Near Fault Ground Motion

A spectral-acceleration-based combination-type earthquake intensity measure for high-rise stack-like structures

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 1350-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yikun Qiu ◽  
Changdong Zhou ◽  
Siha A ◽  
Guangwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Spectral Acceleration ◽  
Intensity Measure ◽  
Earthquake Intensity ◽  
Intensity Measures ◽  
Higher Modes ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Near Fault ◽  
Period Elongation

Ground motion intensity measures are of great importance for the seismic design of structures. A well-chosen intensity measure will reduce the detailed ground motion record selection effort for the nonlinear dynamic structural analyses. In this article, a spectral-acceleration-based combination-type earthquake intensity measure is presented. This intensity measure considers the higher modes effect and period elongation effect due to nonlinear deformation at the same time. The modal mass participation factors are determined to take weighting coefficients and the product of elastic first-mode period T1 and a constant C is expressed to represent the elongated period. Therefore, the proposed intensity measure is a combination of earthquake ground motion characteristics, elastic structural responses, higher modes participation, and the period elongation effect due to inelastic structural behaviors. Four three-dimensional models of reinforced concrete stack-like structures including a 240 m-high chimney, a 180 m-high chimney, a 120 m-high chimney, and a 42.3 m-high water tower are established and analyzed in ABAQUS to investigate the correlation between the intensity measure and the maximum curvatures under 44 far-field ground motions and 28 near-fault ground motions with a pulse-like effect. With the optimal vibration modes and the proper period elongation coefficient, the efficiency of the introduced intensity measure is compared with the other 15 intensity measures. The results indicate that the proposed intensity measure is believed to be a good choice for high-rise stack-like structures, especially under the near-fault ground motions with pulse-like effect.

A new ground motion intensity measure I B

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 97-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edén Bojórquez ◽  
Robespierre Chávez ◽  
Alfredo Reyes-Salazar ◽  
Sonia E. Ruiz ◽  
Juan Bojórquez
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Intensity Measure ◽  
Ground Motion Intensity Measure

Effects of CRTS II Unballasted Track on Seismic Response of High-Speed Railway Bridge

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 2099-2104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Liang Zhang ◽  
Pei Shan Wang ◽  
Ji Dong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Railway Bridge ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
Longitudinal Stiffness ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Transitional Section ◽  
Earthquake Response Analysis

Based on properties of high-speed railway bridge and rail system restraints, the rail-bridge model is established by considering CRTS II unballasted track and bridge structure. The results show that the effect of CRTS II system restraints on seismic response for multi-span simply supported girder bridge is greater so the rail-bridge model should be adopted in earthquake response analysis. Due to the effect of longitudinal stiffness of the railway and bridge transitional section such as terminal spine, the more significant is unloading for seismic response of the side piers if the fewer is the number for the rear-structure spans.

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