Probabilistic Nonlinear Displacement Ratio Prediction of Self-centering Energy-absorbing Dual Rocking Core System under Near-fault Ground Motions Using Machine Learning

This paper investigates the consequences of well-known characteristics of near-fault ground motions on the seismic response of steel moment frames. Additionally, idealized pulses are utilized in a separate study to gain further insight into the effects of high-amplitude pulses on structural demands. Simple input pulses were also synthesized to simulate artificial fling-step effects in ground motions originally having forward directivity. Findings from the study reveal that median maximum demands and the dispersion in the peak values were higher for near-fault records than far-fault motions. The arrival of the velocity pulse in a near-fault record causes the structure to dissipate considerable input energy in relatively few plastic cycles, whereas cumulative effects from increased cyclic demands are more pronounced in far-fault records. For pulse-type input, the maximum demand is a function of the ratio of the pulse period to the fundamental period of the structure. Records with fling effects were found to excite systems primarily in their fundamental mode while waveforms with forward directivity in the absence of fling caused higher modes to be activated. It is concluded that the acceleration and velocity spectra, when examined collectively, can be utilized to reasonably assess the damage potential of near-fault records.

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A new ground motion intensity measure for short period reinforced concrete structures subjected to near-fault pulse-like ground motions

Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines ◽

10.1080/15397734.2021.1886114 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Cengizhan Durucan ◽

Hümeyra Şahin ◽

Ayşe Ruşen Durucan

Keyword(s):

Reinforced Concrete ◽

Ground Motion ◽

Ground Motions ◽

Concrete Structures ◽

Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽

Intensity Measure ◽

Near Fault ◽

Short Period ◽

Ground Motion Intensity Measure

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A simplified iterative approach for testing the pulse derailment of light rail vehicles across a viaduct to near-fault earthquake scenarios

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit ◽

10.1177/0954409720987410 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 095440972098741

Author(s):

Ling-Kun Chen ◽

Peng Liu ◽

Li-Ming Zhu ◽

Jing-Bo Ding ◽

Yu-Lin Feng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ground Motions ◽

Simulation Software ◽

Light Rail ◽

Rail Transit ◽

Light Rail Transit ◽

Seismic Responses ◽

Near Fault ◽

Rail Vehicle ◽

Pulse Type ◽

The Impact

Near-fault (NF) earthquakes cause severe bridge damage, particularly urban bridges subjected to light rail transit (LRT), which could affect the safety of the light rail transit vehicle (“light rail vehicle” or “LRV” for short). Now when a variety of studies on the fault fracture effect on the working protection of LRVs are available for the study of cars subjected to far-reaching soil motion (FFGMs), further examination is appropriate. For the first time, this paper introduced the LRV derailment mechanism caused by pulse-type near-fault ground motions (NFGMs), suggesting the concept of pulse derailment. The effects of near-fault ground motions (NFGMs) are included in an available numerical process developed for the LRV analysis of the VBI system. A simplified iterative algorithm is proposed to assess the stability and nonlinear seismic response of an LRV-reinforced concrete (RC) viaduct (LRVBRCV) system to a long-period NFGMs using the dynamic substructure method (DSM). Furthermore, a computer simulation software was developed to compute the nonlinear seismic responses of the VBI system to pulse-type NFGMs, non-pulse-type NFGMs, and FFGMs named Dynamic Interaction Analysis for Light-Rail-Vehicle Bridge System (DIALRVBS). The nonlinear bridge seismic reaction determines the impact of pulses on lateral peak earth acceleration (Ap) and lateral peak land (Vp) ratios. The analysis results quantify the effects of pulse-type NFGMs seismic responses on the LRV operations' safety. In contrast with the pulse-type non-pulse NFGMs and FFGMs, this article's research shows that pulse-type NFGM derail trains primarily via the transverse velocity pulse effect. Hence, this study's results and the proposed method can improve the LRT bridges' seismic designs.

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