دانلود رایگان ترجمه مقاله آزمون میز لرزان بر روی یک ایستگاه چند طبقه مترو (نشریه الزویر 2016)

آزمون میز لرزان بر روی یک ایستگاه چند طبقه مترو زیر حرکات شبیه پالس زمین

Shaking table test of a multi-story subway station under pulse-like ground motions

Abstract

A series of shaking table tests were conducted to investigate the effect of pulse-like ground motion on a multi-story subway station. Dynamic response data, including internal forces, column drift, and settlement and deformation of the soil were obtained and analyzed. Results show that the pulse-like ground motion increases dynamic responses of the subway station and surrounding soils mainly owing to its inherent rich low-frequency component and high energy. In terms of the structure, central columns, especially central columns on a floor with large story height, are vulnerable components of a multi-story subway station. Both the dynamic earth pressure and the deformation mode of the side wall were analyzed.

1 Introduction

With the rapid development of the economy and society in China, modern underground transportation, represented by the subway, is continuously developing towards having a deeper and multilevel structural form. Huaihai Road Station on metro line 13 in Shanghai, for example, is a six-story island-platform station having height of nearly 30 m and diaphragm walls that are 71 m deep [1]. More problems tend to arise for a deeper structural form that has multiple layers and a larger story height. First, the water and earth pressures imposed on side walls of the structure increase with an increase in depth. Second, owing to the accumulation of load transferred from top to bottom, the axial compression ratio of central columns increases. Third, the structural configuration tends to be more complicated so as to provide multiple functions, which increases the number of latent vulnerable points. Finally, a large story height greatly reduces the lateral stiffness of central columns and side walls. Hence, the seismic performance of such an underground structure is worthy of attention.

In recent years, centrifuge and shaking table tests have been conducted for subway stations to study the seismic performance and failure mechanism of their underground structures [2–5]. Results show that underground structures may suffer severe damage during a strong earthquake. It is commonly believed that the centrifuge test is an attractive way for seismic performance evaluations due to its ability of reproducing the in-site stress state of soils. Researches have been conducted by using a centrifuge, and good results were obtained [6,7]. In addition, shaking table is subtlety in loading, control and observation [8]. Hence, shaking table test is also a common way for studying seismic performance of underground structures [6,9,10]. These studies are of great help to understand soil–structure interaction or responses of structures.

In studies of superstructures, it is also found that pulse-like ground motions may induce more severe damage to structures compared with other ground motions, such as far-field ground motions. Pulse-like ground motion is defined as ground motion whose PGV/PGA (the ratio of peak ground velocity to peak ground acceleration) is greater than 0.2 while ordinary ground motion has a ratio smaller than 0.15 [11]. If the rupture propagates in the direction of the recording station, coherently traveling long-period waves produce high ground velocities and large displacements in the fault-normal direction [12], and most of the seismic energy in ground motion is concentrated in the pulse [13]. Many studies have verified the effects of pulse-like ground motion on the superstructure. Bertero et al. [14] showed that pulse-like ground motion can induce a dramatically strong response in fixed-base buildings. Anderson and Bertero [15], in their study of the nonlinear dynamic response of a 10-story steel frame, revealed that the lower floors of buildings with such structure can suffer great damage if subjected to pulse-like ground motion. Makris and Black [16] found that local, distinguishable acceleration pulses result in unusual demands of structures. Sehhati et al. [17] stated that pulse-like ground motions impose a larger ductility demand on a structure compared with ordinary ground motions. Additionally, studies have been conducted on the effect of pulse-like ground motions on isolated structures and bridges [18–22]. With regard to underground structures, Chen and Wei [23] studied the effect of pulse-like ground motion on mountain tunnels and concluded that the velocity pulses are the main factor determining damage to tunnel linings. However, from the perspective of the structural form, the subway station has a framed structure. Hence, the subway station and tunnel differ in terms of their mechanical and vibration characteristics. Furthermore, the framed structure configuration does not transmit static loads as effectively as a circular lining. As a result, the high-energy impulse of pulse-like ground motion poses a great threat to the structural members of a framed structure, doing damage to the undetected vulnerable spots and even to the whole structure. Additionally, the impulse may increase the shear deformation of soil notably and thus enlarge the story drift of the station and cause further damage.

In this paper, shaking table tests of a multi-story subway station under pulse-like ground motions are conducted. On the basis of the elastic response of a subway station under different ground motions, the effects of pulse-like ground motion on the internal force and deformation of structural members are discussed. The dynamic earth pressure and deformation pattern of the side wall are investigated. Moreover, the seismic performance of a deep subway station under different levels of ground motion are evaluated.