Dynamic Response of Pile-Soil Foundation with an Adjacent Tunnel under the High-Speed Train Loads: A Case Study

In order to study the dynamic response characteristics of a pile-soil foundation when an adjacent tunnel exists, both model tests and numerical simulations were performed in this study. Taking the peak vibration acceleration, peak vibration velocity, and peak vibration displacement as the evaluation...

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Main Authors: Qiang Xu, Yongquan Zhu, Shuo Xu, Haobo Fan, Dapeng Wang, Cong Wang, Mingming Zhang, Dandan Xing, Yong Li
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
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author Qiang Xu
Yongquan Zhu
Shuo Xu
Haobo Fan
Dapeng Wang
Cong Wang
Mingming Zhang
Dandan Xing
Yong Li
author_facet Qiang Xu
Yongquan Zhu
Shuo Xu
Haobo Fan
Dapeng Wang
Cong Wang
Mingming Zhang
Dandan Xing
Yong Li
author_sort Qiang Xu
collection DOAJ
description In order to study the dynamic response characteristics of a pile-soil foundation when an adjacent tunnel exists, both model tests and numerical simulations were performed in this study. Taking the peak vibration acceleration, peak vibration velocity, and peak vibration displacement as the evaluation indexes of the dynamic response, the dynamic response of the pile-soil foundation with an adjacent tunnel under high-speed train loads is studied. A method of dividing the affected zones of the dynamic response based on the safety threshold is provided in this paper, which can evaluate the safety of the adjacent tunnel under the action of train load. Additionally, the effect of train speed on dynamic response is further analyzed. The results show that the dynamic response index inside the foundation decays significantly with increasing distance from the surface when the train load is applied, regardless of the presence or absence of the adjacent tunnel. Compared with an ordinary pile-soil foundation, the dynamic response indexes inside the foundation increase significantly when there is an adjacent tunnel. With the increase in the horizontal distance from the pile foundation, the distribution characteristics of the horizontal transverse direction of each dynamic response index inside the foundation change from a “wavy” distribution to a monotonically decreasing distribution. According to the safety threshold of vibration velocity, the foundation is divided into the hazardous affected zone, strongly affected zone, and weakly affected zone, and then the corresponding vibration reduction measures are adopted. With the increase in train speed, the effect of tunnel structure on the attenuation of dynamic response in a pile-soil foundation becomes more obvious.
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spelling doaj.art-5f2dd31dbb724a47a872b0c343431aa62023-11-30T22:45:04ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-07-011214717010.3390/app12147170Dynamic Response of Pile-Soil Foundation with an Adjacent Tunnel under the High-Speed Train Loads: A Case StudyQiang Xu0Yongquan Zhu1Shuo Xu2Haobo Fan3Dapeng Wang4Cong Wang5Mingming Zhang6Dandan Xing7Yong Li8School of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and System Safety of Traffic Engineering Structures, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaKey Laboratory of Roads and Railway Engineering Safety Control, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Ministry of Education, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaIn order to study the dynamic response characteristics of a pile-soil foundation when an adjacent tunnel exists, both model tests and numerical simulations were performed in this study. Taking the peak vibration acceleration, peak vibration velocity, and peak vibration displacement as the evaluation indexes of the dynamic response, the dynamic response of the pile-soil foundation with an adjacent tunnel under high-speed train loads is studied. A method of dividing the affected zones of the dynamic response based on the safety threshold is provided in this paper, which can evaluate the safety of the adjacent tunnel under the action of train load. Additionally, the effect of train speed on dynamic response is further analyzed. The results show that the dynamic response index inside the foundation decays significantly with increasing distance from the surface when the train load is applied, regardless of the presence or absence of the adjacent tunnel. Compared with an ordinary pile-soil foundation, the dynamic response indexes inside the foundation increase significantly when there is an adjacent tunnel. With the increase in the horizontal distance from the pile foundation, the distribution characteristics of the horizontal transverse direction of each dynamic response index inside the foundation change from a “wavy” distribution to a monotonically decreasing distribution. According to the safety threshold of vibration velocity, the foundation is divided into the hazardous affected zone, strongly affected zone, and weakly affected zone, and then the corresponding vibration reduction measures are adopted. With the increase in train speed, the effect of tunnel structure on the attenuation of dynamic response in a pile-soil foundation becomes more obvious.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7170high-speed railwayadjacent tunnelpile-soil foundationdynamic responsemodel testsafety threshold
spellingShingle Qiang Xu
Yongquan Zhu
Shuo Xu
Haobo Fan
Dapeng Wang
Cong Wang
Mingming Zhang
Dandan Xing
Yong Li
Dynamic Response of Pile-Soil Foundation with an Adjacent Tunnel under the High-Speed Train Loads: A Case Study
Applied Sciences
high-speed railway
adjacent tunnel
pile-soil foundation
dynamic response
model test
safety threshold
title Dynamic Response of Pile-Soil Foundation with an Adjacent Tunnel under the High-Speed Train Loads: A Case Study
title_full Dynamic Response of Pile-Soil Foundation with an Adjacent Tunnel under the High-Speed Train Loads: A Case Study
title_fullStr Dynamic Response of Pile-Soil Foundation with an Adjacent Tunnel under the High-Speed Train Loads: A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic Response of Pile-Soil Foundation with an Adjacent Tunnel under the High-Speed Train Loads: A Case Study
title_short Dynamic Response of Pile-Soil Foundation with an Adjacent Tunnel under the High-Speed Train Loads: A Case Study
title_sort dynamic response of pile soil foundation with an adjacent tunnel under the high speed train loads a case study
topic high-speed railway
adjacent tunnel
pile-soil foundation
dynamic response
model test
safety threshold
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7170
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