Seismic response of a cross interchange metro station in soft soil: Physical and numerical modeling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weifeng Wu ◽  
Shiping Ge ◽  
Yong Yuan ◽  
Wenqi Ding ◽  
Ioannis Anastasopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Metro Station

Power Analysis of Sdof Structures with Tuned Inerter Dampers Subjected to Earthquake Ground Motions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenai Shen ◽  
Zhentao Long ◽  
Heng Wang ◽  
Hongping Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Response Control ◽  
Seismic Response Control ◽  
Earthquake Ground Motions ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Soil Site

Abstract Tuned inerter dampers (TID) have been demonstrated as efficient energy dissipation devices for seismic response control. However, its potential capability for energy harvesting remains largely unexplored. Here, we present a theoretical analysis of the power of a structure-TID system subjected to earthquake ground motions. The analytical solutions of the average damping power of the system are derived for considering white noise base excitations and the Kanai-Tajimi earthquake model, respectively. Comparisons of the numerical results of a Monte Carlo simulation and the theoretical predictions verify the accuracy of the analytical solutions. Besides, we uncover the influence of the TID parameters on the damping power and output power of the system. The optimal frequency ratio of the TID for maximizing its output power slightly differs from that for seismic response control, and the former varies with site conditions. In contrast, both the damping power and output power are not sensitive to the damping ratio of the TID. For short-period structures, a small inertance-to-mass ratio (µ) of the TID is beneficial to maximize its output power, while seismic response control requires a large µ. For long-period structures, the damping power and output power are not sensitive to the µ. Generally, a structure-TID system on a soft soil site absorbs more energy from a given earthquake and is capable of harvesting more energy than that on a hard soil site. This study may help develop new strategies for self-powered control and monitoring in civil structures.

scholarly journals Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on the Seismic Response of Existing Low and Mid-Rise RC Buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 8357
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Oz ◽  
Sevket Murat Senel ◽  
Mehmet Palanci ◽  
Ali Kalkan
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Response ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Soft Soil ◽  
Soil Structure Interaction ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Fixed Base ◽  
New Buildings

Reconnaissance studies performed after destructive earthquakes have shown that seismic performance of existing buildings, especially constructed on weak soils, is significantly low. This situation implies the negative effects of soil-structure interaction on the seismic performance of buildings. In order to investigate these effects, 40 existing buildings from Turkey were selected and nonlinear models were constructed by considering fixed-base and stiff, moderate and soft soil conditions. Buildings designed before and after Turkish Earthquake code of 1998 were grouped as old and new buildings, respectively. Different soil conditions classified according to shear wave velocities were reflected by using substructure method. Inelastic deformation demands were obtained by using nonlinear time history analysis and 20 real acceleration records selected from major earthquakes were used. The results have shown that soil-structure interaction, especially in soft soil cases, significantly affects the seismic response of old buildings. The most significant increase in drift demands occurred in first stories and the results corresponding to fixed-base, stiff and moderate cases are closer to each other with respect to soft soil cases. Distribution of results has indicated that effect of soil-structure interaction on the seismic performance of new buildings is limited with respect to old buildings.

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