Response Spectra of Ground Motions and Building Foundation Vibrations Excited by Rockbursts in the LGC Region

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 1769-1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Maciag ◽  
Krystyna Kuzniar ◽  
Tadeusz Tatara
Keyword(s):  
Soil Structure ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Ground Vibration ◽  
Response Spectra ◽  
Ground Vibrations ◽  
Building Foundation ◽  
Standard Response ◽  
Surface Vibrations ◽  
Mining Tremors ◽  
New Buildings

Surface vibrations induced by mining rockbursts resulting from underground exploitation in the mines in western Poland were analyzed and classified into three different categories. Comparison of the accelerograms simultaneously recorded on the ground and on the foundations of typical buildings, as well as the response spectra determined on the basis of these records, leads to the conclusion that ground vibration characteristics have a significant influence on the nature of vibration transmission from the ground to the building foundation. Analysis of the response spectra, separately determined from both ground vibrations and building foundation vibrations, indicates that the standard response spectrum based on building foundation vibrations is more useful in the design of new buildings in areas of mining tremors than the spectrum based on ground vibrations. Moreover, the usefulness of the models of soil-structure interaction based on seismic data in California was investigated with respect to mine-induced rockbursts in Poland.

scholarly journals The ratio of response spectra from seismic-type free-field and building foundation vibrations: the influence of rockburst parameters and simple models of kinematic soil-structure interaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 907-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Kuzniar ◽  
Tadeusz Tatara
Keyword(s):  
Soil Structure ◽  
Epicentral Distance ◽  
Free Field ◽  
Response Spectra ◽  
Soil Structure Interaction ◽  
Ground Acceleration ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Building Foundation ◽  
Mining Tremors ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Mining-related seismicity is a significant problem in regions with the exploitation in underground mines. Despite the fact that mining tremors result from human activity and are classified as so-called paraseismic shocks, as with earthquakes, they are random events. Moreover, these rockbursts could cause significant damage to surface structures, including buildings. This paper deals with the analysis of experimentally obtained results in terms of the differences between the mine-induced vibrations described by the response spectra from the free-field near a given building and the simultaneously recorded vibrations in the building foundations. The influences of epicentral distance, mining tremor energy and the value of peak ground acceleration on the curves of free-field—foundation response spectra ratio were studied. The impact of the type of building on the transmission of response spectra from the free-field vibrations to the building foundations was also analysed for three types of apartment buildings (low-rise, medium-rise, high-rise). The usefulness of the approximate models of the phenomenon of soil-structure interaction during earthquakes proposed in the literature is also estimated in this paper in specific instances of mining tremors. Furthermore, the study presents original, simple, empirical models for the evaluation of the differences in the response spectra originating from free-field and building foundation vibrations in the mining region.

scholarly journals Normalized response spectra from surface vibrations induced by mining tremors

2014 ◽  
Vol XXXI (61 (2/14)) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Kuźniar ◽  
◽  
Edward Maciąg ◽  
Tadeusz Tatara ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Spectra ◽  
Surface Vibrations ◽  
Mining Tremors

scholarly journals Predicting Dam Flood Discharge Induced Ground Vibration with Modified Frequency Response Function

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Jijian Lian ◽  
Songhui Li ◽  
Yanbing Zhao ◽  
Guoxin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Response ◽  
Frequency Distribution ◽  
Response Function ◽  
Frequency Response Function ◽  
Ground Vibration ◽  
Vibration Source ◽  
Ground Vibrations ◽  
High Energies ◽  
Flood Discharge ◽  
Opening Method

Ground vibrations induced by large flood discharge from a dam can damage surrounding buildings and impact the quality of life of local residents. If ground vibrations could be predicted during flood discharge, the ground vibration intensity could be mitigated by controlling or tuning the discharge conditions by, for example, changing the flow rate, changing the opening method of the orifice, and changing the upstream or downstream water level, thereby effectively preventing damage. This study proposes a prediction method with a modified frequency response function (FRF) and applies it to the in situ measured data of Xiangjiaba Dam. A multiple averaged power spectrum FRF (MP-FRF) is derived by analyzing four major factors when the FRF is used: noise, system nonlinearity, spectral leakages, and signal latency. The effects of the two types of vibration source as input are quantified. The impact of noise on the predicted amplitude is corrected based on the characteristics of the measured signal. The proposed method involves four steps: signal denoising, MP-FRF estimation, vibration prediction, and noise correction. The results show that when the vibration source and ground vibrations are broadband signals and two or more bands with relative high energies, the frequency distribution of ground vibration can be predicted with MP-FRF by filtering both the input and output. The amplitude prediction loss caused by filtering can be corrected by adding a constructed white noise signal to the prediction result. Compared with using the signal at multiple vibration sources after superimposed as input, using the main source as input improves the accuracy of the predicted frequency distribution. The proposed method can predict the dominant frequency and the frequency bands with relative high energies of the ground vibration downstream of Xiangjiaba Dam. The predicted amplitude error is 9.26%.

scholarly journals Influence of the Soil-Structure Interaction on the Design of Steel-Braced Building Foundation

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Azarbakht ◽  
Mohsen Ghafory Ashtiany ◽  
Adolfo Santini ◽  
Nicola Moraci
Keyword(s):  
Soil Structure ◽  
Soil Structure Interaction ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Building Foundation

Effect of Pile-Soil-Structure Interaction on the Cable-Stayed Bridge in Response to the Earthquake

2014 ◽  
Vol 539 ◽  
pp. 731-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Soil Structure Interaction ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

In this thesis, based on the design of a 140+90m span unusual single tower and single cable plane cable-stayed bridge, free vibration characteristics and seismic response are investigated; three dimensional finite element models of a single tower cable-stayed bridge with and without the pile-soil-structure interaction are established respectively by utilizing finite element software MIDAS/CIVIL, seismic response of Response spectrum and Earthquake schedule are analyzed respectively and compared. By the comparison of the data analysis, for small stiffness span cable-stayed bridge, the pile-soil-structure interaction can not be ignored with calculation and analysis of seismic response.

scholarly journals Prediction of Blast-Induced Ground Vibration Using an Adaptive Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Primož Jelušič ◽  
Andrej Ivanič ◽  
Samo Lubej
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Inference System ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Mean Squared Error ◽  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Ground Vibration ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Ground Vibrations ◽  
Adaptive Network ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Fast Learning

Efforts were made to predict and evaluate blast-induced ground vibrations and frequencies using an adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), which has a fast-learning capability and the ability to capture the non-linear response during the blasting process. For this purpose, the ground vibrations generated by the blast in a tunnel tube were monitored at a residential building located directly above the tunnel tube. To investigate the usefulness of this approach, the prediction by the ANFIS was also compared to those by three of the most commonly used vibration predictors. The efficiency criteria chosen for the comparison between the predicted and actual data were the sum of squares due to error (SSE), the root mean squared error (RMSE), and the goodness of fit (R-squared and adjusted R-squared). The results show that the ANFIS prediction model performs better than the commonly used predictors.

Comparison of eigenanalysis and Ritz vector approaches for response spectrum analysis of soil-pile-bridge systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
M. Davidson ◽  
A. Patil ◽  
S.A. Rosenfeld ◽  
Z. Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Spectrum Analysis ◽  
Soil Structure ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Ritz Vector ◽  
Response Spectrum Analysis ◽  
Fixed Base ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Eigenvectors And Eigenvalues ◽  
Vector Approach

Frequency-based analysis techniques such as response spectrum analysis (RSA) are widely used for designing bridges in seismically active regions. Two well-known analysis procedures that underlie RSA are the solution of the eigenproblem and the approximation of the solution to the eigenproblem (i.e., approximation of eigenvectors and eigenvalues) through use of force-dependent Ritz vectors. While frequency-based methods have achieved widespread adoption in practice, certain simplifications remain common, such as neglecting soil-structure interaction (SSI) due to a fixed-base assumption. In the present study, frequency-based techniques packaged within a research version of a design-oriented computational tool are employed to analyze, assess, and compare results obtained from RSA with use of the eigenanalysis, and separately, Ritz vector approaches. Importantly, for the bridge configurations analyzed, SSI is taken into account. As outcomes, the potential benefits of the Ritz vector approach (as well as modeling strategies) are demonstrated. The study outcomes are intended to aid practicing engineers when the need to account for SSI is recognized as pertinent to a given bridge seismic design application.

scholarly journals A Multi-Objective Ground Motion Selection Approach Matching the Acceleration and Displacement Response Spectra

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yabin Chen ◽  
Longjun Xu ◽  
Xingji Zhu ◽  
Hao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Response Spectra ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Ground Motion Selection ◽  
Displacement Response ◽  
Rc Frames ◽  
Selection Approach ◽  
Displacement Response Spectra

For seismic resilience-based design (RBD), a selection of recorded time histories for dynamic structural analysis is usually required. In order to make individual structures and communities regain their target functions as promptly as possible, uncertainty of the structural response estimates is in great need of reduction. The ground motion (GM) selection based on a single target response spectrum, such as acceleration or displacement response spectrum, would bias structural response estimates leading significant uncertainty, even though response spectrum variance is taken into account. In addition, resilience of an individual structure is not governed by its own performance, but depends severely on the performance of other systems in the same community. Thus, evaluation of resilience of a community using records matching target spectrum at whole periods would be reasonable because the fundamental periods of systems in the community may be varied. This paper presents a GM selection approach based on a probabilistic framework to find an optimal set of records to match multiple target spectra, including acceleration and displacement response spectra. Two major steps are included in that framework. Generation of multiple sub-spectra from target displacement response spectrum for selecting sets of GMs was proposed as the first step. Likewise, the process as genetic algorithm (GA), evolvement of individuals previously generated, is the second step, rather than using crossover and mutation techniques. A novel technique improving the match between acceleration response spectra of samples and targets is proposed as the second evolvement step. It is proved computationally efficient for the proposed algorithm by comparing with two developed GM selection algorithms. Finally, the proposed algorithm is applied to select GM records according to seismic codes for analysis of four archetype reinforced concrete (RC) frames aiming to evaluate the influence of GM selection considering two design response spectra on structural responses. The implications of design response spectra especially the displacement response spectrum and GM selection algorithm are summarized.

Soil-Structure Interaction in Buildings from Earthquake Records

1990 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory L. Fenves ◽  
Giorgio Serino
Keyword(s):  
Soil Structure ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Longitudinal Direction ◽  
Soil Structure Interaction ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Soil System ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Building Foundation

An evaluation of the response of a fourteen story reinforced concrete building to the 1 October 1987 Whittier earthquake and 4 October 1987 aftershock shows significant effects of soil-structure interaction. A mathematical model of the building-foundation-soil system provides response quantities not directly available from the records. The model is calibrated using the dynamic properties of the building as determined from the processed strong motion records. Soil-structure interaction reduces the base shear force in the longitudinal direction of the building compared with the typical assumption in which interaction is neglected. The reduction in base shear for this building and earthquake is approximately represented by proposed building code provisions for soil-structure interaction.

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