Dynamic Response Mechanism of Silt Ground under Vibration Load

Zhanfei Gu (), Hailong Wei, Zhikui Liu and Mingfei Zhang
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Zhanfei Gu: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Hailong Wei: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Zhikui Liu: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Mingfei Zhang: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450046, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-18

Abstract: The frequent vibration loads during the operation of trains can cause vibration deformation of the tunnel structure and surrounding weak strata, thereby endangering the safe operation of trains. The purpose of this paper is to study the dynamic response of surrounding soil layers caused by train vibrations through the finite difference method with FLAC3D. Based on existing research, we studied the artificially deterministic exciting force function. Then, we simulated the tunnel working conditions of a train with a 3D model, and applied the artificially deterministic exciting force function to the tunnel model. To study the vibration caused by trains in silty soil, we divided the trains into two cases, one-way and two-way. We compared the displacement–time curves of one-way and two-way trains. When the horizontal distance between the monitoring point and the vibration source increases, the peak value of the displacement–time curve decreases. As the speed of the train increases, the peak value of the displacement–time curve increases. The vertical displacement of the ground under the dynamic load of the two-way train is greater than that of the one-way train. In the acceleration–time curve, there is a lag in the ground acceleration response. The faster the speed of the subway train, the greater the peak value of the acceleration–time curve. This study can provide a guide for the evaluation and prevention of ground vibration subsidence and uneven subsidence of strata in the silt area of the Yellow River Region.

Keywords: train dynamic load; ground dynamic response; time–history curve; numerical simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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