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Effectiveness of Various Load Reduction Methods for Deeply Buried Structures Under Seismic Loads

Journal

ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Volume 48, Issue 10, Pages 13929-13944

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-023-07999-z

Keywords

Soil arching effect; Seismic load; Vertical soil pressure soil pressure; Lateral soil pressure; Load reduction method

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This paper mainly investigates the effects of different load reduction methods on the soil arching effect (SAE) of deeply buried structures (such as high-filled cut-and-cover tunnels) under seismic loads. Parametric studies show that the SAE is significantly related to the height and thickness of the soil arching zone, which in turn affects the soil pressure distribution. The results suggest that the combination of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and concrete wedges is an effective method to reduce both vertical and lateral soil pressure and resist seismic loads.
Load reduction methods (LRMs) for the deeply buried structure such as a high-filled cut-and-cover tunnels (HFCCTs) under seismic loads are complex when compared with cases under static loads. The soil arching effect (SAE) for load reduction mechanisms is ambiguous. Unfortunately, very limited related research focused on these LRMs subjected to earthquake loads. This paper mainly focused on investigating the SAE induced by different LRMs under dynamic loads. Parametric studies were conducted using FLAC3D to assess the effectiveness of these LRM based on the variations of the SAE in soils under three different seismic waves. Several proven effective LRMs such as the inclusion of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and combined with concrete wedges were analyzed. Considering the variations of vertical soil pressure (VSP) and lateral soil pressure (LSP), the results show that the SAE is significantly related to the height and thickness of the soil arching zone (SAZ) that develops, which in turn affects the soils pressure distribution (SPD) around the CCT's structures. In addition, the use of EPS above and on both sides of a CCT to reduce both VSP and LSP simultaneously was found to resist seismic loads more effectively.

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