Journal
SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Volume 108, Issue -, Pages 187-195Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.08.018
Keywords
Immersed tunnel; Earthquake engineering; Shaking table test; Non-uniform seismic excitation; Seismic response
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51678438, 51478343]
- Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology [13231200503, 16DZ1200302, 16DZ1201904]
- Shanghai Educational Development Foundation [13CG17]
- National Key Technology RD Program [2011BAG07B01, 2012BAK24B04]
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A series of multi-point shaking table tests are conducted on a long immersed tunnel designed for the Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macau linkage (HMZ linkage) under non-uniform seismic excitations. Details of experimental setup are first presented with particular focuses on: shaking table array of the four independent shaking tables; dynamic similitude design between scale model of soil and tunnel structure and prototype model; design and fabrication of the scaled model tunnel and model soil; and procedure for simulation of non-uniform seismic waves. A series of testing cases of the shaking tables are carried out on the model tunnel using input motions with different seismic amplitudes. Dynamic responses measured from the experiment include acceleration of soil stratum and model tunnel, as well as extension and closure of immersion joints. Acceleration and deformation responses in the tunnel segments and their connecting joints are investigated and analyzed in the test cases under both uniform and non-uniform seismic loadings, and the capacity of critical structural components, such as extension of joints is evaluated. Results show that the non-uniform seismic excitation significantly aggravates the extension of immersion joints compared to the uniform excitation, and thus the non-uniform seismic effect should be considered in the design of immersed tunnels. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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