Static pushover test of spring-underground structure system for seismic performance analysis of underground structure

The static test is appropriate for studying the seismic performance of underground structures due to the large size of the model structure and the controllable stress level. By setting elastic elements around the model structure, the static pushover test of the spring-underground structure system could simulate the initial stress state of the underground structure and soil-structure interactions during the pushover process. Taking the Daikai subway station damaged in the 1995 Hanshin earthquake in Japan as the model structure, a series of static pushover tests of underground structures with a geometric scale of 1/5 were performed. The impact of vertical ground motion on the seismic performance of underground structures was studied by conducting two static pushover tests of spring-underground structure system under different vertical loads; the impact of surrounding soil on the seismic performance and failure process of underground structures was studied by conducting static pushover tests with and without springs under the same vertical load. The relationship between the horizontal pushover force and the structural interstory drift, the concrete strain change process of structural weak vertical member, the structural failure phenomenon, and the seismic performance of the test object can be obtained from the tests, which can provide valuable information for experimental research on the seismic performance of underground structures. The test results demonstrate that the vertical ground motion decreases the ductility of underground structure, and the surrounding soil improves the lateral collapse resistance of underground structure.

Automated summary

The static test can be used to study the seismic performance of underground structures. By simulating the initial stress state and soil-structure interactions, valuable information about interstory drift, concrete strain changes, failure phenomena, and seismic performance can be obtained.