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Vibrations Induced by Mechanical Rock Excavation on RC Buildings in an Urban Area

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BUILDINGS
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/buildings11010015

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construction-induced vibrations; FE modelling; uncoupled approach; dynamic analysis

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  1. Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (Italy)

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The paper uses a numerical approach to investigate the effects of vibrations on reinforced concrete buildings in dolomitic rocks induced by excavation works in an urban area in southern Italy. It suggests that a mitigation strategy can significantly reduce the vibrations induced by excavation processes on existing buildings.
The paper describes the numerical approach adopted to investigate the effects of vibrations induced on reinforced concrete (R.C.) buildings by the excavation works needed to bury an existing railway line crossing an urban area in the south of Italy. The construction works are carried out in dolomitic rocks, characterized by a high resistance to excavation. Therefore, they may have a great impact on the surrounding environment in terms of induced vibrations. The study is conducted through an uncoupled approach, investigating the dynamic response of the geotechnical system and the above-surface structure, separately. The impulse force equivalent to the dynamic action of a breaker hammer is used as input motion for 2D finite element (FE) geotechnical simulations of the wave propagation process occurring during the excavation. Then, the acceleration time histories obtained from the geotechnical analyses are adopted to study the dynamic performance of an index R.C. building, representing the most recurrent structural typology in the examined area, through a 3D FE model. The results show how the adoption of a mitigation strategy consisting in the execution of a preliminary vertical cut followed by a rock crushing treatment allows to significantly reduce the vibrations induced by the excavation processes on existing buildings.

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