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Time–Frequency Random Approach for Prediction of Subway Train-Induced Tunnel and Ground Vibrations

School of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, P. R. China

National-Local Joint Laboratory of Engineering, Technology for Long-Term Performance Enhancement of Bridges in Southern District, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, P. R. China

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Xiumeng Bu

School of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, P. R. China

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Yan Han

School of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, P. R. China

E-mail Address: cehanyan@csust.edu.cn

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Zhihui Zhu

School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410075, P. R. China

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Peng Hu

School of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, P. R. China

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C. S. Cai

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219455421501017Cited by:11 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

A time–frequency random approach is proposed in this paper for the prediction of subway train-induced tunnel and ground vibrations. This is a development of the random approach previously proposed by the authors, which takes the discrete track support, singular track defects, etc., into consideration. The proposed approach is developed using a two-step method. First, the pseudo-excitation method (PEM) and the two-dimensional multibody system/finite element method model are effectively combined to derive the track–tunnel pseudo-interaction forces by employing the power spectral density of track irregularity. Second, the random vibrations of the tunnel–soil system are obtained via the PEM in the wavenumber–frequency domain. To improve the computational efficiency, a fast-computing strategy is proposed based on the multipoint synchronous algorithm. Using numerical examples, the proposed time–frequency hybrid modeling process is verified by comparing it with the fully coupled time-dependent three-dimensional approach. Furthermore, the influence of the discrete track support on the random vibrations of the tunnel and ground is discussed by comparing the results predicted by the proposed approach with those predicted by the previously developed approach.

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